Social Media: Collective Intelligence & Creativity

[Previous Course Code(s): ISOM 109] This course provides an analysis of the power of social media, such as Facebook, twitter, blogs, mashups, wikis, etc. It examines how social media can facilitate creativity and collective intelligence, through enhanced information sharing and online collaboration among netizens; ultimately building the social pool of knowledge. It also examines the downside of this participatory culture.

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Technology and Innovation: Social and Business Perspectives

[Previous Course Code(s): ISOM 139] This course describes the development of technology and innovation from social and business perspectives. It highlights that successful development and adoption of innovative products relies not only on the technology itself but also a complex process that is subject to the impact of cultural, political, economic and managerial factors.

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Telecommunications and Computer Networking Management

[Previous Course Code(s): ISOM 235, ISMT 235] Essential elements of telecommunications in support of business activities. Topics include OSI Model and TCP/IP Protocol Suite, LAN and WAN technology, voice and data communication technologies, communication architectures, networking and security, protocols and standards.

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COMP 4621

Instructor:

Prof. Percy DIAS

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Wed & Fri 1630-1750 (L1) - Rm. 4619
Mon 1330-1420 (La1) - SBM Networking Lab (Rm. 4380)
Mon 1200-1250 (La2) - SBM Networking Lab (Rm. 4380)
Mon 1030-1120 (La3) - SBM Networking Lab (Rm. 4380)

Information Systems Analysis and Design

[Previous Course Code(s): ISOM 221, ISMT 221] The process by which large software systems are built by teams of developers. Techniques for modeling data and process requirements are surveyed and illustrated using computer-aided software engineering (CASE) tools. Topics include information systems development life cycle and object-oriented systems analysis and design using UML.

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ISOM 2010

Instructor:

Prof. Xiaojun ZHANG

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Tue & Thu 1030-1150 (L1) - SBM Case Lab III (Rm. 4115A)
Tue & Thu 1500-1620 (L2) - SBM Case Lab III (Rm. 4115A)
Tue & Thu 1330-1450 (L3) - SBM Case Lab III (Rm. 4115A)
Thu 1630-1720 (La1) - SBM Microsoft .Net Lab (Rm. 4116)
Fri 0900-0950 (La2) - SBM Microsoft .Net Lab (Rm. 4116)
Fri 1030-1120 (La3) - SBM Microsoft .Net Lab (Rm. 4116)
Fri 1200-1250 (La4) - SBM Microsoft .Net Lab (Rm. 4116)

Business Applications Programming

[Previous Course Code(s): ISOM 223, ISMT 223] An introduction to business applications programming will be covered in this course. Students will learn and understand programming concepts and gain programming experiences for business applications development through a business programming language.

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(For non-BSc in Quantitative Finance students) ISOM 2010

Instructor:

Prof. James KWOK

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Wed & Fri 1330-1450 (L1) - Rm. 2465
Tue & Thu 1630-1750 (L2) - Rm. 4619
Tue & Thu 0900-1020 (L3) - Rm. 4619
Fri 1500-1550 (La1) - SBM Microsoft .Net Lab  (Rm. 4116)
Mon 1330-1420 (La2) - SBM Microsoft .Net Lab (Rm. 4116)
Mon 1500-1550 (La3) - SBM Microsoft .Net Lab (Rm. 4116)
Mon 1630-1720 (La4) - SBM Microsoft .Net Lab  (Rm. 4116)

[Previous Course Code(s): ISOM 326] This course covers the fundamental concepts, technologies, and applications of business intelligence (BI) to help firms gain a competitive advantage. Topics include data mining, data warehousing, business analytics, data visualization, business performance management, etc. Students will gain hands-on experience with popular BI tools.

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[Previous Course Code(s): ISOM 218, ISMT 218] In an interconnected networked economy, management of networked applications becomes increasingly important. This course gives a general overview of the most basic information and networking management concepts and provides students with both theoretical and practical training in networking management applications, e.g. Cisco.

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[Previous Course Code(s): ISOM 302, ISMT 302] The course focuses on innovation strategies and entrepreneurship skills that provide an intellectual structure for understanding the issues of how entrepreneurial firms recognize potential of an innovation on time, how they implement the right strategies to exploit the innovation, and how to protect their profits from competitors. The course also explores the increasingly global character of entrepreneurial firms, and how successful technology companies compete across cultures, markets and nations.

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[Previous Course Code(s): ISOM 350, ISMT 350] The course provides a comprehensive approach for auditing information systems including specific procedures and illustrative case studies useful for auditors and information security professionals. It provides the tools required for audits and covers physical, logical and environmental security; security certifications; computer forensics; e-commerce and Internet security; information privacy laws and regulations; and project management controls.

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Prof. James KWOK

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Wed & Fri 1500-1620 (L1) - Rm. 2465