SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT
DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION AND SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT Faculty
Professor and Acting Head of Department:
Albert Y. LO, BA California State; MA, PhD Univ of California, Berkeley Professor:
Lode LI, BA Fudan; MS, PhD Northwestern
(Concurrently appointed as Professor of Accounting) Adjunct Professor:
Andrew 0. WHINSTON, PhD Carnegie-Mellon Visiting Professor:
Viatcheslav V. SAZONOV, PhD, DSc Steklov Mathematical Inst, Moscow Senior LecturerdAssociate Professors:
Tung X. BUI, PhD Fribourg; PhD New York
lnchi HU, BS National Taiwan; MS National Tsing-Hua; PhD Standford Olivia Liu SHENG, BS National Chiao Tung; MS, PhD Rochester Kar Yan TAM, BS Univ of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; MS, PhD Purdue
(Associate Head) LecturerdAssistant Professors:
Grace AU, BSc, MSc, PhD London
Christopher K. CARTER, BSc Sydney; PhD New South Wales
Anthony T. CHAN, BE National Univ of Singapore; MBA, MA, PhD Univ of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Patrick Y. K. CHAU, BSSc Chinese Univ of Hong Kong; MBA Edinburgh; PhD Western Ontario
Ki-Ling CHEUNG, BSc Univ of Wisconsin, Madison; MSc, PhD Stanford Theodore H. CLARK, MBA, DBA Harvard
Haresh GURNANI, BTech /IT New Delhi; MS, PhD Carnegie-Mellon Kunihiko HIGA, BS, PhD Arizona
Siming HUANG, BS Univ of Sc & Tech of China; MS Academia Sinica; PhD Iowa Ramesh KINI, BTech Indian lnst of Tech, Delhi; MSc, PhD Carnegie-Mellon Karl R. LANG, MBA Free Univ of Berlin; PhD Univ of Texas, Austin
Ho-Geun LEE, BS Seoul National; MS Korea Adv lnst of Sc & Tech; PhD Univ of Texas, Austin
Shu-Ming NG, BA, MPhil Hong Kong; MS Stanfora PhD Carnegie-Mellon Ben A. PETRAZZINI, BA National Univ of Cordoba; MA Catholic Univ of
Argentina; MA, PhD Univ of California, San Diego Lydia J. PRICE, BS Miami; MS Cincinnati; PhD Columbia
(Joint teaching duties in Department of Marketing)
Roy C. SCHMIDT, BA, BS Maryland, MBA St Mary's; PhD Indiana Li-Chung SHIH, BS, MS Sao Paulo; PhD Tokyo lnst of Tech
Chi-Ming Davy WONG, BSc Hong Kong; MBA, PhD New South Wales Hongtao ZHANG, BS, MS Beijing; PhD Massachusetts lnst of Tech
J. Leon ZHAO, BS Beijing Univ ofAgricultural Engineering; MS Univof California, Davis; MS, PhD Univ of California, Berkeley
Shaohui ZHENG, MS lnst of Applied Mathematics, Chinese Academy of Sci- ences; PhD Columbia
Department of Information and Systems Management
Visiting LecturersIAssistant Professors:
Manfred A. JEUSFELD, Dip degree RWTH Aachen PhD Passau
Pai-Chun MA, BS National Chiao-Tong; MBA State Univ of New York; PhD New York
Wing-Lit WONG, BS Chinese Univ of Hong Kong; MA, PhD Pittsburgh Jerome Chih Hung YEN, MS New Mexico; PhD Arizona
Visiting Scholar:
Milton MUELLER, BA Columbia Colt MA, PhD Pennsylvania
Undergraduate Programme
The undergraduate programme is divided into two main streams: lnformation Systems (IS), and ~ a n a g e m e n f ~ ~ e r a t i o n s (MO), both leading to the BBA degree in lnformation and Systems Management.
lnformation Systems Stream
The discipline of lnformation Systems (IS) is concerned with the application of information technology to achieve the management obiectives of ~rofit-oriented and non-profit organisati6ns. In modern society, a major bortion of business activities involve the collection, analysis, processing, management, and distribution of informa- tion. Computer and telecommunication technologies, if properly applied, have proven to be instrumental in leveraging an organisation's effectiveness. As organisations are increasingly faced with challenges of rapid technology advances in theeverchanging marketplace, there is a strona demand for ~rofessionals who both understand business functions and possess the necessary infoimation technology skills to assist an organi- sation to face these challenges.
