Business Administration

The course is designed to equip students with experience, knowledge, and skills for succeeding in globally interdependent and culturally diverse workplaces. Throughout the course, students will be challenged to question, reflect upon, and respond thoughtfully to the issues they observe and encounter in the internship setting and local host environment. Students will have the opportunity to cultivate professional and personal development skills as defined by the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE). Assignments focus on building a portfolio that highlights those competencies and their application to workplace skills. Students complete 45 hours of in-person and asynchronous online learning activities and 225-300 hours at the internship placement.

This course introduces Hong Kong popular music and the basic operations of the music industry. It covers a wide range of practical operation of record companies, including Artist and Repertoire Management, production of music and lyrics, marketing and sales, promotion and distribution. Besides the practical and management aspects, it also covers history and issues of popular music in Hong Kong, music commentary and the board theoretical, legal and social implications of the industry.

This course introduces computer engineering students to the business side of technology projects. Students learn how to assess not only the technical success of a project but also its economic, financial, and social impact. Using both quantitative and qualitative methods, students explore how to make informed decisions about project viability, sustainability, and long-term value creation. This course discusses the importance of the UN 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and how they shape modern business and engineering practices. 

This course focuses on essential training in international project management methodologies, techniques, and tools. Emphasizing both traditional and agile approaches, it explores how organizations manage change through projects in complex global environments. 

This course introduces risk management while further developing statistics at general education/foundation course levels, utilizing computers for risk calculation and risk minimization. 

This course explores how culture influences management and organizational practices in international contexts. It discusses cultural dimensions, global mobility, ethical challenges, and research paradigms in cross-cultural studies. Students gain skills to analyze cultural differences, manage diverse teams effectively, and understand the impact of culture on human resources and leadership practices. 

Pre-requisites: Human Resource Management. 

Topics in this business economics course include: enterprise as an economic science; the business and the business owner; types of business; operational decisions; location, size, and growth of the business; business environment; business strategy; business objectives; planning, control, and information system.

In this course, students gain practical tools to understand and improve industrial operations. This course offers a study of organization of industrial firms, focusing on operations, production, and supply chain systems. It discusses demand forecasting, inventory management, warehousing, and the Material Requirements Planning (MRP) tool. as well as different production coordination approaches, including push, pull, and Just-In-Time (JIT) systems, and product and process design.  

Pre-requisite- Introduction to Engineering Management

This course explores the strategic role of corporate communication and image in managing an organization’s intangible assets. It discusses how elements like identity, culture, transparency, and reputation influence business success. The course emphasizes a holistic view of communication, both internal and external, and its impact on stakeholder relationships. 

This course offers a study of advanced topics in derivative markets with a special focus on dynamic pricing models. It is is divided into four parts: revisiting buy and hold approaches and the binomial model; Black-Scholes-Merton model; interest rate models and interest rate derivatives; credit risk derivatives.

Pre-requisites: Introductory course about Financial Derivatives