Orientation for MSc. in Risk Management

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M.Sc. in Data Science and
Business Statistics
Orientation
30 July 2014
Programme Team
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Programme Director:
Prof. Chan Ping Shing
benchan@cuhk.edu.hk)
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Administrative Support:
Ms. Iris Chan
(wwchan@sta.cuhk.edu.hk)
Tel: 3943 1746
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Teaching Terms 2014/15
First term
1 September 2014 (Mon) – 29
November 2014 (Sat)
Course
examinations
1 December 2014 (Mon) – 6
December 2014 (Sat)
Second term
5 January 2015 (Mon) – 18 April
2015 (Sat)
Course
examinations
20 April 2015 (Mon) – 25 April 2015
(Sat)
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Teaching Timetable (Term 1)
Class Code Course Title
Period
Room
RMSC5101
Statistical Methods in Risk Mgt &
Finance
Thu 6:30 – 9:30pm
LSB_LT3
RMSC6001
Interest Rates & Fixed Incomes Risk
Tue 6:30 – 9:30pm
Mgt
YIA_201
STAT5101 Foundations of Data Science
Tue 6:30 – 9:30pm
YIA_403
STAT5103 High-Dimensional Data Analysis
Sat 2:30 – 5:15pm
FYB_UG02
STAT6102 Stochastic Modelling
Wed 6:30 – 9:30pm
YIA_503
STAT6104 Financial Time Series
Mon 6:30 – 9:30pm YIA_201
STAT6106 Applied Bayesian Method
Fri 6:30 – 9:30pm
YIA_503
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Teaching Timetable (Term 2)
Class Code Course Title
Period
Room
STAT5102 Regression in Practice
Tue 6:30 – 9:30pm
YIA_405
STAT5104 Data Mining
Mon 6:30 – 9:30pm
YIA_201
STAT6101 Statistics for Management
Fri 6:30 – 9:30pm
YIA_201
STAT6103 Simulations & Statistical Computing
Sat 2:30 – 5:15pm
YIA_502
Thu 6:30 – 9:30pm
CKB_UG05
Wed 6:30 – 9:30pm
YIA_503
STAT6105
Basic Actuarial Principles & Their
Applications
STAT6107 Selected Topics on DBS
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Building Abbreviations
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YIA: Yasumoto International Academic Park 康
本國際學術園
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FYB: Wong Foo Yuen Building 王福元樓
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CKB: Chen Kou Ben Building 陳國本樓
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LSB: Lady Shaw Building 邵逸夫夫人樓
CUHK Campus Map
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Programme Requirements
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Complete a minimum of 8 electives
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Minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0
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Term 1 Courses
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STAT5101: Foundations of Data Science
– Prof. Song Xinyuan
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STAT5103: High-Dimensional Data
Analysis
– Prof. Chong Tai Leung
8
Term 1 Courses
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STAT6102: Stochastic Modelling
– Prof. Ben Chan
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STAT6104: Financial Time Series
– Prof. Yau Chun Yip
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STAT6106: Applied Bayesian Methods
– Prof. Fan Xiaodan
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Term 1 Courses
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RMSC5101: Statistical Methods in Risk
Management and Finance
– Prof. Chan Ngai Hang
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RMSC6001: Interest Rates and Fixed
Incomes Risk Management
– Dr. Lee Pak Kuen Philip
10
Term 2 Courses
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STAT5102: Regression in Practice
– Prof. Cheung Siu Hung
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STAT5104: Data Mining
– Prof. Leung Pui Lam
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STAT6101: Statistics for Management
– Dr. Ho Kwok Wah
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Term 2 Courses
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STAT6103: Simulations and Statistical
Computing
– Prof. Li Kim Hung
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STAT6105: Basic Actuarial Principles and
Their Applications
– Prof. Yam Sheung Chi Phillip
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STAT6107: Selected Topics on DBS
– Profs. Fred Ho and Chan Wai
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General Regulations Governing PGS
A student shall be required to discontinue
studies if:
a) the cumulative GPA is 1.0 or below, or
b) the student fails to have probation lifted
after being put on academic probation for
two consecutive terms of attendance, or
c) additional requirements laid down for the
programme by the Graduate Division
concerned are not satisfied
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Academic Honesty and
Plagiarism
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The University places very high importance on
honesty in academic work and adopts a policy
of zero tolerance on cheating in examinations
and plagiarism
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Students can refer to the website
http://www.cuhk.edu.hk/policy/academichonesty/
for guidelines on academic honesty
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MyCUHK
MyCUHK is a one-stop information portal, where
you can access
 CUSIS and MyStudy (for course selection,
access eLearning platform, view academic
results etc.)
 Webmail (for emails from programmes and
University)
 Library catalogue, and others…
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Things to Do
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ITSC will send a 6-digit verification code (V-code) to you by
email or SMS starting from 28 July 2014
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Use the V-code to retrieve the Computing Accounts
Information (CAI) and CWEM password at
http://cai.itsc.cuhk.edu.hk
Login MyCUHK Portal
http://portal.cuhk.edu.hk/
to perform course selection during the course registration period
10:00am on 5 August to 5:30pm on 8 August 2014
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Online guide on course selection
http://www.cuhk.edu.hk/gss/crs_reg/
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Refreshment Tutorials
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Cover Mathematics (Calculus and Matrix Algebra)
and Probability Theory
7:00 – 9:30pm on 4, 7, 13, 15, 18, 21, 25, 28
August 2014
Venue: Lecture Theatre 7, Cheng Yu Tung
Building
Notes of tutorials (please bring your own notes):
http://www.sta.cuhk.edu.hk/MRMS/tuto/2014/Ref_Tut_2014.htm
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CU Link Card
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For your convenience, we could collect your student ID
cards on behalf of you during office hours and then
distribute them to you in the first week of classes
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Please sign up for this arrangement
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1SC5sYsxwrkhx5mr8AiC_KwAOxweKVid
MLTFDVPcsKsE/viewform?usp=send_form
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Please make sure you have completed the online
registration and uploaded a photo
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Parking Coupons
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Pre-paid parking coupons are available for campus
parking ($20/ 5 hrs)
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The application form is available at
http://www.cuhk.edu.hk/security_unit/eLabel.html
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Please send the completed form to Iris by email,
mail or by fax
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Course Outlines
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Course outlines 2013/14 are available at
http://www.sta.cuhk.edu.hk/MScDBS
for your reference in performing course
selection
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Thank You
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