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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1987

Annex B

A.

(1)

B.

(2)

Guidelines for the Planning Committee (PC) for the Open Learning Institute of Hong Kong (OLI)

Post-secondary open education : demand and need

The PC should not attempt a comprehensive survey of demand before beginning its task. It might, however, conduct specialized surveys in particular areas, perhaps through a curriculum planning sub-committee. The PC should note that in the first instance, resources should be mainly concentrated on the provision of first degree or sub-degree courses.

Scope of programme

The programme of the OLI should cover the full range of post-secondary studies, starting at a level relating to school leaving qualifications and extending to second degree level.

(3) The Government should have to approve the OLI's proposals for the ratio of degree to sub-degree places at regular intervals and be informed of student number projections for different courses. A more restrictive system, of fixing targets for student numbers and seeking funding approval for individual courses would not be appropriate.

(4)

(5)

The OLI should emphasize (through counselling, financial incentives and its system of awarding transcripts and qualifications) the completion of

of meaningful units of such as a module, a set of modules or a complete

study course.

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The programme should allow students to proceed, as far as practicable, at their

at their own pace, in

own pace in the acquisition of qualifications.

Distance learning

C.

(6)

The OLI's programme should be based learning approach, but the importance

on the distance of face-to-face

teaching, especially during students' initial experience at the Institute, should also be recognized.

The concept of "openness"

D.

(7)

The

(8)

OL I should cater for students with 2 range of academic qualifications at entry, including those with little

such qualifications. This should be possible given the proper use of foundation courses.

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Any filter as a means of pre-selection adopted by the OLI should be an interim measure only and should only be adopted on administrative, a5 opposed to educational grounds.

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