In recognition of the vital role information technology plays in today's business world, courses offered by the IS stream aim to provide students with fundamental knowledge in major functional areas of organisation and the analytical competence to design, implement and control information systems required by business.
The Department has a number of laboratories to support teaching and research in IS. A workstation laboratory, in operation since 1993, houses 31 UNlX SPARC workstations with colour monitors. The multimedia laboratory and the networking laboratory started operations in May 1994. The multimedia laboratory consists of advanced audio-visual equipment, high performance workstations, and peripherals, all housed in a specially designed acoustic room to allow integration of voice, text and image in an integrated computing platform. The networking laboratory consists of a network of PCs, workstations and communication devices runnina a varietv of network
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management packages and groupware utilities.
Management Operations Stream
The quantitative management group in the Department of lnformation and Systems Management offers courses in management operations and management science, and statistics. The aeneral theme is the develo~ment of ~roblem-solvina skills useful to all managers. ~ a n a ~ e m e n t operations provide the bas'is for undertakkg the work and controlling it to a successful completion by means of skills to break work down
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into tasks, and evaluate the time and resources needed. Included are the identification of management problems, modelling and solution of the technical components, inter- pretation and use of the solution, and solution maintenance. Areas of study covered in this stream include operations and technology management, and management sci- ence.
Statistics is one of the most useful methods by which numerical information can be collected, summarised and interpreted as an aid to decision making in an uncertain environment. As a consequence, statistical methods are widely used in all areas of business. The aeneral theme of the statistics courses in this stream is the development
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of application-Gientated statistical methods to business, with an emphasis on problem- solving skills for data-oriented problems, specifically including categorical data, fore- casting, multivariate methods, nonparametric methods, missing data and partial infor- mation, regression analysis, reliability models, sequential analysis, sample survey and resampling methods.
Curriculum for BBA in lnformation and Systems Management (two streams)
I. lnformation Systems Stream Core courses
ISMT 101 Introduction to lnformation Systems ISMT 11 1 Business Statistics
ISMT 221 Information Systems Analysis and Design ISMT 223 Business ADDlications Programming ISMT 226 Database design and ~drrhistration ISMT 227 Data ~anagement and File Structures ISMT 330 lnformation Systems Development and Project ISMT 333 lnfor6ation Systems Project I
ISMT 334 lnformation Svstems Project II
ACCT 101
COMP 102 Computer and Programming Fundamentals I [2-1-1131
LANG 101 Business Communication [O-3-0131
(2) MATH 005 Algebra and Calculus l [3-1-0:4]
(3) H&SS Humanities and Social Science elective 4 12 SB&M Business and Management elective 2 6
(2) SClE Science elective 0 or 2 0 or 6
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Additional requirement
(4) LANG 001 Language Skills Enhancement I [0-3-1:0]
Notes:
(1) Students entering with grade B or above in AL Economics take ECON 191 ; those with grades C to E in AL Economics take ECON 11 1 : all other students can choose to taie either ECON 110 or 11 1.
(2) Students entering with HKCEE Mathematics only, or those who scored below ' grade C in HKCEE Additional Mathematics, take MATH 005 and MATH 006 in the Fall and Spring semesters respectively. All others take a science elective of at least three credits in each semester.
(3) Of these courses, at least one course in Humanities and one in Social Science are required.
(4) Students entering without grade C or above in AS Use of English will be required to take and pass this course during the first semester of attendance.
