Major Program Selection
Information Session
Information Systems – An enriching path of
study and career
BBA-IS
BBA in
Information Systems
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)
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Computer Science in Engineering – BEng(CS)
• Business-oriented training
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Technology-oriented training
• Prior Computer / programming knowledge
Prior 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 Curriculum
First Year
Second/Third Year
Business Foundation
(31 credits)
IS Required Courses
(10 credits)
Business Breadth
(9 credits)
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Accounting
Economics
Statistics
Information Systems
Operations Management
Financial Management
Marketing
Organizational Behavior
Mathematics Foundation
Business Case Analysis
Business Cohort Induction
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Business Applications Programming or
Internet Applications Development or
Business Intelligence and Data Mining
IS Analysis and Design
Database Design & Administration
IS Electives
(minimum 10 credits)
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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.
Any business disciplines outside
first major
General Education
(24 credits)
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Business, Society, and the
Individual
Engineering
Science
Humanities and Social Science
Business Communication
Chinese Business
Communication
Free Electives
(17 credits)
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Any courses offered by any
department; or
Take all the required courses of
another business program to
claim a second major
Program Curriculum
1st 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 Spring
ISOM3210
ISOM3230
IS Analysis & Design (3)
Business Applications Programming (3),
ISOM3320
Internet Applications Development (4),
ISOM3260 Database Design & Administration (4)
LANG3069 (3), MGMT2120 (1)#, ISOM-IS (3), Common
Core (3), FREE (3-7)
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# Students may take MGMT2120 in 2nd year Fall or Spring
ISOM3360 Business Intelligence & Data Mining (3)
LANG1112 (3), MGMT2120 (1)# , ISOM-IS (3),
Common Core (3), FREE (2-4)
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 Internship
List 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.
HSBC
Insurance 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 with
ISACA 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
1 Year Internship
Other Degree Programs
(2 years experience waiver)
BBA(Information Systems)
(3 years experience waiver)
1 Year Relevant Working Experience
2 Years Relevant Working
Experience
2 years faster!
ISACA Model Curriculum
Course Requirements…
• 3 Fundamental Required Courses
– ISOM 3210
– ISOM 3230
ISOM 3320
ISOM 3360
– ISOM 3260
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Information Systems Analysis and Design
Business Applications Programming, or
Internet Applications Development, or
Business Intelligence & Data Mining
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
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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