HKU Event Management System (HKUEMS) Workshop

January 15, 2015

Some basics

• HKUEMS – developed by ITS• Functions:

1. Publicity – HKU homepage and HKU Portal

2. Registration (optional)3. Reporting (since 2012/13) – extraction of

data on public events and CPD courses for submission to the UGC in July each year

HKU events

• Only for events organized by HKU departments/units

• Both on- and off-campus• Events co-organized with other

organizations: √ • But not events in which the Faculty or

department would only contribute a logo as one of the supporting organizations

Registered users

• Event manager account – ITS application form (CF-148) at http://www.its.hku.hk/forms

• Registered event managers - administrative staff with responsibilities in event organization

• Should not be used by individual academic and academic-related staff members to report their KE talks or other KE outputs

Background on KE

• Knowledge Exchange (KE) as one of the 3 missions of higher education (alongside Teaching & Learning and Research)

• Formally recognized by UGC since 2009

HKU Definition of KE

• Engaging with society, with business, government or the public, to generate, acquire, apply and make accessible the knowledge needed to enhance material, human, social, cultural and environmental well-being

KE Performance Indicators

• CDCF Table 74: Social, Community and Cultural Engagement Public Lectures Performance Arts (music, dance, drama

etc.) Exhibitions

• Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Courses – required for KE annual report

CPD courses• UGC’s definition

Training programmes for learners already in work who are undertaking the course for purposes of professional development / upskilling / workforce development, i.e. it does not relate to undergraduate courses where students go on placement

Mainstream teaching activities, on-the-job professional support or consultancy provided on a retainer/contingency basis, and sub-degree courses are excluded.

Data Collection Process• Before 2012/13: manually via

Faculties

• Since 2012/13: data extraction from HKUEMS

Your timely, accurate and complete data input to the HKUEMS means:

• the efforts of your Faculty/department/unit in organizing public events and CPD courses could be accurately reflected and contribute to HKU’s performance in KE

Under-reporting?Year CPD

contact hours

Percentage change over 2011/12

CPD income (HK$)

Percentage change over 2011/12

Data collection method

2011/12* 246,896 - $8,720,000 - Manually via Faculties

2012/13 541,585 119% $1,804,000 -79% HKUEMS

2013/14 100,461 -59% $6,477,000 -26% HKUEMS

* 2011/12, being the last financial year of the previous triennium, is regarded as the baseline year.

Choose the correct interface• Single Session Event

event with only one session event lasting for one day event to be repeated with the same programme

content on consecutive days for several groups of participants

• Multiple Sessions Event event or course lasting for more than one day

with different programme contents on each day

Choose the appropriate event type (1)• Admission Talk/Career Talk/Information

Session/Open Day• Ceremony/Press Conference/Media Event• Continuing Professional Development Short Course• Exhibition

• Performance Arts (music, dance, drama etc.)• Public Lecture/Forum/Seminar/Workshop/

Conference/Symposium• Other Event/Function

Choose the appropriate event type (2)• If for admission or recruitment of students:

√ Admission Talk/Career Talk/Information Session/Open Day

X Public Lecture/Forum/Seminar/Workshop/ Conference/Symposium

• If a course for training or professional development of particular target group(s), e.g. nurses, dentists, lawyers, social workers:√ CPD courseX Public Lecture/Forum/Seminar/Workshop/

Conference/Symposium

Target audience

• Up to 2 selections• If targets nurses and healthcare

professionals, dentists, lawyers, or social workers, choose “Government/Industry/Non-Governmental Organization (NGO)/ Professional Bodies”

Number of attendees• Expected Number of Attendees for All Sessions in the

Event: Give your best estimate (e.g. based on past

experience of similar events) • Actual Number of Attendees:

Go to “View past events” look for the record click the icon under “Actions” Post-event Page

For a “Multiple Sessions Event”, add the actual number of attendees in each session or each day together

Post-event Page

Complete the Post-event Page promptly!

• Data will be extracted from HKUEMS in early July each year for submission to the UGC

Man-hours of HKU academic staff

• Expected Total Man-hours of HKU Academic Staff involved in the event: UGC wants to know only the amount

of time in man-hours to be spent by academic staff (teaching and research staff) as a moderator, speaker, etc during the event.

CPD contact hours

• Expected Total Number of Hours Spent by Each Student/Attendee in Contact with the Teaching Staff for the Whole Course (for CPD short course only): Number of student contact hours in

CPD short courses required by UGC

6 Case Examples Step-by-step Guide at HKUEMS (under “Create active events”), ITS website and KE website (KE Office > Internal Communication)• 6 case examples:

A Seminar An Admission Talk A One-day Conference A Workshop to be Repeated for Several Groups of

Participants A Two-day Conference A CPD Course

Delete your test records!• All the test records (in either online or

offline status) must be deleted after testing, or else they will be extracted as real events for counting!

• Go to “Manage active event” or “View past events” look for the test records click the icon under “Actions” to delete

Q&A

Knowledge Exchange Office (KEO)with the support of

Management Information Unit (MIU)Information Technology Services (ITS)