Continuing and Professional Education Programs - seng, hkust

postgraduate program is specifically designed to expand participants’ local andinternational professional network. The language of instruction is English.The courses are conducted over 18 months through live-in weekend (Saturday-Sunday) sessions in Hong Kong allowing participants from Hong Kong and SouthernChina to attend. The programs include compulsory study trips to visit technologycompanies in the Pearl River Delta and optional study trips abroad.In October 2001, 20 participants went on an optional study trip to the US, coveringSilicon Valley, the Boston area and Philadelphia in seven days. They visitedcompanies such as Intel, Cisco and Webex on the West Coast, and MIT and the twostart-up companies, Sycamore and Unisphere, in the Boston area. In Philadelphia,they met up with participants from the Executive MTM program at theEngineering/Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. They reciprocatedthis hospitality when a group from U Penn visited Hong Kong in February 2002.In August 2001, the Dean of Engineering Prof Kang L Wang, signed a memorandumof agreement with the School of Management, Shanghai Jiao Tong University tolaunch the Master of Technology Management program in Shanghai. The ExecutiveMaster of Technology Management program commenced in Shanghai in September2002.In February 2002, the School of Engineering and the University of Pennsylvania (UPenn) School of Engineering & Applied Science signed a statement of StrategicAlliance enabling closer collaboration and coordination in their executive technologymanagement programs and further enhancing the popular MTM program.As a result of the alliance, U Penn will now host HKUST MTM program participantsfor a one-week course and study trip on emerging technologies and markets. Thestudy trip will be mandatory for participants of the Hong Kong program and optionalfor participants from the Shanghai program. The one-week course, held inPhiladelphia, is given by faculty from U Penn's Engineering School and WhartonSchool. Visits to both leading companies and startups in these emergingtechnologies and markets will be incorporated.The Global Logistics Management program has been granted exemption from LevelThree, and E-business for Transport and Logistics at Level Two, of the professionalqualifying examination of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT).Graduates of the program who are already CILT associate members will beconsidered as meeting the educational requirements for CILT Charteredmembership.Master of Science in IC Design Engineering (MScICDE)http://www.seng.ust.hk/msc/icdeThe IC industry is seen as a growing field in the Chinese Mainland and it isestimated that between 100,000-300,000 IC design engineers will be required inChina in the next decade.The MSc ICDE is a part-time degree program designed for professionals with aBachelor’s degree in science or engineering who are interested to acquire in-depthknowledge in microelectronics engineering.Lectures are held at convenient locations in the Chinese Mainland at the weekendsand/or during the evenings. The course duration is two years.All lectures and materials are in English, with additional English support coursesavailable at additional cost.Master of Science in Telecommunications (MScTELC)http://www.seng.ust.hk/msc/telc

As Hong Kong moves towards a knowledge-based economy, telecommunicationsare playing an increasingly important role. With the rapid growth of newtechnologies, technology professionals, managers and telecommunicationprofessionals must keep themselves up-to-date with the latest developments.The MSc program in Telecommunications is a part-time degree designedfor professionals with a Bachelor’s degree in science or engineering whoare interested in acquiring further in-depth knowledge in the field oftelecommunications.The course covers topics including the latest developments in wireless systems,optical networking, broadband multimedia communications and convergenceprotocols.The duration of the course is two years, with classes held either at HKUST orlocations in Hong Kong at weekends and/or evenings. The medium of instruction isEnglish.Master of Science in Civil Infrastructural Engineering andManagementhttp://www.ce.ust.hk/program_newpgprog.aspThis offers a part-time Master of Science or a part-time Graduate Diploma, theformer running over five semesters (about 2.5 years) and the latter for threesemesters (1.5 years).The programs offer advanced civil engineering and management courses for thosewho wish to prepare themselves for advanced engineering practices withmanagement responsibilities.Applicants should have a Bachelor’s degree related to civil engineering or betechnical professionals with relevant experience in the civil engineering discipline.All lectures are held in the evenings at HKUST, and classes and materials are inEnglish.Diploma ProgramsProfessional Diploma in Computer Forensics (PDCF)http://www.seng.ust.hk/pdcf/This is the first postgraduate diploma in Hong Kong to offer a computer forensicsprogram. The part-time course aims to equip participants with an in-depthknowledge of forensics examination of computers, network security, investigation ofcomputer crimes, and related legal issues.Participants may include accountants, computer auditors, IT strategists, systemadministrators, law enforcement agents and lawyers.The diploma is recognized by the Information Security and Forensics Society (ISFS)and participants who successfully complete the program may waive part of theadmission requirements to full ISFS membership.Classes are mostly scheduled on Saturdays.Executive Diploma in Transportation Logistics Management(EDTLM)http://www.seng.ust.hk/edtlm/

