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Information Systems – An enriching path of study and career

BBA in Information

SystemsBBA-IS

Kai-Lung Hui (許佳龍 )

• BBA, Info. And Sys. Management, 1996, HKUST• PhD, Info. Sys. Management, 2000, HKUST• Assistant Professor, 2000-2006, National University of

Singapore• Associate Professor

– 2007-2008, National University of Singapore– 2006-2008, City University of Hong Kong– 2008-present, HKUST

• Invited talk– “Copyright Piracy: Measuring the Extent and Impact,” in

Counterfeiting and Piracy: WIPO/OECD Expert Meeting on Measurement and Statistical Issues, October 2006, Geneva

• Consulting– Ministry of Law, Singapore– World Intellectual Property Office (WIPO)

Yuki Wong

• BBA(IS) Class 2001 Graduate, HKUST

• 2001 – 2007, Assistant Vice President, Merrill Lynch (Asia Pacific) Ltd, Equity Technology                – Asia Pacific team lead of the Global Electronic Trading Data

team (Tick and Real-time data) for various electronic trading businesses.

• 2007 – Present, Assistant Vice President, Deutsche Bank, Equity Technology

– Asia Pacific project manager of the KDB tick data platform for financial quantitative research and trading strategy development, algorithmic trading, analytics etc.

                       

Chris Kam

• BBA(IS) Class 2007 Graduate, HKUST

• Senior Associate, Systems and Process Assurance, PricewaterhouseCoopers

– IT and InfoSec Advisory, IT Audit and Regulatory Compliance Assessment

• Student Intern 2005-2006

Program Highlights

• Fundamental knowledge in the essential operations of a company and organization

• Analytical competence to design, analyze, implement, and manage information systems required by different business sectors

• Master state-of-the-art and leading-edge technologies in the industry

Program Highlights

• Prepare students for professional qualifications

• Application of IT management knowledge in real business projects

• Opportunities to join professional 1-year or vacation internship programs

• Curriculum aligned with ISACA Mode Curriculum

Program Objectives

• Flexible structure and career choices with multiple streams of career paths – e.g.,

• IT auditing and security

• Technology and innovation management

• Business analysis and consulting in IS development, management, and business integration

Your Concerns…

• Information Systems in Business – BBA(IS)vs.Computer Science in Engineering – BEng(CS)

• Business-oriented trainingvs.Technology-oriented training

• Prior Computer / programming knowledgePrior HKCEE CS / IT or HKALE CS / CA knowledge

BEng(CS) vs. BBA(IS)

• BEng(CS)– Emphasizes technical aspects of hardware and software

design, i.e., how to develop the tools– Mathematical analysis of algorithms and theories of

computing

• BBA(IS)– On top of technical knowledge, BBA(IS) emphasizes the

application of computing technologies in businesses, i.e., how to use and manage the tools

– The ability to understand and apply appropriate technologies to solve business or organizational problems, or to advise those who supervise such activities

– More interaction with end-users

Computer Programming

• Prior programming background is not required

• The BBA(IS) program does not assume students have prior experience in computing or programming

Program CurriculumFirst Year Second/Third YearBusiness Foundation(31 credits)• Accounting• Economics• Statistics• Information Systems• Operations Management• Financial Management• Marketing• Organizational Behavior• Mathematics Foundation• Business Case Analysis• Business Cohort Induction

IS Required Courses(10 credits)• Business Applications Programming or

Internet Applications Development orBusiness Intelligence and Data Mining

• IS Analysis and Design• Database Design & Administration

IS Electives(minimum 10 credits)• Electronic Commerce • Social Media• Internet and Business• Innovation Management • Technology and Innovation• IS Project Management• IS Auditing and Security • IS Control and Assurance• Business Simulation• Global Information Infrastructure and

Policy• Telecom & Computer Networking• Applied/Advanced Network Mgmt• IS Project• Workshop courses on Linux, SQL Server

Admin, Web Technologies, Oracle Admin, etc.

