(Unless otherwise specified, all are 3-unit term courses of three hours of lecture per week.)

ACCT2111
Introductory Financial Accounting
This course is designed to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of financial accounting principles, practices and its underlying theories. In this course, we will emphasize on basic financial accounting concepts and principles, and discuss how to measure a company's net income, assets, liabilities and shareholders' equity using Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).

ACCT2121
Introductory Management Accounting
This course is designed to provide students with the concepts and techniques of managerial accounting, with the emphasis on the uses of management accounting information by managers in planning, controlling and decisions making. Major topics will include costing systems, activity-based costing, cost-volume-profit relationship, variable costing, budgeting, standard costing, and relevant costs for decision-making.

ACCT3151
Business Law
This course will provide an introduction to the legal system of Hong Kong with emphasis on the legal environment of business. It will encompass a study of selected topics in contract law including the elements of business contracting, the rights and obligations of parties to the contract, the sale of goods and employment law. This course will also examine the tort of negligence in a professional context. (Not for Law Majors)

DSME1030
Economics for Business Studies I
This course is a general introduction to the theory of price in a market economy. Topics include basic economic concepts, the theory of demand, production and cost, the operation of firms in competitive, oligopolistic and monopolistic markets, costs and benefits of government intervention in market economy, and introductory issues to game theory and informational economics. Analytical approach is used whenever appropriate. Applications on practical business problems are emphasized. (Not for Economics Majors)

DSME1040
Economics for Business Studies II
This course is a general introduction to the theory of the determination of national income and aggregate economic behaviour. Topics include national income accounting, unemployment, inflation, monetary and fiscal policies for economic stabilization, and international economic issues. Applications of basic macroeconomic principles to contemporary business issues are emphasized. (Not for Economics Majors and students who have taken UGEC2015)

DSME2010
Statistical Analysis for Business Decisions I
This course deals with the fundamentals of statistical methods including descriptive statistics, probability, statistical inference from both large and small samples, F test for equality of variances, tests using Chi-square in categorical data analysis, and simple correlation. Application of statistical methods to problems pertaining to business will be emphasized throughout this course. (Not for Systems Engineering and Engineering Management Majors, Economics majors and students who have taken UGEB2471 or STAT2103)

DSME2020
Statistical Analysis for Business Decisions II
This course introduces to students selected topics in applied statistics which are useful to business decisions and research. Analysis of variance (ANOVA) and regression analysis are stressed. Topics include one-factor ANOVA, two-factor ANOVA, simple linear regression,multiple regression models, and some special topics in regression analysis. Applications to business and economic problems will be emphasized throughout this course. Prerequisite: DSME2010 or FINA2220. (Not for Economics Majors)

DSME2030
Operations Management
This course primarily aims at providing the students with production and operations management skills and methods of policy formulation at the introductory level. Major topics include: product design and process selection; design of the forecasting system; capacity planning and facility location; layout of the physical system; quality control system and related problems; job design and work measurement; production planning and scheduling systems; inventory management, etc. Prerequisite: HTMG1010 or MGNT1010 or 1020.

DSME2050
Information Systems and E-Commerce
*4-unit term course of four hours of lecture per week
This course aims to survey information system technology with an emphasis on the development of computer-based information systems. Major topics include: impact of CBIS on management, computer hardware and software, elements of system development life cycle, data management, transaction processing system, office automation systems, decision support systems, expert systems, telecommunications and information resources management,etc. This course also surveys various aspects of electronic commerce. Important issues in electronic commerce such as information technology, security, marketing, finance, and multi-national trade, and practical operation will be discussed. Prerequisite: ACCT2111 or CSCI1500 or HTMG1010 or MGNT1010 or MGNT1020. (Not for Systems Engineering and Engineering Management Majors)

FINA2010
Financial Management
This course identifies and provides a framework for analysing the major financial decisions by a firm. Issues addressed include valuation, investment decision-making, analysis of risk, financial planning, dividend policy, working capital management, and the financing mix for the firm. Prerequisites: ACCT2111 and DSME1030 or 1031, or permission from instructor. (Not for students who have taken FINA2110 or 2310)

MGNT1020
Principles of Management
This course introduces the philosophy of business operations and the framework of decision-making process. The study in organization includes structural design, mechanics and dynamics of organization and the use of informal organization. The study in management includes functions of management: planning, organizing, staffing, direction and control.

MGNT2510
Introduction to International Business
This course studies the nature, form and scope of international business. Topics include foreign environment and major international business activities, such as exporting, direct investment, licensing and other contractual arrangements. Management strategies concerning production, marketing, human resource, and finance in an international context will also be discussed.

MGNT3010
Organizational Behaviour
This course provides an in-depth study in the understanding and modification of human behaviour in organizations. Major topics include framework of organizational behaviour, concepts of human behaviour, group dynamics, techniques of behavioural sciences as applied to organizational behaviour and future perspectives of organizational behaviour within the context of management. Prerequisite: HTMG1010 or MGNT1020.

MGNT4010
Business Policy and Strategy
This integrating course is concerned with the formulation, implementation and evaluation of business strategies. Topics include: selection of objectives, analysis and diagnosis of business environment, evaluation of strengths and weaknesses, selection of strategies, the creation of corporate identity and structure, the acquisition and development of resource, and strategy review, evaluation and control. By bringing together a number of business disciplines and functions, this course enables students to come to grip with building and maintaining a consistent and effective policy framework for a business enterprise. Prerequisites: HTMG1010 or MGNT1020 and at least two 3000/4000 level courses offered by the Faculty of Business Administration. (For final year students only)

MGNT4510
China Business
This course aims to provide basic familiarity of China's foreign business operations and strategic issues related to these activities. Major topics include: the business and investment environments of China; China's foreign trade policy; the foreign business operations and system of China; business negotiation and dispute settlement; the development and future prospects of the China market and special economic zones; the service industry in China. Prerequisite: MGNT2510.

MKTG2010
Marketing Management
This course is devoted to the study of the management of marketing functions, the analysis of external forces affecting marketing decision making, the implementation and control of marketing activities, and an examination of the global impact of marketing. Course objectives include the development of students' understanding of the fundamental concepts underlying the selection and assessment of markets and the development and delivery of products, an investigation of the role and contribution of marketing to the conduct of successful business operation and to society, and to develop student abilities in identifying marketing opportunities and viable marketing strategies.

MKTG4070
Marketing in China
The major objective of this course is to prepare students to become a good decision maker in China marketing. Students will become aware of the strategies, skills and attitudes that are essential for effective and efficient marketing practices in China. Topics include: analysing the marketing environment in China; understanding Chinese consumer behaviour; conducting marketing research in China; developing and implementing marketing strategies in China. Prerequisite: MKTG2010.

IBBA4010
Issues in Asian Business
This course provides an opportunity for students to integrate knowledge acquired from their business studies in generating a project/research study on the business issues in Asia with the guidance of a teacher. (For GLOBE programme students only)
 

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