MBA Online

The University of Hong Kong

IMBA1001 Business Communication
IMBA1007 Human Behaviour & Organisation
IMBA8003 Ethics and Leadership in Business
IMBA2004 Firm Strategy and Management
IMBA1009 Marketing Management
IMBA1003 Accounting and Business Decisions
IMBA1005 Information System Management
IMBA1008 Business Data Analysis
IMBA6019 Business Law
IMBA6040 Competition Policy and Business Strategy
IMBA8004 Marketing Research and its Business Applications
IMBA0009 Derivative Securities
IMBA6021 Fast Companies
IMBA0003 Entrepreneurship
IMBA0004 Current Topics In Human Resource Management
IMBA1006 Managerial Economics
IMBA2003 Macroeconomic Environment for Managers
IMBA6028 Supply Chain Management & Logistics
IMBA6043 Corporate Strategy
IMBA0001 Advanced Corporate Finance
IMBA0006 Investments
IMBA1002 Managerial Finance
IMBA2002 International Business Environment
IMBA2005 Project Management
IMBA6033 Managerial Accounting
IMBA6034 Risk Management
IMBA8002 Game Theory and its Applications in Business

The University of Hong Kong

Master of Business Administration in Shanghai
Program Overview

The Master of Business Administration (International) is a program jointly offered by the Faculty of Business and Economics of the University of Hong Kong and the School of Management of Fudan University in Shanghai. The program is intended for executives with a proven track record as they progress in their business career.

The objectives of the programme are to provide advanced management education which has a multi-disciplinary approach and an international perspective with emphasis on the Asian region, to provide the opportunity for candidates to specialise in a number of fields in management and to develop essential managerial skills in dynamic international business settings. At the end of the programme, candidates are expected to be able to take a strategic overview of management and to analyse the complex and inter-related demands on management from the perspectives of the various stakeholders of the business enterprise within the context both of local needs and the global economy.

The programme was approved by the Academic Degrees Committee of the State Council in 1998 (document number [1998]67, [2000]40, [2001]49, [2003]58) and has been ranked twice as the Best programme of its kind. It is open to graduates who have obtained an undergraduate degree and have attained a satisfactory level of performance in the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT), GRE or equivalent. They should also have successful business experience of at least three years.

The University of Hong Kong
Bachelor of Economics [BEcon]

The BEcon programme provides students with fundamental as well as advanced training in economic theory, applied economics and quantitative analytical tools. The Faculty firmly believes the study of economics to be both an essential and valuable discipline of education for modern liberal citizens. BEcon students will be furnished with solid theoretical and empirical economic knowledge to analyse and understand human behaviour and social interactions. Those who desire to further their studies will find no loss of continuity in world-class graduate programmes elsewhere.

FB2800 Corporate Learning Consortium: Business Problem Solving

Course Aims & Objectives:
The Corporate Learning Consortium is a venue whereby business students meet with senior and middle managers of different fields and to learn from these experienced practitioners their ways of resolving problems. Different companies of different fields will have their own culture of problem solving and contingency measures to handle crises. All these are the precious skills students need to learn and accumulate in their work upon graduation. The Consortium will provide students with a peek of real life work experience and prepare them for their future challenges through attending seminars hosted by the company members. The idea of outreach education will definitely supplement classroom teaching and learning.

Units: 1

Level: B2

Keyword Syllabus: Nil

Teaching Pattern:
Duration of course: 1 semester
Current mix of lecture/tutorial/laboratory, other: Seminars/Case Work

Assessment Pattern:
Examination duration: Nil
Percentage distribution of marks for coursework, examination, other: 100% Coursework
Grading pattern: Pass/Fail

A leader in business education in the region, the Faculty provides top quality studies through its two schools and four departments. You will be equipped with the analytical, conceptual and practical skills required to function in global business environments. You will also join the ranks of some 12,000 undergraduates and 4,000 MBA graduates who are now successful business leaders, entrepreneurs and managers in local and international corporations.

Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST)

Operations Management is a division of the Department of Information Systems, Business Statistics and Operations Management. The department was ranked 12th worldwide by INFORMS in research productivity based on publications in Information Systems and Operations Management journals. The division includes two research areas: Operations Management and Statistics.

The PhD program in Operations Management emphasizes model-based methodology and practice-motivated research. The program trains students to use quantitative tools and analytical frameworks from operations research, economics, and other disciplines to study managerial problems in business processes, such as supply chains, manufacturing, and service systems.

Faculty members in this area have PhD degrees from top universities such as Carnegie Mellon, Columbia, MIT, Stanford and UBC. They are frequent contributors to top academic journals, such as Operations Research, Management Science, Manufacturing and Service Operations Management, and IIE Transactions. Several of them have served or are currently serving on the editorial boards of these journals.

The research foci of the Operations Management area are supply chain contracting, information sharing in supply chains, supply chain coordination, interface of marketing and supply chain management, production and inventory management, incentives in operations, and quality management.

The PhD program in Statistics emphasizes both the theoretical development of statistical methodologies and applications to the real business world. The program trains students to have a solid theoretical foundation and statistical expertise in applications to various areas like finance, economics and marketing, and statistical consulting.

Faculty members in this area have PhD degrees from top universities such as Stanford and UC Berkeley. Their works appear in top journals like Annals of Statistics, Journal of the American Statistical Association and Biometrika. The research foci of the Statistics area are Bayesian statistics, missing data problems, cluster analysis, semiparameteric models, data mining, sequential analysis, stochastic control, financial time series modeling, statistical methods for risk management and nonlinear time series.

Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST)

IEMBA

Requirement

Regular attendance of courses is required. Methods of assessment for each course, including examinations, individual assignments, class participation and group projects, vary according to the needs of individual courses. Faculty generally assigns High Pass (HP), Pass (P), Low Pass (LP) or Unsatisfactory (U) as grades to students.

Participants are required to complete 30 credits including 12 core courses (24 credits) and 4 pre-selected electives (6 credits). Upon successful completion of the program, participants are awarded an Executive Master of Business Administration degree by the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.

Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST)

IEMBA

Procedure

In order to apply for admission to the IEMBA program, the following documents should be submitted to the “HKUST IEMBA Program Coordination Center”:

1. The completed Chinese and English application forms (please contact the IEMBA Co-ordination Centre for application form);
2. Two recommendation letters (one of the recommenders should be the Chief Executive of your organization, and the other should have senior academic or professional title);
3. A sponsoring organization recommendation letter;
4. Two copies of all degree certificates or diplomas of higher education;
5. Two business cards and two passport photos and
6. Acknowledgement cards.

Short-listed applicants will be asked to attend an interview before they can be admitted to the program. The admissions committee will assess the suitability of each applicant and make final decision on admission.

Early application is advisable, since enrollment is limited and qualified applicants are accepted on a first-come-first-served and suitability basis.

Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST)

Typical curriculum

Module 1
Financial Reporting Systems
Strategic Marketing

Module 2
Individual and Group Behavior in the Organization
Corporate Governance

Module 3
Managerial Finance
Innovation Strategy & Management

Module 4
Operations Management
Organizational Design

Module 5
Law and Corporate Manager
Financial Information for Management Planning and Control

Module 6
Statistical Decision Analysis
Global Macroeconomics

Module 7
Strategic Financial Management
Marketing Analysis

Module 8
Entrepreneurship and Family Business
Building a Powerful Consumer Brand in China
Customer Insight Tools

Module 9
Contemporary Issues in Chinese Politics
Leading Across Diversity
Understanding Consumers

Module 10
Management of Organizational Change
Strategic Management Foundations

Module 11
Managing Human Resources in Asia Pacific
Learning from Leaders