Business Breadth(9 credits)• Any business disciplines

outside first major

General Education(24 credits)• Business, Society, and the

Individual • Engineering• Science• Humanities and Social

Science• Business Communication• Chinese Business

Communication

Free Electives(17 credits)• Any courses offered by any

department; or• Take all the required

courses of another business program to claim a second major

Program Curriculum1st Year

Common business foundation courses: Accounting, Statistics, Economics, Information Systems, Operations Management, Finance, Marketing, Management, Math, Business Case Analysis & Business Cohort Induction

2nd Year Fall 2nd Year SpringISOM3210 IS Analysis & Design (3)ISOM3230 Business Applications Programming (3), orISOM3320 Internet Applications Development (4), orISOM3360 Business Intelligence & Data Mining (3)

LANG1112 (3), MGMT2120 (1)# , ISOM-IS (3),Common Core (3), FREE (2-4)

ISOM3260 Database Design & Administration (4)

LANG3069 (3), MGMT2120 (1)#, ISOM-IS (3), Common Core (3), FREE (3-7)# Students may take MGMT2120 in 2nd year Fall or Spring

3rd Year Fall 3rd Year Spring

ISOM-IS (3), Common Core (6), Business Breadth (3), FREE (5-8)

Common Core (6), Business Breadth (6), FREE (2-5)

IS Elective Courses Available ISOM1040 Internet and Business: Open & P2P

Models (3)ISOM1090 Social Media: Collective Intelligence &

Creativity (3)ISOM1380 Technology & Innovation: Social &

Business Perspectives (3)ISOM1440 Intro. to Technology & Innovation

Strategy (3)ISOM2030 Business Protections for Innovations

(3)ISOM2310 Chronicle of Internet Commerce (3)ISOM2400 Global Information Infrastructure &

Policy (3)ISOM3010 Information Systems Project

Management (3)ISOM3100 Business Simulation & Strategic

Decisions (3)

ISOM3180 Telecom & Computer Networking Management (3)

ISOM3310 Intro. to Electronic Commerce (3)

ISOM3380 Cisco - ICND (4)ISOM3440 Applied Network Management (3)ISOM4020 Innovation Management & Technology

Entrepreneurship (3)ISOM4100 IS Auditing & Security (3)ISOM4300 IS Control and Assurance (3) ISOM4400 IS Project (6)Other workshop courses or new electives

Industry Collaborations

• The offering of Cisco courses in collaboration with Cisco Systems’ Network Academy Program (CNAP), prepares students to take the Cisco Certified Network Administrator (CCNA) and Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) examinations.

Cisco Certificate Award Ceremony

Industry Collaborations

• Cooperative agreements with Microsoft and Oracle (Sun Microsystems) to integrate their application development software/tools into our courses. A Microsoft .NET Lab was set up with Microsoft sponsorship for course delivery.

Microsoft .Net Lab

Industry Collaborations

• Collaborations with companies for internship programs and final year projects

• Latest development:Aligned with the ISACA Model Curriculum

One-Year Internship

• For students who have completed 2nd year of study

• Selected students are granted 1-year leave to join companies as student interns in IS functions

• To get a sense of what an IS career is all about and fine-tune career goal

• To gain practical work experience not available in classroom, and enrich graduation CV

1 Year InternshipList of participating companies in recent years:

Company

BEA Systems Hong Kong Monetary Authority

China Light & Power Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corporation

Cluster Technology Ltd. Hsin Chong Construction Group

Deloitte IBM China/Hong Kong Ltd.

Freescale Semiconductors (former Motorola) Mattel Asia Pacific Sourcing Ltd.

Global Technology Integrator Ltd. Microsoft HK Ltd.

Golden Regent Electronics Industrial Ltd. Pencake Ltd.

Golden Sachs PriceWaterhouseCoopers Ltd.

