Former title: So Fat So Thin, to Eat or Not to Eat
2010
Lectures are on Wednesdays from 1:00 – 2:50 pm in T2
| Course coordinator:
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Professor Marcel S.F. Lie Ken Jie |
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| Deputy coordinator: | Dr.
E.T.S. Li School of Biological Sciences Room 5S15, Kadoorie Biological Sciences Building, Main Campus Email: etsli@hku.hk |
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| Teacher of the course: | Professor
Marcel S.F. Lie Ken Jie School of Biological Sciences |
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| Dr.
E.T.S. Li School of Biological Sciences |
Course objectives
Many in Hong Kong suffer from overweight problems. Some (especially girls) have
gone the opposite direction by starving themselves to look as thin as they can
to match their vastly underweight idols (fashion models or songstress). Both
situations stem from the lack of general scientific knowledge on how to maintain
a normal healthy body.
The course is designed for non-science majors. An overview will be provided on
food science and nutrition. The course examines the health effects arising from
obesity (overweight) and anorexia (underweight) and discusses ways to prevent
such problems. The style of teaching will be interactive.
The following topics will be discussed:
Style of teaching:
An innovative and interactive style of teaching will be adopted. This course will be taught by professor Lie Ken Jie and Dr. Edmund Li.
Assessment:
| Attendance (Quizzes) | 15% |
| Class tests | 30% |
| Assignment | 15% |
| Poster | 25% |
| Critique | 15% |
There is no formal examination at the end of the course.
Topics for discussion:
Time table:
| Date | Remark | |
| 01/09 | Obesity autumn #1 | |
| 08/09 | Obesity autumn #2 | Poster assignment |
| 15/09 | Obesity autumn #3 | |
| 22/09 | Obesity autumn #4 | |
| 29/09 | Obesity autumn #5 | |
| 06/10 | Obesity autumn #6 | Submit Poster |
| 13/10 | Obesity autumn #7 | |
Exhibition of posters (18 – 22 October 2010) |
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| 20/10 | Reading week (classes suspended) | |
| 27/10 | Class test (Obesity autumn #1-7) (LKJ away) | |
| 27/10 | Submission of critique | |
| 03/11 | Obesity autumn #8 | |
| 10/11 | Nutrition #2 (Dr. Edmund Li) | |
| 17/11 | Nutrition #1 (Dr. Edmund Li) | |
| 24/11 | Final Class test (Obesity autumn #8 and Nutrition #1,2) |
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Deadlines:
| 6 October 2010 | Submit posters* |
| 18-22 Oct | Exhibition of posters (venue: 1st floor Laboratory Kadoorie, Biological Sciences Building, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 pm daily) |
| 27 October | Submit critique |
*Where to submit poster and critique:
General Office of the School of Biological Sciences, 6/F North, Kadoorie Biological Sciences Building, Main Campus
Where to find lecture notes:
On the 
Lecture notes are regularly updated on the WebCT
Coordinator:
Professor Lie Ken Jie (email: hrsclkj@hku.hk)