香港理工大学

The BSc(Hons) in Enterprise Information Systems aims to provide graduates with a good balance of business and technical backgrounds. Graduates are equipped with strong competence in investigating business systems, identifying options for improving those systems and bridging the needs of business with the use of IT. They also gain abilities to develop information systems and manage business projects in the commercial sector.

Programme Characteristics

Broad Discipline of Computing

• Common first year: students admitted to the Broad Discipline do not need to decide on the final award in the first year of study, and only need to select their study paths in the second year.
• Rich study pathways: the core credits of the programme is on the low side, providing a lot of room for students to take a Minor study in their own interested disciplines, such as Business Administration, Financial Services, Social Science, or other Engineering disciplines. They can also take additional subjects in Computing to strengthen and specialize in one or more technical streams.
• Applied and practical: the curriculum covers up-to-date practical skills, both in content and teaching methodology, e.g. iPhone technology.
• Master's degree: the Department provides articulation to students for admission into the Master's programme that it offers. They can receive a Master's degree with one extra year of study.
• Recognition and Scholarship: many scholarships are available for students, recognizing their academic and non-academic performance.

Enterprise Information Systems - BSc(Hons):

• A balanced curriculum that covers technology, management and business, with strong emphasis on computing techniques and applications, and software design and development skills in the business sector, such as logistics, customer relationship, audit and control.
• Minor option: students can apply to pursue a Minor study in any discipline.
• Students with backgrounds in Arts, Science or Business can apply.

Curriculum

• Year One: fundamental knowledge, laying the foundation for university study and gaining a taste of the broad discipline.
• Year Two: basic computing and IT concepts, underlying technologies, business, accounting and management concepts.
• Year Three: a broadening year featuring various aspects of computing skills and knowledge of enterprise information systems.
• Final Year: specialization in areas such as information system management, audit & control, decision support, knowledge & project management, business process management, logistics and workflow.

Career Prospects

BSc(Hons) in Enterprise Information Systems graduates can take up such technical positions as programmers, system analysts, system developers, software engineers and system administrators, and less technical positions including technical sales and sales engineers, project managers, web administrators and web services designers.