ACY5010
Corporate Financial Reporting |
3 units |
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This course provides a graduate-level overview of the principles and concepts that underlie corporate financial reporting and the economic consequences of accounting choices. The course focus is on developing the skills required to interpret the information contained in financial statements and its use in decision-making rather than on the skills required to prepare financial statements. Topics include the use of accounting information in evaluating firm performance, and corporate reporting policies. |
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ACY5020
Contemporary Management Accounting |
3 units |
Prerequisite: ACY 5010 or equivalent
This course examines the use of contemporary accounting systems for cost measurement, control, performance evaluation, and as a source of sustainable competitive advantage. The course begins with discussion of cost concepts and traditional accounting control and costing systems and then proceeds to examination of contemporary accounting systems including activity-based systems for product pricing, cost control and customer profitability management, and EVAR and Balanced Scorecard systems for strategic control and performance evaluation. Practical exposure to the use of these systems in decision-making and the issues involved in their design and implementation is provided through the use of case analysis, current research and student projects. |
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DSE5012
Macroeconomics for Business Executives |
3 units |
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This course provides students with a basic understanding of the state of the global economy and macroeconomic policy. Topics include national income accounting, unemployment, inflation, monetary and fiscal policies, and international economic interactions. Applications of economic theories to current macroeconomic phenomena will be emphasized. |
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DSE5110
Statistical Analysis |
3 units |
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This course is intended to equip students with the basic statistical tools required for the quantitative analysis of business problems. Topics include basic sampling and analysis of data, probability distribution functions, estimation of parameters and hypothesis testing, goodness-of-fit tests, analysis of variance, simple regression, correlation, and basic non-parametric statistical methods. |
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DSE5210
Strategic Information Systems |
3 units |
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This course discusses the role of information technology (IT) in corporate strategy, along with their strategic, organizational, and technical issues in management and use. Topics include IT and business strategy alignment, ITenabled business process reengineering, IT outsourcing, information systems planning and management, e-commerce technology and management, and IT project management. Emphasis of the course is on how IT can contribute to organizational effectiveness. |
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DSE5410
Operations Management |
3 units |
Prerequisite: DSE5110 or equivalent
Efficiency and effectiveness of operations provide significant contributions to firm's competitive advantage. This course is to help students understand the concepts, frameworks, tools, and techniques that enable an operating manager to diagnose an existing situation, identify its challenges and opportunities, craft a plan of actions, and implement the operating improvements that will result in a competitive advantage in the market place. Topics encompass: operations strategy, process analysis, quality management, inventory control, and scheduling issues, etc. |
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DSE6010
Managerial Economics |
3 units |
Prerequisite: DSE5110 or equivalent
In this course economic analysis is applied to the management decision-making process. Topics to be treated include management decision-making under different situations, demand measurement and forecasting, production and cost, pricing, and capital budgeting. The course consists of lectures, exercises and discussions, and student group presentations of assigned problems and cases. |
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FIN5010
Financial Management |
3 units |
Prerequisite: ACY5010 (For students in MBA Programme of both Evening and Weekend Modes only)
This course provides a framework for analyzing the major financial decisions by a firm. Issues addressed include valuation, capital budgeting, financial planning, dividend policy, working capital management, and the financing mix for the firm. Brief introductions to derivatives and asset pricing are also included. |
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MGT6110
Organizational Behaviour |
3 units |
Prerequisite: MGT5010 or equivalent
This course seeks to help each individual develop himself, both cognitively and personally, to be an effective manager of people. Knowledge from the
behavioural sciences is introduced to assist future managers to increase their sensitivity and flexibility in dealing with interpersonal problems. Topics include individual behaviour, perception, motivation, leadership, formal organization practices and dysfunctions, communications, group behaviour and organizational development. Special subjects such as cultural influences on business practices and special problems of family businesses are also highlighted. |
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MGT6140
Strategic Management |
3 units |
Eligibility: For second-year students who will have completed at least 11 core courses
Encountering an increasingly competitive business environment, how managers interpreting and responding to it is crucial to the success of a business. This course is designed to provide students with a concept of competition and an understanding of the role of managers in the process of strategy formulation, implementation, and evaluation. Major topics include organizational mission, analysis of business environment, strategic planning, formulation and implementation of strategies at both business and corporate level, strategic change, and strategic evaluation and control. Cases, in-depth readings, and contemporary issues will be discussed in the class. |
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MKT5010
Marketing Management |
3 units |
This course is designed to illustrate how marketing management varies the marketing mix (price, product, promotion, and place) to achieve maximum consumer satisfaction. Emphasis is placed on the basic marketing concept that a firm's long-run market position is enhanced by the creation of a differential advantage while following consumer desires. Also discussed are marketing strategy (formulation and implementation) and the role of the firm vis-a-vis its various environments (socio-political-economic). Short cases are used to illustrate the various concepts and to provide the students with decision-making experiences in a complex environment. |
