Mem

Working for Your Future

ContentsContents Page

A Message from the Vice-Chancellor 1

The University 2

The Course 3

Features 4

Recognition 4

Structure 5

The MEM Framework 5

Mode of Study 6

Admission Requirements 6

Exemption Policy 7

Teaching Patterns and Intake 7

Fees 7

Organising Institutions in Hong Kong 8

Outline of Subjects 9 - 11

How to Apply 12

Enquiries 12

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A Message fromthe Vice-Chancellor

UTS students are encouraged to be innovativeand flexible in applying the knowledge gainedfrom their formal qualifications. Theseattributes make them well placed to handle theincreasing complexities of globalisation andtechnology.

We are a university which meets the changingneeds of business, industry, government andthe community providing technologically-basedcourses and access to cutting edge research.This emphasis makes our degrees extremelyattractive to employers.

The main campus of UTS is in the centre ofthe city’s business district which promotesopportunities for valuable partnerships withbusiness and industry. Each of our campuses islively, caring and personal with a diversemixture of social and cultural activities. Ourinternational students enable the local studentsto develop an understanding of other culturesand language skills. Many students throughour Institute of International Studies areintroduced to language, culture and society ofother countries by spending time studying inthose countries.

We place great importance on promoting andnurturing our links with the Asian-Pacificregion and further afield and are delighted bythe rapid growth of our internationalreputation and international student intake.

I hope that you will become a part of the UTScommunity and allow us to work for yourfuture success. Our motto is: Working foryour future.

Professor Ross MilbourneVice-Chancellor & PresidentUniveristy of Technology, Sydney

City

Haymarket

Kuring-Gai

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The University

The University of Technology,Sydney or UTS as it is knownlocally, was originally established asthe New South Wales Institute ofTechnology in 1965. In recognitionof its success and high academicstanding, the Institute wasreconstituted as the University of

Technology, Sydney (UTS) on Australia Day1988. On January 1 1990 the University ofTechnology, Sydney amalgamated with theKuring-gai College of Advanced Education andthe Institute of Technical and Adult TeacherEducation to form the new and largerUniversity of Technology, Sydney.

Location

UTS is a multicampus university spread overthree locations in the Sydney metropolitan area.The City campus incorporates buildings at anumber of locations close to the Central railwaystation. The St Leonards campus is close to theSt Leonards railway station, seven kilometresnorth of the city. The Kuring-gai campus is in abushland setting on Eton Road, Lindfield, 15kilometres north of the city.

Student Profile

With a total enrolment of approximately 27,000students, UTS is one of the largest universitiesin Australia. UTS places a strong emphasis onworkplace experience, incorporating the latestindustry practice and professional standards intoits curriculum. To achieve this, UTS hasentered into partnership with a range ofindustry bodies, corporations and governmentauthorities, and this has helped it to achieve oneof the highest rates of employment forgraduates in New South Walves.

UTS welcome students from overseas. Thereare international students from over 40countries in all faculties and on all campuses.UTS faculties run programs and teach coursesoverseas.

Academic Structure

UTS undertakes its teaching and researchprograms principally through the followingacademic structure:• Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences• Faculty of Business• Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building• Faculty of Engineering & Information

Technology• Faculty of Law• Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery and Health• Faculty of Science

The academic structure also includes theInstitute for Interactive Media and Learning,the Institute for Sustainable Futures and theUniversity Graduate School.

Research

UTS is committed to scholarship, research andresearch training as fundamental to itsresponsibilities as a university. It sees researchas the processes and outcomes associated withthe creation, organization and dissemination ofnew knowledge, and with the application ofexisting knowledge in innovative ways. Thisincludes work of direct relevance to the needsof business, industry and the professions, as wellas to the public and voluntary sectors.

To focus the research efforts of the University,the following Key University ResearchStrengths have been identified:• managing waste and water in local

communities• adult and vocational learning• molecular parasitology• materials technology• organizational researchers on collaboration

and alliances• cultural studies• quantitative finance• new technologies for developing and

sustaining physical infrastructure• distributed computing• health technologies

The CourseThe Making of Hybrid Managers

In the process of structural shift of the HongKong economy from a manufacturing centre toa financial, trading and servicing centre forbusinesses in China and the region, companiesin Hong Kong demand high calibre ‘hybridmanagers’ who are not supposed to be eithertechnically skillful or managerially competent,but both.

