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6.3.3
As far as possible members discussed individual teaching syllabuses with the staff. However they were not able to see how either the structure or the content reflected the aims and objectives of the programme. As Year 5 had been outlined only in the Marketing area it was impossible to see how the first two years of the course would be developed and the approach appeared entirely 'ad hoc'.
6.3.3 Staff were teaching very long hours.
6.4
The four key
members had been with the College for almost a year; the part-time member, though providing a useful input to the course in terms of his commercial expertise, appeared to have little academic framework within which to place his course in Entrepreneurship. Members found the academic judgement of the staff generally poor and they had no effective leadership. Collectively the staff lacked the expertise and academic judgement necessary to present, teach and develop a course of this kind. There was no research, no staff development, no course planning, no development of teaching methodology. The examination papers which members saw were mostly dull and unimaginative and there was no evidence that any attempt was made to get students to think reflectively or do more than regurgitate text-book information.
Discussion with staff teaching the Accounting major
6.4.1 There are only two full-time staff in Accounting, both of
whom, including the Dean, were teaching in excess of 22 hours per week and had been in post only since September 1980. A part-time Accountant and a part-time lawyer are also contributing to the programme, and two new full-time staff are expected next September. At the present time the staff in post are teaching 150 students on the old course, 18 majoring in the new programme, 110 in the Business Management and Marketing areas and about 120 'A' level students which results in a restricted range of teaching methods and limited support to students through the medium of small seminar groups.
6.4.2 The staff did not themselves know how students were
selected, but 'thought' they had two 'A' levels and that those 'A' levels were of low standard. They presupposed that their own 'A' level students would have priority in the future for entry to the new programme and that the number would be approximately 40, but this had not been discussed with the President or at Academic Board as yet.
6.4.3
A student who completed the two year programme would gain exemption from the Foundation Stage of the Hong Kong Society of Accountants and of the Association of Certified Accountants. The staff are, however, attempting