A minimum of 100 credits is required for the BBA programme in lnformation and Systems Management
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lnformation Systems stream. Students must take additional course(s) and/or elective(s) of higher-than-required credit value to meet this minimum total of 100 credits.Recommended Pattern of Study for the lnformation Systems Stream lstyear Fall C lSMT111,ACCT101,ECON1101111/191;
R MATH 005lSCIE;
E H&SS;
0 LANG 001 (Total: 18 credits)
Spring C ISMT 101, ACCT 122, ECON 112, FlNA 11 1;
R MATH 006lSCIE (Total: 19 credits)
2nd year Fall C ISMT 221, MARK 212, MGTO 221 ;
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It. Management Operations Stream Core courses
ISMT 261 Production and Operations Management [4-0-0:4]
ISMT 271 Management Science [3-1-0:4]
LANG 101 Business Communication [0-3-0:3]
(2) MATH 005 Algebra and Calculus l [3-1-0:4]
(2) MATH 006 Algebra and Calculus ll [3-1-0:4]
MGTO 321 Corporate Strategy (4-0-0:4]
Elective courses
Elective types
Minimum Minimum no. of courses total credits
ENGG Engineering elective 2 6
(3) H&SS Humanities and Social Science elective 4 12 ISMT(M0) Information and Systems Management
(Management Operations) elective 3 12
(2) SClE Science elective 0 or 2 Oor6
Additional requirement
(4) LANG 001 Language Skills Enhancement l [0-3-1:0]
Notes:
(1) Students entering with grade B or above in AL Economics take ECON 191 ; those with grades C to E in AL Economics take ECON 11 1 ; all other students can choose to take either ECON 11 0 or 11 1.
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(2) Students entering with HKCEE Mathematics only, or those who scored below grade C in HKCEE Additional Mathematics, take MATH 005 and MATH 006 in the Fall and Spring semesters respectively. All others take a science elective of at least three credits in each semester.
(3) Of these courses, at least one course in Humanities and one in Social Science are required.
(4) Students entering without grade C or above in AS Use of English will be required to take and pass this course during the first semester of attendance.
A minimum of 101 credits is required for the BBA programme in lnformation and Systems Management
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Management Operations stream. Students must take addi- tional course(s) and/or elective(s) of higher-than-required credit value to meet this minimum total of 101 credits.Recommended Pattern of Study for the Management Operations Stream 1st year Fall C ISMT 11 1, ACCT 101, ECON 11 011 1111 91 ;
R MATH 005lSCIE;
E H&SS;
0 LANG 001 (Total: 18 credits)
Spring C ISMT 101, ACCT 122, ECON 112, FINA 111;
R MATH 006lSCIE (Total: 19 credits)
2nd year Fall C MARK 21 2, MGTO 221 ;
E ISMT(MO), FREE, H&SS (Total: 14 credits) Spring E ISMT(MO), ENGG, FREE, H&SS (Total: 14 credits) C = core course; R = required course; E = elective course; 0 = other course
Faculty Research Interests
Professor Albert Y. LO, Acting Head of Department
Bayesian Statistics; curve estimations; resampling methods; missing data problems.
Professor Lode LI, Concurrently appointed as Professor of Accounting
Dynamic transfer pricing for two production departments in sequence; co-ordination of financial and production decisions; multi-stage service facility startup and capacity models.
Professor Andrew B. WHINSTON, Adjunct Professor
Decision support systems; organisational computing; economics of information sys- tems.
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Professor Viatcheslav V. SAZONOV, Visiting Professor
Probability theory: foundations of probability; probabilities on algebraic structures;
approximation methods in probability. Applied probability: Markov models; renewal models: statistics: Bayesian statistics; nonparametric statistics; approximation meth- ods in statistics.
Dr Tung X. BUI, Associate Professor
Implementation of information systems in large organisations; group decision and negotiation support systems, crisis management support systems; design of distributed knowledge-bases for organisational decision making.
Dr lnchi HU, Associate Professor
Sequential analysis; stochastic control; stochastic process; statistical inference.
Dr Olivia Liu SHENG, Associate Professor
Modelling, analysis, design and evaluation of large-scale (distributed, heterogeneous and multimedia) database and knowledge-base systems; CASE tools for advanced database applications; computer-mediated communication and collaboration support.
Dr Kar-Yan TAM, Associate Professor and Associate Head of Department
Information technology applications in finance and manufacturing; decision support technologies; information systems management.
