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Systems Engineering and Engineering Management Course List Code I.

Course Title M.Sc. Programme in Systems Engineering and Engineering Management (Part-time)

SEG 7410 SEG 7420 SEG 7430 SEG 7440 SEG 7450 SEG 7460 SEG 7470 SEG 7480 SEG 7490 SEG 7500 SEG 7520 SEG 7530 SEG 7540 SEG 7550 SEG 7560 SEG 7570 SEG 7580

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Principles of Engineering Management Manufacturing and Service Operations Management Information Technology Management Advanced Engineering Economics Expert Systems and Decision Support Client/Server Information Systems Open Systems and Electronic Commerce Quality Assurance and Control Project and Technology Management Logistics Management Models and Decisions with Financial Applications Stochastic Investment Models Financial Analysis and Security Trading Computational Intelligence in Financial Information Systems Data Analysis in the Financial Markets Computational Finance Supply Chain Management

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Executive M.Sc. Programme in Logistics and Supply Chain Management (Part-time)

SEG 8101 SEG 8102 SEG 8103 SEG 8104 SEG 8105 SEG 8106 SEG 8107 SEG 8108 SEG 8109 SEG 8110 SEG 8111 SEG 8112 SEG 8113 SEG 8114 SEG 8115 SEG 8116

Essentials of Engineering Management Strategies in Logistics and Supply Chain Management Managing Capital Flows Principles of Engineering Economics Demand and Customer Relationship Management Technologies for Internet Business Decision Methodologies Supply Chain Coordination and Integration Manufacturing Logistics Transportation Logistics ERP Systems and SCM Solutions Game Theory and Applications Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery Practitioner’s Workshop Field Studies Special Topics in Logistics and Supply Chain Management

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Postgraduate Programmes of Study

Course Description (SEG 7410 to 7580 are 3-unit term courses of three hours of lecture per week while SEG 8101 to 8116 are 1.5-unit term courses of twenty one class hours per course.) SEG 7410 Principles of Engineering Management This course is designed to provide fundamental principles of managing engineering and industrial organizations. The focus is on the application of quantitative and qualitative approaches in the practice of engineering management. Quantitative modelling and solution techniques for strategic and operational problems are discussed. The role of strategic management, strategy formulation and strategy implementation are covered. Other strategic issues involving innovation and ethics are also addressed. SEG 7420 Manufacturing and Service Operations Management Topics in manufacturing operations management: forecasting, aggregate planning, inventory theory, manufacturing resource planning, Just-In-Time (JIT) production. Topics in service operations management: the framework to analyse service operations, methods for designing, evaluating and delivering services, locating service facilities, allocation of service resources, workforce management and quality management. SEG 7430 Information Technology Management The challenges, techniques and technologies associated with the management of information technology (IT) in a competitive environment. The linkage of IT to business strategy and business process re-engineering. Different types of information systems: MIS, DSS, TPS. Information technology concepts: networking, database, batch and distributed processing. Development Process. Information system planning. Systems project management and control. IT acquisition, budgeting and deployment. Performance evaluation and audit. Operations management, privacy and security. SEG 7440 Advanced Engineering Economics Accounting income. Cash flow modelling. Depreciation and taxation. Overview of utility theory. Analysis of economic risk. Risk simulation. Decision tree analysis. Procedures for replacement analysis. Activity-based costing. Analytical hierarchy process. Economic optimization under constraints. Strategic investment analysis. SEG 7450 Expert Systems and Decision Support Overview of management support systems. Data and model management in decision support systems. Group decision process. Group decision support systems and distributed group decision support systems. Executive information and support systems. Applications of artificial intelligence methodologies in decision support. Integration of decision support technologies. Design and development of management support systems. Organizational and societal impacts. SEG 7460 Client/Server Information Systems Introduction to distributed computing. Client/Server theory and practice. Overview of major protocols and distributed system concepts. Management aspects: vision, priority and transition strategies, operational challenges.

