Hong Kong Baptist University

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http//www.comp.hkbu.edu.hk
IT for Youth 2006 Career Seminar 006
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Computer Science Department, HKBU
18 faculty members (1 IEEE Fellow, 3 IEEE
Senior Members) 9 supporting staff 300
undergraduate students 50 research students
project staff Degrees BSc, MSc, MPhil, PhD
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Achieving Academic Excellence

• All 18 faculty members have PhD
• ? Dedicated Educators Scholars

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Achieving Academic Excellence

• All 18 faculty members have PhD
• ? Dedicated Educators Scholars
• IEEE ACM curricula ? all our programs
• Faculty Mentors ? 1st year
• Elite Program ? 1st 2nd years
• Independent Honors Projects ? 3rd year

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• Program Code 2448
• B.Sc (Hon.) in
• COMPUTING STUDIES
• (Information Systems)
• Emphasize on
• Business Applications

• Program Code 2436
• B.Sc (Hon.) in
• COMPUTER SCIENCE
• Emphasize on
• Information Technologies

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B.Sc (Hon.) in COMPUTER SCIENCE

• Computer Science Foundation (e.g., programming,
  data structures algorithms, DB management,
  networking, software engineering),
• More advanced CS and Math Subjects (e.g., design
  and analysis of algorithm, computational
  mathematics), and
• Summer Workshop I II (Year 1 2 Summers)
• Optional Sandwich Mode

• with specialization in
• Web Intelligence
• Digital Media Communications

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B.Sc (Hon.) in COMPUTING STUDIES(Information
Systems)

• Computer Science (e.g., programming, data
  structures algorithms, DB management,
  networking),
• Information Systems (e.g., systems analysis and
  design, information system management), and
• Business (e.g., accounting, economics, e-business
  enterprises)
• Applied Information Systems Laboratories (Year 2)
• Summer Internship Optional Sandwich Mode

• with specialization in
• E-Transformation
• Database
• Web Intelligence
• Digital Media Communications

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Computing Facilities

• Hardware
• e.g. Pentium-IV PC, Sun, Silicon Graphics, Dell,
  IBM RS/6000, AS/400, Dec Alpha, etc.

• Software
• Most up-to-date and popular softwares
• e.g. Oracle, PowerBuilder, Rational Rose, Matlab,
  Macromedia Director, etc.

• Wired wireless Internet access

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Career Opportunities

• B.Sc (Hon.) in
• COMPUTING STUDIES
• (Information Systems)
• Information systems development
• Information systems administration
• Other IT related sales and management positions

• B.Sc (Hon.) in
• COMPUTER SCIENCE
• Network and Multimedia Specialist
• System administrator
• Software Developer and Analyst

• Database Administrator
• IT education

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Employment Statistics
Table Employment status by December of the
graduation year.
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Minimum Admission Requirements

• E
• E
• E

• IDENTICAL for two programmes!
• AS Use of English
• AS Chinese Language Culture
• Either two AL subjects or one AL subject plus two
  AS subjects
• plus...

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Additional Requirements

• Mathematics
• Grade C in HKCEE Maths or
• Grade E in HKCEE Additional Mathematics or
• Grade E in
• AL/AS Applied Mathematics,
• AL Pure Mathematics, or
• AS Mathematics and Statistics.