BUS 2007BED
BUS 2007BED |
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Shaping Business Opportunities |
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Course Coordinator:
Lai Hiu Yeung, MBA (HKU); FCIM (UK); SHKIM; PCC (ICF)
Aims
The course aims to develop students' understanding of business and management practice. It discusses innovation as a key feature of the contemporary business context. It comprehensively explores how organisations work by looking at internal functions, including operations management, human relations, finance and marketing. It also provides students with opportunities to learn about how the external environment shapes the way businesses respond to global challenges.
Contents
The course covers the following topics:
Learning support
There will be eight two-hour online lectures, three two-hour online surgeries, 28 one-hour surgeries and five six-hour compulsory face-to-face day schools.
The dates for the compulsory face-to-face day school(s) are as follows:
| Session | Date |
| 1 | 19 October or 20 October 2024 (Saturday or Sunday) |
| 2 | 14 December or 15 December 2024 (Saturday or Sunday) |
| 3 | 22 February or 23 February 2025 (Saturday or Sunday) |
| 4 | 8 March or 9 March 2025 (Saturday or Sunday) |
| 5 | 5 April or 6 April 2025 (Saturday or Sunday) |
The timetable displayed above is provisional and is subject to change without notification. You should check the confirmed timetable via MyHKMU of the HKMU website (Current Students) before term starts.
Assessment
There are online lecture polls, three assignments, one compulsory oral presentation and four application-based assessments to be conducted during compulsory face-to-face day schools. Assignments should be prepared with Microsoft Word and submitted to Turnitin for plagiarism checking via the Online Learning Environment (OLE).
Equipment
Students will need access to a personal computer with an Internet connection.
Set book(s)
To be advised.