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SEG 7470 Open Systems and Electronic Commerce Introduction to open system standards and protocols. Transaction protocols. Electronic commerce applications using open system and artificial intelligence technologies. Application of intelligent agents for automated transaction processing. Integration of HTML and JAVA with information and communication systems. SEG 7480 Quality Assurance and Control Review of basic probability concepts and statistical tools. Measuring and predicting part and system reliability. Quality function deployment. Failure mode and effect analysis. Statistical process control charts. Lot acceptance sample plans. Quality improvement processes. Design of experiments. ISO 9000. SEG 7490 Project and Technology Management Project screening and selection. Multiple-criteria methods for evaluation. Project structuring scheduling and budgeting. Resource management. Life-cycle costing. Project control. Computer support for project management. Forecasting of technology. Strategic and operational consideration of technology. SEG 7500 Logistics Management Logistics planning. Integrated logistics management concept. Customer service. Channels of distribution systems. Order processing and information systems. Logistics network design, location and layout planning. Distribution and delivery planning. Transportation systems. Storage and material handling systems. Warehousing. Global logistics. Thirdparty logistics. SEG 7520 Models and Decisions with Financial Applications Models of risks. Utility functions, and mean-variance theory. Probability models and price dynamics of securities. Geometric Brownian motion, Ito’s lemma, Black-Scholes model. Capital asset pricing. Risk hedging. Optimization techniques. Applications to investment and portfolio management. The emphasis is on mathematical modelling, analysis and computation. SEG 7530 Stochastic Investment Models The focus of the course is on various stochastic models that support investment decisions. Overview of investment problems: pricing, hedging, portfolio selection, investment vs. consumption. Asset dynamics, binomial trees, Ito processes. Introduction to option pricing, Black-Scholes formula. Term structure, interest-rate derivatives. Portfolio optimization, optimal control models: Bellman equation and necessary conditions. SEG 7540 Financial Analysis and Security Trading Working knowledge of different financial markets. Equity risk, bond risk, FOREX risk, commodity risk and their corresponding risk management practices. The use of REUTER’s, Bloomberg, Dow Jones, and TIBCO traders’ terminals.

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SEG 7550 Computational Intelligence in Financial Information Systems Characteristics of financial data, patterns, and models, time-series representation and prediction. Limitations of classical systems identification for prediction problems. Nonlinear system modelling and learning using neural networks, multiple models and chaotic pattern detection. Heuristic approaches of AI, genetic programming and data mining in an integrated knowledge-based system for financial engineering applications. SEG 7560 Data Analysis in the Financial Markets This course emphasized on econometrics modelling and inference techniques. Topics include: OLS, GLS, maximum likelihood estimation, statistical hypothesis testing, GMM, ARFIMA model, GARCH model and Stochastic volatility model, cointegration, common factors and common features, switching regime model and other nonlinearities, simulation and estimation of continuous diffusion process, the use of S-plus. SEG 7570 Computational Finance The course emphasizes the implementation of numerical algorithms applied to financial problems. The numerical methods include: binomial trees, Monte Carlo simulation, finite difference methods, among others. These methods will be applied to basic options, exotic options, futures, term structure, fixed income securities, dynamic trading strategies and financial risk management. SEG 7580 Supply Chain Management This course introduces the key models and concepts in supply chain management. Topics include: demand forecasting, aggregate planning, supply management, inventory management, matching supply with uncertain demand, information distortion and demand management, information technologies for supply chain co-ordination, e-business models, etc. SEG 8101 Essentials of Engineering Management This course provides fundamental principles of managing engineering and industrial organizations. The focus is on the use of qualitative and quantitative approaches in the practices of engineering management. Quantitative modelling and solution techniques for strategic and operational problems are discussed. Applicaitons in various business functions such as finance, marketing, production, logistics and supply chain management are examined. SEG 8102 Strategies in Logistics and Supply Chain Management The objective of this course is to teach students how to develop a comprehensive supply chain strategy to support overall business strategy. The course examines the role of logistics in a firm’s overall strategy and explains how creating a strategic fit between a firm’s competitive strategy and its supply chain strategy affects performance. Topics also include industry analysis, strategic positioning and analysis, logistic strategy formation, and performance measures, and benchmarking procedures.

