The programme aims to educate IT managers and professionals who possess technical and management knowledge for designing, developing and managing IT systems. It provides a transformational experience in integrating the technological and managerial sides of IT. On completion of this programme, students should be able to achieve the following programme intended learning outcomes:
Each student is required to complete 29 units as follows:
| → | 14 units of core courses |
|---|---|
| Each student must complete six core courses which cover the foundations of IT and management. However, if she/he has a Bachelor's degree in IT or closely related fields or has taken equivalent courses, she/he must substitute the core course "Internet Computing and Programming" by an elective course. | |
| → | 15 units of elective courses |
| The elective courses are divided into four streams and MSc Project & Research: | |
| • Stream 1 − IT Enterprise Management | |
| • Stream 2 − Knowledge and Information Management | |
| • Stream 3 − Internet and Web Technologies | |
| • Stream 4 − Business Analytics | |
| • MSc Project & Research | |
| Each student is required to select at least three streams among the four streams and successfully complete at least one course in each selected stream. |
The courses are listed as follows. The courses offered in each year depend on enrollment and staff availability.
| unit(s) | unit(s) | |
|---|---|---|
| Core Courses | 14 | |
| Artificial Intelligence for Digital Transformation | 3 | |
| Business Data Analytics | 3 | |
| Internet Computing and Programming | 3 | |
| Foundations of Management in the IT Context | 3 | |
| IT Forum | 1 | |
| IT Project Skills | 1 | |
| Elective Courses | 15 | |
| Stream 1 – IT Enterprise Management | ||
| Financial Technology Management | 3 | |
| Digital Marketing and Analytics | 3 | |
| Digital Experience Design | 3 | |
| IT Management: Principles and Practice | 3 | |
| IT Project Management | 3 | |
| Information System Auditing | 3 | |
| Electronic Transformation in Business | 3 | |
| Special Topics in IT Management | 3 | |
| IT Innovation Management and Entrepreneurship | 3 | |
| E-Business Strategies | 3 | |
| Stream 2 – Knowledge and Information Management | ||
| Big Data Management | 3 | |
| Database Systems and Administration | 3 | |
| Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery | 3 | |
| Special Topics in Knowledge and Information Management | 3 | |
| Business Intelligence | 3 | |
| Prompt Engineering for Generative AI | 3 | |
| Stream 3 – Internet and Web Technologies | ||
| Internet and World Wide Web | 3 | |
| Special Topics in Internet and Web Technologies | 3 | |
| Information Security Management | 3 | |
| Cloud Computing | 3 | |
| Dynamic Web & Mobile Programming | 3 | |
| Stream 4 - Business Analytics | ||
| Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery | 3 | |
| Special Topics in Business Analytics | 3 | |
| Analytic Models in IT Management | 3 | |
| Business Intelligence | 3 | |
| Visual Analytics and Decision Support | 3 | |
| MSc Project & Research | ||
| M.Sc. Project | 3 | |
| M.Sc. Research I | 3 | |
| M.Sc. Research II | 3 | |
| 29 | ||
Remarks: There may be minor revisions to the curriculum.
The programme is offered in both one-year full-time mode and two-year part-time mode. Most classes are conducted on weekday nights at 6:30-9:20pm while a few classes, assessment activities and make-up classes may be conducted on Saturday daytime. In this manner, both full-time and part-time students can attend these classes/activities.
For full-time study, the normal study schedule is as follows:
| Semester 1 (units) |
Semester 2 (units) |
|
|---|---|---|
| First Year | ||
| Artificial Intelligence for Digital Transformation | 3 | |
| Business Data Analytics | 3 | |
| Internet Computing and Programming (or an elective course for those with relevant background as decided by the Programme Team) |
3 | |
| Foundations of Management in the IT Context | 3 | |
| IT Project Skills | 1 | |
| IT Forum | 1 | |
| Elective Courses | 15 |
For part-time study, the normal study schedule is as follows:
| Semester 1 (units) |
Semester 2 (units) |
|
|---|---|---|
| First Year | ||
| Business Data Analytics | 3 | |
| Foundations of Management in the IT Context | 3 | |
| IT Project Skills | 1 | |
| Elective Courses | 9 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Artificial Intelligence for Digital Transformation | 3 | |
| Internet Computing and Programming (or an elective course for those with relevant background as decided by the Programme Team) |
3 | |
| IT Forum | 1 | |
| Elective Courses | 6 |
The medium of instruction is English. All teaching and learning materials are in English.
