MBA Online

Foundations of Web Technologies

The Internet and World Wide Web (WWW) technologies are evolving fast. The knowledge of cutting edge technologies and how they are used for Web based e-business applications are “must have” skills not only for e-business systems developers but for all other e-business professionals. Organizations aim to “seamlessly” integrate WWW and the Internet into their business operations. This course provides a practical understanding of the breadth of the most widely used professional web technologies such as networking and Internet fundamentals, browser side programming (i.e. scripting) and server side programming (i.e. interactive dynamic web development using databases). Students will also learn the skills to match technologies with typical e-business operations.

5504: Basic Exercise in Computer Programming
Summer Tosaka & Sadaki
Computer programming methods are lectured by using basic exercise problems for natural/social scientific analyses. Programming topics include matrix and statistical operations, solution methods of linear/nonlinear equations, ordinary differential equations, and static/transient solution of partial differential equations.

MFIN6002A
Spreadsheet Modelling in Finance

Chau, Michael
General Information
This course is intended to introduce spreadsheet (MS Excel) as a financial modeling tool and understand its capabilities and limitations. It is designed to teach students to apply Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) to automate spreadsheet applications and extend the functionality of the spreadsheet. Numerical derivative pricing by implementing models in VBA will be illustrated. Examples include Black-Scholes formula, Greeks Parameters, Binomial Tree and Monte Carlo Methods. Statistical computations with application to Risk Management will also be demonstrated. This course will also explore to optimize the computational power of Excel through the C API.
Extra Information
Re-titled from “Computer Concepts, Programming and Applications” to “Spreadsheet Modelling in Finance” with effect from 2007-08 academic year.

Decision Models
This half course introduces computer-based models and their use in structuring information and supporting managerial decisions. You examine linear programming, multi-period planning models under uncertainty, non-linear programmes and Monte Carlo simulations.