Course Information
(Tuition Fee HK$6,200 per credit)
Course Overview
Programme Aims and Objectives
This programme aims to equip students with the skills necessary to become IT professionals that are competent in evaluating and developing e-Commerce systems and services within a business context. Students will gain knowledge and skills in core business and technical related subjects, together with an in-depth understanding of the specific managerial, regulatory, and technical issues involved in the exploitation of eCommerce. Students will also acquire the necessary knowledge and skill to analyze, plan, design, develop, and maintain eCommerce systems.
Upon completion of the programme, graduates should have attained skills and competencies in the following areas:
- understanding of the technologies underpinning the implementation of e-Commerce systems;
- ability to help evaluate and develop electronic commerce opportunities for business;
- competence in evaluating and using software and security methodologies and tools in support of electronic commerce operations;
- knowledge and skills to construct a variety of electronic commerce systems in support of service and business goals;
- skills in the use of software technology to support accounting, marketing and analysis of electronic commerce operations; and
- understanding of the legal environment surrounding e-Commerce, as well as changes in traditional marketing brought about by e-Commerce.
What You’ll Learn
Course Description
The programme consists of 33 credit units of required courses and elective courses. Students are expected to complete the programme within 1 to 2 years.
The courses fall into one of the following categories:
- business and legal aspects of e-commerce
- e-commerce systems management and applications
- technical knowledge and skills for developing e-commerce systems
The required courses are:
- Introduction to e-Commerce
- Internet Application Development
- Information Security for e-Commerce
- e-Business System Integration
- Analysis and Design of ecommerce Systems
A student must take all the 5 required courses. Up to 3 required courses can be either credit transferred (waived) based on the student's previous taken postgraduate-level courses or exempted based on the student's previous taken senior undergraduate-level courses. There is a rich set of elective courses to choose from. Examples are:
- Big Data Algorithms and Techniques
- Cloud Computing: Theory and Practice
- Computer Networks and Internets
- Corporate Finance
- Data Warehousing & Data Mining
- eCommerce Project
- Economics for Business
- Financial and Management Accounting
- Information Security Technology Management
- Information Systems Planning and Strategy
- Information Systems Infrastructure and Security Management
- Internship/Project
- Knowledge Management
- Law Relating to Business and Companies
- Management Support and Business Intelligence Systems
- Multimedia Technologies & Applications
- Privacy-enhancing Technologies
- Supply Chain Management
- Topics on eCommerce Technologies