Programme Aims
This programme aims to equip students with the skills necessary to
become IT professionals that are competent in evaluating and
developing e-Commerce systems and services within a business context.
In contrast to e-Commerce programmes offered elsewhere in Hong Kong,
which tend to concentrate either on technology or business aspects,
this programme takes a broad-based inter-disciplinary approach.
Students will gain knowledge and skills in core business and technical
related subjects, together with an in-depth understanding of the
specific managerial, regulatory, and technical issues involved in the
exploitation of e-Commerce. Students will also acquire the necessary
knowledge and skills to analyze, plan, design, develop, and maintain
e-Commerce systems.
Upon completion of the programme, graduates should have attained
skills and competencies in the following areas:
- understanding of the technologies underpinning the
implementation of e-Commerce systems;
- ability to help
evaluate and develop electronic commerce opportunities for
business;
- competence in evaluating and using software and
security methodologies and tools in support of electronic commerce
operations;
- knowledge and skills to construct a variety of
electronic commerce systems in support of service and business
goals;
- skills in the use of software technology to support
accounting, marketing and analysis of electronic commerce
operations; and
- understanding of the legal environment
surrounding e-Commerce, as well as changes in traditional marketing
brought about by e-Commerce.
Programme Curriculum
The programme consists of 33 credit units of required courses and
elective courses. Students are expected to complete the programme
within 1 to 2 years.
The courses fall into one of the following categories:
- business and legal aspects of e-commerce
- e-commerce
systems management and applications
- technical knowledge and
skills for developing e-commerce systems
The required courses are:
- Computer Networks and Internets
- Internet Application
Development
- Information Security for e-Commerce
- Introduction to e-Commerce
- e-Commerce Project
- e-Business System Integration
- Analysis and Design of
e-Commerce Systems
- e-Commerce Business Strategies and
Management
A student must take all the 8 required courses. Up to 3 courses can
be credit transferred (waived) based on the student's previous
studies. There is a rich set of elective courses to choose from.
Examples are:
- Big Data Algorithms and Techniques
- Business Data
Analytics
- Cloud Computing: Theory and Practice
- Corporate Finance
- Cyber Law
- Data Warehousing
& Data Mining
- Economics for Business
- Financial
and Management Accounting
- Information Security Technology
Management
- Information Systems Infrastructure and Security
Management
- Knowledge Management
- Multimedia
Technologies & Applications
- Supply Chain
Management
- Topics on eCommerce Technologies
Entrance Requirements
To be eligible for admission, you must satisfy the General
Entrance Requirements and have:
- a recognised bachelor's degree in a Computing discipline
(e.g., Computer Science, Information Systems, Information
Technology); or
- a recognised bachelor's degree in a related
discipline (e.g., Electronic Engineering, Economics and Finance,
Applied Mathematics, Manufacturing Engineering, Business Information
Technology) preferably with applicable IT experience; or
- have obtained a good alternative qualification with substantial
IT professional experience acceptable to the University; and
- sufficient command of the English language.
Applicants whose entrance qualification is obtained from an
institution where the medium of instruction is not English should also
fulfill the following minimum English proficiency requirement:
- a TOEFL score 550 (paper-based test) or 213 (computer-based
test) or 79 (internet-based test); or
- an overall band score
of 6.5 in International English Language Testing System (IELTS);
or
- a score of 450 in the new College English Test (CET6) of
Chinese mainland or a pass in the old CET-6 test; or
- other
equivalent qualifications.
