(Our special thanks to St. Paul’s School (Lam Tin) for contributing an IES Schedule
of Work for our adaptation.)
Liberal Studies IES (IES Schedule of Work)
Month
Activity
Oct
Briefing on new arrangement
Nov
Formulating the title + Submitting the Project Proposal Form
Dec to Jan (after
the 1st term exam)
Submitting Part A + Part B
Feb to April
Providing feedback to students + Preparing Part C + Part D
After Easter
Submitting the draft (from Part A to Part D)
May to June
Finalizing the IES
July to August
TA keeping the record
(Our special thanks to St. Paul’s School (Lam Tin) for contributing a Worksheet for
our adaptation.)
Liberal Studies IES (Part A: Problem Definition)
Class: ________________
Title: ______________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
1.
Contemporary issue
for enquiry.
2.
Significance: e.g.
What is the
significance of the
contemporary issue
for enquiry on
society? Why is it of
interest to you? Why
is it worthwhile to
conduct an enquiry
on the issue?
3.
Scope: e.g.
Which place? What
time? Who are the
target groups?
4.
Focus/ Objectives/
Focus Questions: e.g.
What are you going
to enquire about?
What do you want to
find out?
(Our special thanks to Munsang College (Hong Kong Island) for contributing a
worksheet for our adaptation.)
Liberal Studies IES (Part B: Relevant Concepts and Knowledge/ Facts/ Data)
Class: ________________
Title: ______________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
Key Concept
Explanation/ description
How is it related to your
enquiry?
How would
you apply it to your issue
enquiry?
Source of information
Knowledge/ Facts/ Data
Explanation/ description/
key points
How is it related to your
enquiry?
How would
you apply it to your issue
enquiry?
Source of information
Our special thanks to Elegantia College (Sponsored by Education Convergence) for contributing a Worksheet for our adaptation.)
Liberal Studies IES ((Part C: In-depth Explanation of the Issue)
Class: ________________
Title: _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Fill in one of the following Worksheets which is most appropriate for your enquiry study.
Worksheet A:
What is the point of
disagreement/ source of
conflict/ area of
concern?
Stakeholder
(e.g. the government,
business sector, social
organizations)
Major standpoint
Related arguments
(e.g. some cases, data)
How is the above analysis related to your enquiry? (e.g. How is it related to the focus questions?
Source of information
How will it be used in Part D?)
Worksheet B:
Factors leading to the issue
Major strandpoint
Related arguments
(e.g. some cases, data)
How is the above analysis related to your enquiry? (e.g. How is it related to the focus questions?
Source of information
How will it be used in Part D?)
Worksheet C:
Impacts brought about by the
issue
Major standpoint
Related arguments
(e.g. some cases, data)
How is the above analysis related to your enquiry? (e.g. How is it related to the focus questions?
Source of information
How will it be used in Part D?)
Worksheet D:
Suggestions for the issue
Major standpoint
Related arguments
(e.g. some cases, data)
How is the above analysis related to your enquiry? (e.g. How is it related to the focus questions?
Source of information
How will it be used in Part D?)
(Our special thanks to Munsang College (Hong Kong Island) for contributing a
worksheet for our adaptation.)
Liberal Studies IES
(Part C: In-depth Explanation of the Issue and Part D: Judgement and
Justification)
Class: ________________
Title:
______________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
Focus Questions/ Objectives
Corresponding parts in Part C or D
Relevant Concepts and Knowledge/
Facts/ Data
Corresponding parts in Part C or D
(Our special thanks to Po Leung Kuk Yao Ling Sun College for contributing a worksheet for our adaptation.)
Drafting of Project Proposal (1)
Name:
Class:
Date:
Enquiry Question:
Social
Phenomenon
Relevant Evidence
Source
Related Policy
Policy Details
Source
(Our special thanks to Po Leung Kuk Yao Ling Sun College for contributing a worksheet for our adaptation.)
Drafting of Project Proposal (2)
Name:
Class:
Date:
Enquiry Question (Major Question)
Focus Question
Research Target
1.
2.
3.
1.
2.
3.
1.
2.
3.
How to interpret the view (research method)
(Our special thanks to Po Leung Kuk Yao Ling Sun College for contributing a worksheet for our adaptation.)
Collection and Organisation of Second-Hand Information
Name:
Class:
Date:
Data/ Information
No.
1
Major Argument Point of the literature
Comment: the relevance to the IES
Stakeholder
Analytical
Perspective
Relevant Focus Question
Standpoint
The use of the
Data/ Information
(Our special thanks to Po Leung Kuk Yao Ling Sun College for contributing a
worksheet for our adaptation.)
Graphic Organiser
Organisation and Analysis of Viewpoints (Values)
Incident:
Support
Oppose
Stakeholder A
Viewpoint

Values
Viewpoint

Values
Stakeholder B
(Our special thanks to Po Leung Kuk Yao Ling Sun College for contributing a
worksheet for our adaptation.)
Graphic Organizer
Comparison (e.g. advantages & disadvantages/ benefits & drawbacks)
A.__________________________ VS
B. __________________________
Criteria for comparison:
__________________________________
A.________________________
B.________________________
__________________________
__________________________
__________________________
__________________________
__________________________
__________________________
__________________________
__________________________
__________________________
__________________________
__________________________
__________________________
__________________________
__________________________
__________________________
__________________________
__________________________
__________________________
__________________________
__________________________
With ____________________ as the criterion for comparison,
__________________ is __________________ (than) ________________..
(Our special thanks to Po Leung Kuk Yao Ling Sun College for contributing a
worksheet for our adaptation.)
Newspaper Clipping
Marks：
Name：
Class：
(
)
Date：
1. Source and Date:
2. Type of source: News report
3. Which incident is the source related to? (
marks)
____________________________________________________________________________
4. What is the attitude of the news report to the incident you mentioned in (3)? (
5. What are the arguments supporting the standpoint of the news report? (
marks)
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6. Construct a rebuttal for one of the arguments you mentioned in (5). (
marks)
marks)
7. Identify and explain two key concepts related to this issue. (
1.
2.
：
：
marks)
(Our special thanks to Po Leung Kuk Yao Ling Sun College for contributing a worksheet for our adaptation.)
Training on Thinking Skills－Comparison
Name:
Class:
Date:
(
(
)
VS
Marks：
)
Focus of the question:
Question:
Stakeholders:
________ vs ________
Criterion 1:
Better in which
aspect? __________
Reason:
___________________
___________________
___________________
The role of stakeholder A (_____________________)：
1.
__________________________________________________
2.
__________________________________________________
___________________
V.S.
Criteria for comparison:
available resources / authority / need / universality/
fundamentality / seriousness / scope of influence /
influence / urgency / others
Better in which aspect?
1.
The role of stakeholder B
(_____________________)：
1. _________________________________________
2. _________________________________________
Criterion 2
___________________
Reason:
_____________________
_____________________
_____________________
_____________________
Reason for it to
be more
important:
_______________
_______________
_______________
_______________
_______________
_______________
_______________
_______________
_______________
_______________
_______________
_______________
(Our special thanks to Po Leung Kuk Yao Ling Sun College for contributing a worksheet for our adaptation.)
Name：
Class：
Date：
Marks：
(
Training on Thinking Skills－Rebuttals
)
Stakeholders: (Three of
them) (
marks)
News:
_____________________
Rebuttal 1:
Stakeholder (________________)
1.
Viewpoint:
____________________________(
2.
Argument: (Any two) (
marks)
1.
2.
mark)
Rebuttal 1: ( marks)
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
___________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
__________________________
Rebuttal 2
Rebuttal 2: (
marks)
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
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