To enhance interactive learning and facilitate communications, the proposed programme will be supported by the WebCT system. WebCT is a web-based teaching and online content management system. All the essential functions for interactive teaching/learning through Internet are built-in as standard features of WebCT. These include:

1. Online Bulletin Board (newsgroup)
2. Online Chat Room (similar to ICQ)
3. Online Whiteboard (for drawing pictures jointly through Internet)
4. Web Page Creation (no programming required, just do typing, import or cut and paste)
5. Interactive Quiz (no programming required)
6. Internal Mail
7. Class Calendar
8. Internal Content Search
9. Password Authentication
10. Student database for class management and performance tracking

Furthermore multimedia components such as digital video, digital sound, computer graphics and animations can be imported into WebCT for creating web-based lessons. Please browse http://webct.polyu.edu.hk for details.