Dr Grace AU, Assistant Professor
Distributed multi-media systems; workflow modelling; visual interactive modelling;
human computer interaction.
Dr Christopher K. CARTER, Assistant Professor '
ARCH models; ARlMA models; Bayesian Statistics; Markov chain; Monte Carlo meth- ods; nonparametric regression.
Dr. Anthony T. CHAN, Assistant Professor
Time series analysis and stochastic control with applications in financial derivative markets.
Dr Patrick Y. K. CHAU, Assistant Professor
Decision support systems; expert systems; visual interactive modelling and simulation;
diffusion/adoption/implementation of information technology; applications of manage- ment science techniques in marketing and finance.
Dr Ki-Ling CHEUNG, Assistant Professor
Total quality management; supply chain management; production and operations management.
Dr Theodore H. CLARK, Assistant Professor
Telecommunications policy and strategy; EDI; inter-organisational systems; process re-design.
Dr Haresh GURNANI, Assistant Professor
Enterprise and logisti& management, operations and technology management; manu- facturing strategy, total quality management; operations research, applied optimisation
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Dr Kunihiko HIGA, Assistant Professor
Telework; knowledge base design and maintenance methodology; database design;
group support systems.
Dr Si-Ming HUANG, Assistant Professor
Mathematical programming; combinatorial optimisation; graph theory; stochastic proc- ess; quantitative approaches to productionloperations management problems; facility locationldesign modelling and analysis.
Dr Ramesh G. KINI, Assistant Professor
Manufacturing and marketing implications of design and conformance quality related decisions; production management.
Dr Karl R. LANG, Assistant Professor
DSSIAI; qualitative modelling and qualitative reasoning; distributed organisational computing.
Dr Ho-Geun LEE, Assistant Professor
Electronic market structures; telecommunications and multi-media technologies; com- munications; decision support systems.
Dr Shu-Ming NG, Assistant Professor
Mathematical programming; combinatorial optimisation; modelling and improvement of manufacturing and management systems..
Dr Ben A. PETRAZZINI, Assistant Professor
Telecommunications policy and regulations; telecommunications privatisation and liberalisation in developing countries; publiclprivate sector relations in information markets; role of the electronics trade in economic development.
Dr Lydia J. PRICE, Assistant Professor
Multivariate statisticslapplied marketing research; consumer psychology; product war- ranties.
Dr Roy C. SCHMIDT, Assistant Professor
Group decision making; strategic decision making; using information technology for competitive advantage; improving management effectiveness through information technology.
Dr Li-Chung SHIH, Lecturer
Strategy and operations management; total quality and productivity management;
applied heuristics methods; product development management; motivation systems.
Dr Chi-Ming Davy WONG, Assistant Professor
Statistics; nonparametric regression; Markov chain; Monte Carlo algorithms; statistical computing; modelling and forecasting electricity load.
Dr Hongtao ZHANG, Assistant Professor
Supply chain inventory management; manufacturingldistribution integrated planning;
scheduling of jobs; analysis of queues; optimisation heuristics.
models. Dr J. Leon ZHAO, Assistant Professor
Development and management of intelligent information systems; interoperability of multiple database systems; workflow management systems.
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Dr Shao-Hui ZHENG, Assistant Professor
Quality control; production management, inventory management; applied stochastic processes; Markov devision programming; simulation; applied statistics.
Dr Manfred A. JEUSFELD, Visiting Assistant Professor
Distributed design of information systems; schema evolution; meta models for IS design; deductive approaches; cooperation on networks.
Dr Pai-Chun MA, Visiting Lecturer
Model management; logical constraints in database design; concept-based information retrieval; negotiation support systems.
Dr Wing-Lit WONG, Visiting Assistant Professor
Measurement error models (i.e. errors-in-variables models); statistics; simulation;
statistical computation; actuaries science.
Dr Jerome YEN, Visiting Assistant Professor
Group decision and negotiation support systems; expert systems and neural networks;
business process re-engineering; competition intelligence; information retrieval.
Dr Milton MUELLER, Visiting Scholar Telecommunications policy and management.
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