Gifted Education Fund: Off-school Advanced Learning Programmes Programme No. 2020-01 (For secondary students)
Title of Programme Big Energy Data Collection and Analysis of Domestic Electric Energy Consumption
Programme Provider Department of Physics, Hong Kong Baptist University
Theme STEM-related Mentorship Programme
Maximum No. of Participants and Class Level in the 2020/21 School Year
20 students (Secondary 4-5)
Pre-requisite Applicants should possess basic knowledge in app development and using mathematics software in coding;
Parents/ Guardians of applicants should agree to allow a qualified electrician arranged by the programme provider to install a smart energy meter at home. The energy consumption data recorded by the meter will be shared with other students anonymously. The meter will be removed by a qualified electrician at the end of the programme.
Programme Duration About 8 months
Medium of Instruction Course Material: English
Class teaching/ Discussion: English supplemented with Cantonese
Objectives To enrich the knowledge of students in smart cities, Internet of Things (IoT) and efficient use of energy through authentic research of domestic electric energy consumption;
To enhance the skills of students in coding through developing a mobile application to monitor household electric energy consumption and other environmental data such as the temperature;
To equip students with first-hand experiences in big energy data retrieval, analysis and interpretation with a view to strengthening their problem-solving capability; and
To nurture positive values and attitudes among the students
Programme Outline* This programme aims to enhance gifted students’ knowledge, skills, and values and attitudes through engaging them in authentic big energy data research studies. The programme consists of four phases.
Phase I
• 2 lectures (3 hours each) on theories and demonstrations related to:
the key components of smart cities;
sensor operation principles and applications for smart cities;
and
innovation technologies for development of green and smart cities
Phase II
• Installation of a smart energy meter by qualified electricians at each student’s household and trial use of a mobile application by students to monitor the electric energy consumption at home.
Phase III
• 5 laboratory sessions (3 hours each; two classes with 10 students each) on the development of a mobile application by each student for the acquisition of meteorological/ weather information from the Internet as well as measurement and collection of data related to the students’ own household consumption of electric energy.
Phase IV
• 6 laboratory sessions (3 hours each; two classes with 10 students each) on big energy data retrieval, analysis and integration by using appropriate mathematical tools;
• Students will investigate and suggest energy saving strategies based on the results of data analysis.
* In view of the COVID-19 epidemic, some sessions of the programme may be conducted online.
Admission Fee Free of charge
Application Method Application form can be downloaded from the following webpage:
Please complete the application form and send it by post on or before 15 April 2021 (now extended to 30 April) to the following address:
Department of Physics
9/F, Cha Chi-ming Science Tower Ho Sin Hang Campus
Hong Kong Baptist University 224 Waterloo Road
Kowloon Tong
(Attn: Dr CHAN Mau-hing)
Documents to be Submitted along with the Application
• Record of participation in training courses on mobile application development and computer programming (if any)
Enquiry Dr CHAN Mau-hing (Department of Physics, Hong Kong Baptist University)
https://www.edb.gov.hk/en/curriculum-developme nt/curriculum-area/gifted/ge_fund/gef/osalp.html
Tel No.: 3411 5176
Email: mhchan@hkbu.edu.hk
Date of
Announcement of Result
By May 2021 (tentative)