The growing need for state-of-the-art logistics management has made this course apopular choice since it began in 1999. The part-time program is targeted atmanagers and engineers employed in the transport, logistics, distribution, andrelated sectors. Its objective is to equip such professionals with the expertise ofplanning, implementing and managing logistics activities.The program helps participants to network with professionals from differentindustrial sectors from the South China region. Classes are scheduled on weekendsin Hong Kong to allow participants from Hong Kong, Macau, and the Pearl RiverDelta to participate.The course runs over 18 full days of teaching at HKUST campus and includesindustrial forums for professional networking. Classes are held mainly on Saturdaysand taught in English.Modules may include global logistics management, logistics in China, decisionmodels in transportation planning and e-business for logistics.Short Courseshttp://www.seng.ust.hk/cpep/Short programs on offer lie within several major technology areas:Civil and Structural EngineeringConstruction EngineeringElectronicsEngineering ManagementEnvironment and SafetyGeotechnical EngineeringInformation TechnologyManufacturing TechnologyMaterials EngineeringProduct Design TechnologyStructural EngineeringTransportation and LogisticsTailor-made ProgramsThe School of Engineering’s CPEP also provides tailor-made in-house trainingprograms to local companies. These programs have been organized for companiessuch as Motorola Semiconductors (Hong Kong) Limited and Philips Electronics HongKong Limited. Courses have focused on emerging technology and applications.

School of Engineering CPEP SummaryAs of 3 December 2001Shortcourse/Workshop TitleGraduate Diploma inTransportation LogisticsManagementProfessional Diploma inComputer ForensicsShortcourse/WorkshopSpeakersFaculty from IEEM andothersFaculty from COMP andothersDatesSept 2000 to July2001Nov 2000 to Jun2001Sponsoring DepartmentIndustrial Engineering andEngineering ManagementComputer ScienceEssentials of 2G and 3GWireless NetworkSystemsSolid Waste LandfillEngineeringITSD Seminar #1 on “E-Community: EmergingTechnology andApplications”ITSD Seminar #2 on “E-Community: EmergingTechnology andApplications”Information TechnologyApplications inConstructionHandheld Computing:PDA, Palm, KVM andWAPProf Lei Wei, HKUST 5-6 January 2001 Electrical and ElectronicEngineeringProf Irene M C Lo, HKUSTProf Sam Chanson, Prof DY Yeung, Prof S CCheung, HKUSTProf Sam Chanson, Prof DY Yeung, Prof S CCheung, HKUST16-17 February2001Civil Engineering27 February 2001 Computer Science6 March 2001 Computer ScienceDr Liang Y Liu, UIUC 8-9 March 2001 Civil EngineeringProf D Y Yeung, HKUST 23-24 March 2001 Computer ScienceGraduate Diploma inComputer ForensicsFaculty from COMP andothersApril-July 2001Computer ScienceConstruction Contracts –Their Contents,Features, and Process ofUseSoilRemediationTechnologiesEnvironmental NoiseAssessment and ControlProf George Birrel, UMIST 27-28 April 2001 Civil EngineeringDr Jay Meegoda 4-5 May 2001 Civil EngineeringProf W M To, HKSUT 4-5 May 2001 Mechanical EngineeringConstruction Project Prof George Birrel, UMIST 11-12 May 2001 Civil EngineeringManagement Essentials– An Introduction ToMoney, Time, Contracts& PeopleBasic Concepts for Prof George Birrel, UMIST 8-9 June 2001 Civil EngineeringScheduling ofConstruction andStrategies for FastConstructionIndoor Air Quality Prof Chris Chao, HKUST 15-16 June 2001 Mechanical Engineeringe-Supply ChainManagementSmart Card Security andApplication DevelopmentProf Vernon Hsu, HKUST 23 June 2001 Industrial Engineering andEngineering ManagementProf D Y Yeung, HKUST 29-30 June 2001 Computer ScienceMobile Internet Prof Jelena Misic, HKUST 13-14 July 2001 Computer ScienceProfessional Diploma inComputer ForensicsFaculty from COMPJuly -December2001Computer Science

Executive Diploma inTransportation LogisticsManagementData Warehouses, OLAPand Data MiningProf Hongjun Lu and ProfDimitris Papadias, HKUSTSeptember 2001 toJuly 200219-20 October2001Industrial Engineering andEngineering ManagementComputer ScienceDesign and Analysis ofTall Building Structures(Hong Kong)Design, Analysis andConstruction of TallBuildings(Singapore)Rock Slope StabilityAnalysesAdvanced RenovationTechnology forInfrastructureProf Somsack, NUS, Prof JS Kuang & Prof PaulChang, HKUSTProf Somsack, NUS, Prof JS Kuang & Prof PaulChang, HKUSTProf P H S Kulatilake,University of Arizona, USProf Nemy Banthia, UBC,and Prof Zongjin Li andProf Chris Leung, HKUST26-27 October200130-31 October20017-8 December200114-15 December2001Civil EngineeringCivil EngineeringCivil EngineeringCivil EngineeringFor more information, please contact:Mr Tin-yu WangDirectorProfessional Program and External DevelopmentSchool of EngineeringThe Hong Kong University of Science and TechnologyClear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong KongTel: (852) 2358-6953 Fax: (852) 2719-3027Email: egtinyu@.ust.hk