1. Welcome Class of 2003 Department of Management Sciences Faculty of Business August, 2003

2. 2 About the MS Department Management Sciences ~ sciences for business management 22 academic staff ~ one of the largest departments in the Asia-Pacific region Many years of local and overseas experience in academia & industry ~ most faculty members received their doctoral degrees from prominent universities in North America, Europe, Australasia and Hong Kong

3. 3 Academic Programs 3 BBA Majors BBA MST BBA MS BBA SOM MA QAB Bus Statistics Operations Mgt M Phil Ph D

4. 4 Strategic Direction A student centered department well-balanced in research, teaching & consultancy Teaching Student Research Consultancy

5. 5 Research Active in research, particularly strong in applied research Publications in high-quality international journals Outstanding performance in Hong-Kong- wide research grant competition.

6. 6 Consultancy Close contact with local organizations such as ~ MTR, KCR, KMB etc ~ Airport Authority, Cathay Pacific ~ Government departments Opportunities to provide practical training to our students

7. 7 Schedule of Courses MA Quantitative Analysis for Business – Business Statistics Concentration Key:PC = PrecursorCU = Credit Units(#) = Courses in Year 1

8. 8 Schedule of Courses MA Quantitative Analysis for Business – Operations Management Concentration Key:PC = PrecursorCU = Credit Units(#) = Courses in Year 1

9. 9 CREDIT TRANSFER Can apply for credit transfers for no more than 50% of total credit units of the programme. Submit application forms to the REGISTRAR’S OFFICE. Deadline is 3 October 2003. New students should hand in application(s) for all courses (even courses for future semesters) before the above deadline. For continuing students, only those with newly obtained qualifications are eligible to apply for credit transfer.