香港理工大学

Programme Aims and Learning Outcomes

Enterprises are organizations, industrial and commercial, that shape the modern economy. This programme aims to provide a body of knowledge, principles and disciplines that are related to the analysis, design, implementation and operation of critical elements associated with the effective operation of modern enterprises. To be successful in today's highly competitive global business environment, an enterprise should be willing to undertake new ventures and be able to continuously optimise its operations.

This programme aims to turn out a new generation of professionals with the entrepreneurship skills and ability to integrate and apply engineering, business management and information technology expertise to optimise the operations of modern information based enterprises and workflows along the business value chains in which they operate.

Graduates of this course are capable of formulating problems, recognising areas for improvement in an enterprise's operations and devising and implementing strategies to enhance its business efficiency and effectiveness. They enable the enterprise to deliver quality goods and services that meet or exceed customer demands in today’s modern business environment.

Programme Characteristics

The Curriculum

The programme curriculum is designed to suit students from arts, commerce and science backgrounds. It provides a unique and integrative discipline that nurtures graduates who are competent in enterprise engineering, information technology and management. The curriculum also contains subjects such as Entrepreneurship and Innovation and Integrative Studies in Enterprise Systems and Management, which are designed to equip students with the principles and hands-on experience needed to develop business plans for start-ups. A competition is held each year in the ISE Department to find the best business plan, with industry experts invited to join academic staff members on the judging panel.

Teaching Approach and Support Facilities

Our teaching follows a student-centred and problem-based learning approach, and is conducted with the support of the most advanced facilities in the region, including the PolyU Microsoft Enterprise Systems Centre. The Centre has laboratories in Business Automation, Logistics and Simulation, and Knowledge Solutions.

Work-Integrated Education

In addition to the normal curriculum, Work-Integrated Education (WIE) has been incorporated into the programme. The Department also makes every effort to secure industrial summer training placements for students during their studies. These placements enable students to gain practical work experience.

Student Exchange to Overseas Universities

Students also have the opportunity to participate in the Student Exchange Programme with universities in North America, Europe and Asia, including the Chinese mainland. The usual duration of the exchange is one semester.