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SEG 8103 Managing Capital Flows This course introduces costing and financing principles relevant to supply chain management. Topics include performance and profitability measures, activity-based costing, and project evaluation and capital spending. Other issues such as sources of capital, leasing, and mergers and acquisitions may also be addressed. SEG 8104 Principles of Engineering Economics This course is an introduction to the economics theory, essential to understand how individuals and firms behave. Topics include the market force of supply and demand, concepts of costs and choices, profit maximization, concept of equilibrium, and elementary game theory and models. SEG 8105 Demand and Customer Relationship Management This course provides an overview of demand-side management and tools for customer relationship management (CRM). Demand-side management focuses on market research, demand estimation and revenue management. The course also explores the importance of CRM in the Internet era and IT tools for implementation. Topics include principles of marketing, tools for forecasting and optimization approaches to revenue management. SEG 8106 Technologies for Internet Business This course focuses on the technological and strategic aspects of information technology in supply chain management. Topics include issues in e-commerce (such as security, electronic payment, electronic data interchange, dynamic pricing, on-line promotions, and advertising and auctions), the foundation of Internet standards and protocols for internet communications, mobile technologies and M-commerce. SEG 8107 Decision Methodologies This course explores the fundamentals of decision-making concepts and methodologies. Topics include decision tree and influence diagram, risk preference, utility functions and construction methods, subjective probability and assessment methodologies, Bayesian analysis and information updating, value of information, trade-offs and multiobjective decision-making, and applications to supply chain management and risk management. SEG 8108 Supply Chain Coordination and Integration This course focuses on the coordination and relationship among the links of a supply chain and its interactions with others. Topics include drivers of supply chain performance, bullwhip effect, supply chain collaboration and incentives for supply chain coordination. SEG 8109 Manufacturing Logistics This course addresses the key drivers of effective management of logistics in manufacturing systems. Topics include the basics of inventory management, inventory risk pooling, various forms of postponement, risk-based production planning, JIT and push-and-pull production systems.

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SEG 8110 Transportation Logistics This course addresses the planning, implementation and control of processes involved in the transport and storage of materials from the point of origin (as raw materials) to the point of consumption (as finished goods). Topics include transportation modes, global network design, fleet management, routing and scheduling, goods consolidation and dis-aggregation, warehouse location and layout. Issues in multi-modal transport and international logistics are also discussed. SEG 8111 ERP Systems and SCM Solutions This course provides a strategic view of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and its relationship to supply chain and logistics functions. Topics include the evolution of supply chain and logistics management systems and tools, a comparison of current ERP software: the logistics planning process, the components of ERP, supply chain planning (SCP) and supply chain execution (SCE), and future directions of ERP and SCM solutions. SEG 8112 Game Theory and Applications This course provides fundamentals of game theory and its application in decision-making. Topics include dominance, Nash equilibrium and static game, non-zero-sum game and applications in bargaining and negotiation, dynamic game in market competition, and applications in bidding and auction, international policy coordination, and strategic trade policy. SEG 8113 Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery This course provides data mining and knowledge discovery techniques for finding and extracting useful, interesting, actionable patterns from a large amount of data sets. The knowledge discovered based on those patterns can assist businesses in providing high quality of service and gaining profits. Topics include data warehouse, assoication rule mining, data clustering, data classification and statistical analysis. SEG 8114 Practitioner’s Workshop This capstone course is composed of lectures and presentations by experts and practitioners. SEG 8115 Field Studies Through a series of company visits, students will be exposed to different business environments and learn various forms of operations and management. SEG 8116 Special Topics in Logistics and Supply Chain Management This course covers emerging issues in logistics and supply chain management. Topics include: logistics issues in international trade, new ventures and new products, revenue management and reverse logistics.

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Study Scheme I.

M.Sc. Programme in Systems Engineering and Engineering Management (Part-time)

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Coursework Requirement

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Students are required to complete a minimum of 24 units of courses for graduation. (i)

Required Courses: SEG 7410, 7430, 7520, 7540

12 units

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Elective Courses: Any four courses to be chosen from the following areas with no more than two courses from each area: Area I: Engineering Management SEG 7420, 7440, 7480, 7490, 7500, 7580 Area II: Information Systems SEG 7450, 7460, 7470 Area III: Financial Engineering SEG 7530, 7550, 7560, 7570

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Total: 24 units (b)

Students may apply for exemption from a required course and replace the exempted course by an approved elective course, if they are determined by the Division Head to have sufficient background in the exempted course. Students may select other courses available for engineering students as elective courses with the approval of the Division Head.

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Other Requirements

(a) (b)

IT Proficiency Test. (Please refer to “Student IT Competence”.) Minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0.

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Executive M.Sc. Programme in Logistics and Supply Chain Management (Part-time)

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Coursework Requirement

Students are required to complete a minimum of 24 units of courses for graduation. SEG 8101, 8102, 8103, 8104, 8105, 8106, 8107, 8108, 8109, 8110, 8111, 8112, 8113, 8114, 8115, 8116

24 units Total: 24 units

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Other Requirements

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IT Proficiency Test. (Please refer to “Student IT Competence”.) Minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0.