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ISOM 111

Business Statistics

[3-0-0:3]

 

[Previous Course Code: ISMT111] Collection, tabulation and presentation of numerical data; concepts of probability and probability distributions; sampling; statistical estimation and hypothesis testing; correlation and regression analysis.

 

Exclusions:

BISC215, CIVL181, MATH144, MATH 243, IELM 151

 

Instructor:

Prof. Inchi HU, Dr. Anthony CHAN, Dr. Xuhu WAN, Dr. Yingying LI and Dr. Xinghua ZHENG.

 

Class Hours:

(L1) Mon & Wed    0900-1020 - RM.2303
(L2) Tue & Thu      1200-1320 - Rm.2306
(L3) Tue & Thu      1500-1620 - Rm.2407
(L4) Tue & Thu      0900-1020 - Rm.2405
(L5) Mon & Wed   1200-1320 - Rm.2407
(L6) Mon & Wed   1030-1150 - Rm.2407
(L7) Tue & Thu     1630-1750 - Rm.2502
(L8) Tue & Thu     1330-1450 - Rm.3008
(L9) Wed & Fri     1500-1620 - Rm.4619
(L10) Mon & Wed 1030-1150 - Rm.2405
(L11) Tue & Thu   1500-1620 - Rm.4620
 

 

 

 

ISOM 162

Introduction to Operations Management

[3-0-0:3]

 

[Previous Course Code: ISMT162] For non-SB&M students. This course covers basic concepts and practices in production and service operations at the strategic, tactical and operational levels. Topics include product and process design, location and layout decisions, material requirements, resource planning, scheduling, and quality control.

 

Exclusions:

ISOM161, IEEM310

 

Instructor:

Dr. Shu Ming NG

 

Class Hours:

 Mon & Wed  0900-1020 - LTA

 

Textbook:

“Operations and Supply Management: The core”, by Jacobs & Chase; Latest edition; McGraw Hill.

 

 

ISOM 254

Introduction to Probability Models

[3-0-0:3]

 

[Previous Course Code: ISMT254] Probabilities, random variables, distribution functions, densities, expected values, conditional distributions and densities, conditional expectations, moment generating functions, Chebyshev's inequality, central limit theorem, and Poisson processes.

 

Exclusion:

MATH241, MATH341

 

Prerequisite:

ISOM111 or ISOM144

 

Instructor:

Prof. Albert LO and Dr. Xinghua ZHENG

 

Class Hours:

(L1)  Wed & Fri 1500-1620 - Rm.1505
(L2) Tue & Thu  1030-1150 - Rm.2406

 

 

 

 

 

ISOM 263

Quality Management

[3-0-0:3]

 

[Previous Course Code: ISMT263] Concepts and strategic importance of quality, organizational aspects, total quality control, quality and productivity improvement programs, quality costs and economics. Applications in industrial and service sectors. Second or third year standing preferred.

 

Exclusion:

IEEM227

 

Instructor:

Dr. Ki Ling CHEUNG

 

Class Hours:

(L1) Tue & Thu 1300-1450 - Rm. 2406
(L2) Mon & Wed 0930-1020 - Rm. 4502

 

Textbook:

“Managing Quality Integrating the Supply Chain", by S. Thomas Foster; Fourth Edition; Pearson.

 

 

ISOM 271

Management Science

[3-1-0:4]

 

[Previous Course Code: ISMT271] Introduction to scientific approaches to informed decision making and technical methods for managerial problem solving; spreadsheet modeling in Excel is used throughout; two important frames: constrained optimization and decisions under risk; emphases on model formulation and solution interpretation; applications to a wide variety of management situations.

 

Exclusion:

IEEM 201

 

Instructor:

Prof. Shaohui ZHENG

 

Class Hours:

 (L1) Wed & Fri 1630-1750 - Microsoft .Net Lab (Rm. 4116)
 (L2) Mon & Wed 1030-1150 - Microsoft .Net Lab (Rm. 4116)

 (T1) Wed 1400-1450 - Microsoft .Net Lab (Rm. 4116)
 (T2) Mon 1200-1250 - Microsoft .Net Lab (Rm. 4116)

 

Textbook:

“Spreadsheet Modeling and Applications”, by Albright; Thomson Learning Incoporation.

 
ISOM 364

Enterprise Resource Management

[3-0-0:3]
  [Previous Course Code: ISMT364] Basic concepts and practices of enterprise resource management; popular enterprise resource planning software packages, such as SAP R/3 for discussing and building integrated business solutions. 
 

Prerequisite:

 ISOM 161
 

Instructor:

Dr. Ronald LAU
 

Class Hours:

Tue & Thu 1630-1750 - Microsoft .Net Lab. ( Rm. 4116)
 

Textbook:

 
 

ISOM 365

Business Project Management

[3-0-0:3]
  [Previous Course Code: ISMT365, ISMT369I] This course covers basic principles and practices of project management. Special emphases are on project planning, scheduling, and control while addressing both the technical and the social aspects of managing business projects.
 

Prerequisite:

 ISOM161
 

Instructor:

Dr. Ronald LAU
 

Class Hours:

Tue & Thu 1200-1320 - Microsoft .Net Lab. ( Rm. 4116)
 

Textbook:

 
   

ISOM 369A

OM Best Practices

[3-0-0:3]
  This course studies 10 cases in Operations Management (OM). The practices described in these cases have been judged by peers as being amongst the best during the last ten years. Students shall try to understand what the problem was, how it was addressed, what happened and attempt to learn what marked it as a success and how portable the practice can be. The principle purpose is to expose students to a wide range of good case histories in order to enhance their repertoire and experience.
 

Prerequisite:

 ISOM161
 

Instructor:

Dr. Qing LI
 

Class Hours:

Tue & Thu 1030-1150 - Rm. 2463
   

ISOM 369B

Operations Management Project

[3-0-9:3]

 

Study and analysis of real world cases using operations management methodology. Recommendation and/or implementation of solutions be made through the use of existing operations management tools. Student enrollment in this course requires the approval of course instructor.

 

Instructor:

Dr. Ronald LAU

 

Class Hours:

TBA