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Business Decision Analytics
Advanced Standing I
Major
Business Decision Analytics
商業決策分析
Degree / Award Title
Bachelor of Business Administration in Business Decision Analytics
工商管理學士(商業決策分析)
Offering Academic Unit
Department of Management Sciences
Normal Period of Study
3 years
Maximum Period of Study
6 years
Credit Units Required for Graduation
93 credit units
Note: The following curriculum information is subject to periodic review and changes.

GE Requirements (21 credit units)Catalogue Term : Semester A 2024/25



  Credit Units
University Requirements GE1401 University English 3
GE2402 English for Business Communication 3
GE1501 Chinese Civilisation - History and Philosophy 3
Distributional Requirements Take 2 courses from two different distributional areas:

Area 1: Arts and Humanities
Area 2: Study of Societies, Social and Business Organisations
Area 3: Science and Technology

Visit the GE website for more course information.
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College-specified Courses CB2203 Data-driven Business Modeling 3
CB2240 Introduction to Business Programming in Python 3

College / School Requirements (42 credit units)Catalogue Term : Semester A 2024/25



1. College Core Courses (36 credit units)
Course CodeCourse TitleCredit Units
CB2100Introduction to Financial Accounting3
CB2101Introduction to Managerial Accounting3
CB2200Business Statistics3
CB2201Operations Management3
CB2300Management3
CB2400Microeconomics3
CB2402Macroeconomics3
CB2500Information Management3
CB2601Marketing3
CB3043Business Case Analysis and Communication3
CB3410Financial Management3
CB4303Strategic Management3

2. College Electives (6 credit units) #
Course CodeCourse TitleCredit Units
AC3202Corporate Accounting I3
CB2041Applications of Game Theory to Business3
CB3021Business Discovery Methods3
CB3041Financial Statement Analysis3
CB3044Introduction to Financial Markets3
CB3045Advanced Seminar on Business Case Analysis3
CB3800Business Practice Internship3
CB4605Business Consultancy Project6
CS1102Introduction to Computer Studies3
IS2021Big Data Management3
IS2023Mobile Applications for Business3
MA1006Calculus and Linear Algebra for Business3
MGT3306Organizational Behavior and Human Resources Management3
MKT3601China Business Environment3
MS3124Global Supply Chain Management3
MS3252Regression Analysis3
LW2903Business and Law3

# For BBA students, in the case that the same course being offered in the Major and in College Electives, the credit units earned will count only once, for fulfilling the Major requirement, then for fulfilling the College requirement. Students have to take another College elective course to make up for the freed credit units. Students are responsible for ensuring the College and Major requirements are fulfilled to obtain graduation qualification.

For ASI students declaring BBA double major, 6 credits of College Elective will be exempted.


Major Requirements (30 credit units)Catalogue Term : Semester A 2024/25



Major Core Courses (9 credit units)
(The core courses are compulsory for both streams)
 
Course CodeCourse TitleCredit Units
MS3251Analytics using SAS3
MS3252Regression Analysis3
MS3227Probability Theory in Decision Making3

 A. Decision Analytics Stream

Stream Core Courses (15 credit units)
Course CodeCourse TitleCredit UnitsRemarks
MS3111Data Analytics with Excel VBA3
MS3128Managerial Decision Analytics3Subject to fulfilling pre-requisite requirements
MS4224 Enterprise Data Mining3Subject to fulfilling pre-requisite requirements
MS4226Financial Risk Analytics3
MS4252Big Data Analytics3

Stream Electives (6 credit units)
Students are required to take TWO electives from Groups A and B and at least ONE must be from Group A.

Group A (Decision Analytics electives) 
Course CodeCourse TitleCredit UnitsRemarks
MS3224Business Survey Design3
MS3403Internship for Management Sciences31. This course can be used to fulfil the internship/consultancy project/research project requirement. 2. The internship/consultancy project/research project requirement does not apply to all U2 & U3 intakes.
MS4212Predictive Analytics and Forecasting3Subject to fulfilling pre-requisite requirements.
MS4251Marketing Analytics Techniques3Subject to fulfilling pre-requisite requirements.
MS4253Business Analytics Project31. Subject to fulfilling pre-requisite requirements. 2. This course can be used to fulfil the internship/consultancy project/research project requirement. 3. The internship/consultancy project/research project requirement does not apply to all U2 & U3 intakes.
MS4262Advanced Analytics using SAS3Subject to fulfilling pre-requisite requirements.

Group B (Other electives)
Course CodeCourse TitleCredit UnitsRemarks
CS2360Java Programming3
CS2468Data Structures and Data Management3Subject to fulfilling pre-requisite requirements.
IS3240Advanced Business Programming in Python3Subject to fulfilling pre-requisite requirements.
MS3106Simulation3Subject to fulfilling pre-requisite requirements.
MS3125Business Project Management3Subject to fulfilling pre-requisite requirements.
MS3322Quality Management3
MS4227Pricing and Revenue Management3Subject to fulfilling pre-requisite requirements.
LT3233Computational Linguistics3Subject to fulfilling pre-requisite requirements.
Any one of the Core or Elective courses from other BBA Majors3


 B. Data Informatics Stream
 
Stream Core course (15 credit units)
Course CodeCourse TitleCredit UnitsRemarks
MS4224Enterprise Data Mining3Subject to fulfilling pre-requisite requirements
MS4226Financial Risk Analytics3
IS3240Advanced Business Programming in Python3Subject to fulfilling pre-requisite requirements
IS3100Techniques for Big Data3
IS3331Database Management3

Stream Electives (6 credit units)
Students are required to take TWO electives from the following list:
Course CodeCourse TitleCredit UnitsRemarks
AC4301Corporate Accounting II3Subject to fulfilling pre-requisite requirements.
AC4342Auditing3Subject to fulfilling pre-requisite requirements.
EF3320Security Analysis and Portfolio Management3Subject to fulfilling pre-requisite requirements.
EF3333Financial Systems, Markets and Instruments3Subject to fulfilling pre-requisite requirements.
IS2505e-Business3
IS4238Internship I31.This course can be taken by IS major students only. 2.This course can be used to fulfil the internship/consultancy project/research project requirement.
IS4239Internship II31.This course can be taken by IS major students only. 2.This course can be used to fulfil the internship/consultancy project/research project requirement.
IS4861Machine Learning for Business3Subject to fulfilling pre-requisite requirements.
IS4937Information Management Consulting Project I31.This course can be taken by IS major students only. 2.This course can be used to fulfil the internship/consultancy project/research project requirement.
IS4938Information Management Consulting Project II31.This course can be taken by IS major students only. 2.This course can be used to fulfil the internship/consultancy project/research project requirement.
IS4940Global Technology Entrepreneurship and Innovation3
MGT4313Strategic Entrepreneurship3Subject to fulfilling pre-requisite requirements.
MKT3603Consumer Behaviour3Subject to fulfilling pre-requisite requirements.
MKT3608Marketing Intelligence and Applications of Analytics3Subject to fulfilling pre-requisite requirements.
MS3224Business Survey Design3
MS3403Internship for Management Sciences31.This course can be taken by BDAN major students only. 2.This course can be used to fulfil the internship/consultancy project/research project requirement. 3.The internship/consultancy project/research project requirement does not apply to all U2 & U3 intakes.
MS4253Business Analytics Project31.Subject to fulfilling pre-requisite requirements. 2.This course can be taken by BDAN major students only. 3.This course can be used to fulfil the internship/consultancy project/research project requirement. 3.The internship/consultancy project/research project requirement does not apply to all U2 & U3 intakes.
Any one of the Core or Elective courses from other BBA Majors3