Google Hong Kong Ltd. Securities and Futures Commission

Hang Seng Bank Standard Chartered Bank (HK) Ltd.

Hong Kong Deposit Protection Board The Treasury

Hong Kong Jockey Club Time Warner Hong Kong Ltd.

Final Year Project

• To equip students for their future career, the IS program provides opportunities for students to complete a year-long project in a real business setting for an external company during their final year of study.

• By bridging the classroom and corporate workplace, students are given the opportunities to integrate their IT knowledge and advance IT research in a real-life business.

Final Year Projects

• Travel Information System for Cathay Pacific Airways Limited

• Users’ Problem Diagnostic and Requirement Analysis System for the Hong Kong Police Force

• A Suite of Web-based Financial Planning Tools for HSBC Asset Management

Employer Feedbacks

Company Employer Post Employer Feedback

HP Asia Pacific Limited

Global Business Solutions Team-Senior IT Solution Specialist

Have versatile technical skills. Communicate effectively with users and IT community.

Hong Kong Monetary Authority

IT Division Senior Manager

Logical thinking. Good technical background. Fast adaptation to new environment.

Infoware Systems Limited

Director, Professional Service

Good in UNIX and SQL. Good in Quality Programming. Creative thinking.

HSBCInsurance IT Development

Excellent problem skill in the ORSB-DB development project. Has in-depth knowledge on the accounting concept and the application database structure for development accounting and year-end processing functions. Problem solving skill.

Hong Kong Monetary Authority

Payment System/Information Technology

Good coordination and communication skills. Able to raise ideas in order to do the task in effective and accurate way.

Alignment withISACA Model Curriculum for Information Systems Major

ISACA Model Curriculum

Professional Qualification and HKUST…

• Professional Accounting– Certified Public Accountants of HKICPA QP & ACCA (CPA)

• Finance– Certified Financial Analyst (CFA)

• Information Systems– Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA)

ISACA Model Curriculum

Certified Information Systems Auditor…

• Developed and sponsored by ISACA, its founding organization

• One of the required professional certification for IS Audit, Control and Security practitioners

• Recognized worldwide

ISACA Model Curriculum

• HKUST BBA(IS) is the FIRST university program in Asia/Asia-Pacific to be in alignment with the ISACA Model Curriculum.

• Provides students with better career opportunities and advancement.

• Additional one year experience waiver towards the 5-year requirement of CISA qualification.

ISACA Model Curriculum

(2 years experience waiver)

(3 years experience waiver)

1 Year Relevant Working Experience

Other Degree Programs BBA(Information Systems)

1 Year Internship

2 Years Relevant Working Experience

2 years faster!

ISACA Model Curriculum

Course Requirements…

• 3 Fundamental Required Courses– ISOM 3210 – Information Systems Analysis and Design– ISOM 3230 – Business Applications Programming, or

ISOM 3320 – Internet Applications Development, orISOM 3360 – Business Intelligence & Data Mining

– ISOM 3260 – Database Design and Administrator

• 3 ISACA Model Curriculum Required Courses– ISOM 3180 – Telecommunication and Computer Networking Mgt.– ISOM 4300 – Information Systems Control and Assurance – ISOM 4100 – Information Systems Auditing and Security

Career Prospect

IT Audit, Control and Security

• Career path: – Project management– Independent Consultant– IT risk management– Security analyst– IT Auditor

• IT Audit - Dual professional qualification in CISA and CPA (For IT Auditor Hired by Big4 CPA Firm)

Further Information

• Department website at http://www.bm.ust.hk/ISOM

• UG coordinator: percy@ust.hk, room: 4427, phone: 2358 7654

• For further inquiries about the BBA-IS program, please email to bbais@ust.hk

• ISACA Model Curriculum website at http://www.bm.ust.hk/~isom/isaudit

• For further inquiries about the ISACA Model Curriculum, please email to isaudit@ust.hk