Articulate Opportunity to BSIM, HKU - Division of Applied Science ...

A r t i c u late O p p o rtunity t o BSIM, H K UOn 21 th December 2011, Dr Alvin Kwan from the University of Hong Kong, gave anintroductory seminar on the articulation opportunities to one of their top-up programmes,BSc in Information Management (BSIM), to our year 2 students studying AScABS, AScISDand AScNSA. There were 22 participants attended the seminar.Dr. Kwan first gave a brief summary on the history of the programme, followed by theprogramme curriculum and admission requirement. “This two-years programme isspecially design for sub-degree holders and has successfully recruited students from IT andbusiness disciplines. It is particularly suitable for students who would like to broaden theirunderstanding of information management from a user-based, less technically orientedperspective. The programme is UGC-funded and awarded by The University of Hong Kong.We’ll consider those applicants with CGPA 3.3 or above and select BSIM as their first choicefor an interview in around March and April. The application deadline is 31 Dec 2011.For further enquiry, please contact me at cmkwan@hku.hk,” said Dr. Kwan.“I’m very interested in this programme. Dr.Kwan has given us some tips in preparing theinterview. I’ll submit the application beforethe deadline.” replied from one of AScABSyear 2 students.

Introduction•2 Background Entrance requirements Program structure Courses offered Type of students we are looking to attract Potential career opportunities for graduates Student experience

Background•3 UGC funded 2-year top up degree full-timeprogramme Intakes of 30 students in year 2012/2013 Programme hosted by the Faculty of Education Core courses and electives relevant to informationmanagement taught by faculty staff in the Divisionof Information & Technology Studies Graduates can proceed to: Master of Science [Library & Information Management] Master of Science [Information Technology in Education] …

Entrance Requirements•4 Candidates holding a recognized Higher Diploma,Professional Diploma or Associate Degree in anydiscipline are eligible Successful applicants are expected to complete theprogramme in two years

Programme Structure•5120 credits in total (in a period of two years) 72 credits in Major Courses including Eight 6-credit Core courses Four electives within a list of Major Courses 12 credits in Common Core courses 6 credits in Language Enhancement courses 30 credits in elective courses (with the possibilityof opting a Minor!)(Subject to University’s approval.)6 optional extra credits in each semester

Core Courses•6 Information management foundation Information retrieval Information organization and content management* Project management Database Systems Information Society Issues and Policy Professional experience (summer internship) Project* Subject to the University’s approval

Major Electives (take at least four from•7the list below) Electronic commerce Management information systems* User-based system analysis Web development, users and management Knowledge management Data warehousing and data mining Digital libraries: principles and applications Records management* Subject to the University’s approval

BSIM1003 Professional Experience•8 Provides a structured experience whereby studentsobserve & discuss professional issues with informationprofessionals in a range of information agencies Students engage in supervised practical experience inan information agency To gain an overview of an information agency To enable the grounding of the theory of informationmanagement to practical situations To assist in assessing suitability for the profession &eventual job placement

PE Host Organizations•9Boys & Girls ClubsAssociation of HKCivil Service BureauDeacons Hong KongESRI China (HK) LtdHK Academy forPerforming ArtsHK Police ForceHK Productivity CouncilHospital Authority (KM Unit)Hutchison GlobalCommunicationsLongman HK EducationMayer Brown JSMMeinhardt EngineeringMiramar Hotel & InvestmentCo LtdOxford University PressPearson Education AsiaQuam Wealth ManagementTransfair CanadaTsing Hua UniversityUNESCO, Thailand

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BSIM4999 Project•11 Candidates, usually in groups of 2 or 3, arerequired to complete a project on an approvedtopic in their final year of study Some projects spawned publications presentedat international & national conferences, &journals

Publications Spawned from Project•12“Knowledge workers' awareness & their use of key knowledgeresources - in Hong Kong & Singapore.” 7th InternationalConference on Knowledge, Culture & Change in Organisations,2007. (Singapore)“Butterflies in amber: Online data structure design & digitizationof the Contemporary Chinese Orchestral Collection at theHong Kong Academy for Performing Arts.” InternationalAssociation of Music Libraries, Archives & DocumentationCentres Annual Conference, 2007. (Sydney)

Publications Spawned from Project•13“White knight or white elephant? The impact of onlinedatabases on an international school library in Hong Kong”.Cyberspace, D-world, E-learning: Giving Libraries and Schoolsthe Cutting Edge: the 36th Annual Conference of theInternational Association of School Librarianship. (Taipei)“Developing a digital library for the Wan Chai DistrictCouncil.” IT in Education Symposium, 2007. (HK)“An evaluation of two open source digital library softwareSystems” ED-MEDIA 2007 World Conference on EducationalMultimedia, Hypermedia & Telecommunications, 2007.(Canada)

Careers ProspectsProject Executive, Education BureauAdministrative Assistant, Hospital AuthorityPolice Communication Officer, Hong Kong Police ForceAssistant Officer, RTHKInformation Research Officer, Sing Tao News Corporation LtdExecutive, South China Morning Post Publishers Limited,Marketing and Management Trainee, Prudential Assurance Co. Ltd. (HK)Associate , Macquarie GroupAdministrative Assistant, BMI Funds Management LimitedIT Specialist, Hewlett-PackardArea Sales Manager, NeutrikMarketing Executive, Advanced Card Systems LimitedLibrary Assistant, HKUExecutive Assistant, HKU SPACEAssistant Library Officer, Lingnan UniversityLibrary Assistant, HKIED• 14Library Assistant, PolyU CPCE

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