Being one of Australia’s most popularcontinuing postgraduate course inmanagement studies, the Master ofEngineering Management (MEM) places agreater emphasis on the interface betweentechnology and management than does thetraditional MBA. It serves as a continuingdevelopment path for in-service engineers orother technical professionals who perform, orwho aspire to perform, management taskswhile maintaining currency in their technicalspecialties.

At the same time, the MEM equips general orfunctional executives with a systematicmentality and the skills to work in a technicallyoriented environment and to deal withmanagement issues relating to engineering andtechnical aspects.

Whilst the MEM is formally administered byUTS: Engineering, and is launched in HongKong in association with the Hong KongManagement Association, there is closecollaboration with the Faculty of Business, UTSand the Australian Graduate School ofEngineering Innovation in its presentation anddevelopment.

The MEM program has been offered in HongKong since 1998. Hundreds local MEMgraduates have demonstrated that their capacityfor senior and leadership roles in managementhas been enhanced through the program.

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FeaturesFlexibility is a major feature

The MEM is designed to meet the professionalneeds of busy engineers and executives.

Forget on-campus lectures and residentialschools, juggling work, family and outsideinterests. The MEM offers you the flexibilityof studying at home and arranging your weeklystudy program around existing commitments.

Flexible options:15-month programHome study using study guidesPre-exam intensive weekend seminarsExemption from electives for previousacademic work6 core subjects + 2 electives in distancemodeConversion path for non-degree applicants

Recognition of UTS DegreeThe MEM allows Hong Kong in-serviceengineers, technical professionals or executivesto study part-time and locally to earn a MasterDegree in Engineering Management conferredby a prestigious Australian university andrecognized world-wide.

The Master Degree in EngineeringManagement awarded by the University ofTechnology, Sydney through part-time studies inHong Kong carries equivalent academic statusand recognition to a Master’sDegree conferred by theUniversity to local full-time and part-timestudents in Australia.

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StructureDuration

The Master of Engineering Managementcourse, of 15-month duration and consisting offour teaching periods, is built on a 48 creditpoint structure with 8 six credit point subjectscomprising 6 cores and 2 electives.

Candidates with a degree in engineering orbusiness and suitable experience will enroldirectly into the MEM. Candidates without adegree but with other acceptable qualificationsand relevant experience will enrol in theGraduate Certificate in EngineeringManagement and, on successful completion ofthe four subjects in the Graduate Certificate,will transfer into the MEM with full credit forcompleted subjects.

Graduate Certificate

The Graduate Certificate in EngineeringManagement is taken over two teaching periodsand consists of four subjects from the core ofthe MEM taken in Teaching Periods 1 and 2.As all the four subjects of the GraduateCertificate in Engineering Management aretaken from the MEM, the Graduate Certificateis therefore not a regular exit point and noGraduate Certificate will be awarded and, willnot be available in Hong Kong as separatequalification or programme of study.

The 6 core subjects are compulsory, whereasthe two electives are accounted for bysuccessful completion of any two subjects froma list of approved electives in distance learningmode.

The MEM Framework

TTTTTotal: 48 credit pointsotal: 48 credit pointsotal: 48 credit pointsotal: 48 credit pointsotal: 48 credit points

The remaining 12 credit points of electives must becompleted by taking any two subjects from the following

approved electives by distance mode*

Teaching Period 4 CP

49013 Managing Information Technology in 6

Engineering

49016 Technology and Innovation Management 6

49306 Quality and Operations Management 6

Systems

* The availability of electives in the list for a giventeaching period is subject to confirmation ofUTS: Engineering. The subjects in the list mayvary from time to time as to meet the currentneeds in engineering management.

MASTER OF ENGINEERINGMANAGEMENT

The MEM requires 48 credit points of study of which, 36credit points must be completed from the following core

subjects

Teaching Period 1 CP

49001 Judgment and Decision Making 6

49003 Economic Evaluation 6

Teachng Period 2

49002 Managing Projects 6

49309 Quality Planning and Analysis 6

Teaching Period 3

49069 Leadership & Responsibility inEngineering 6

49098 Engineering Financial Control 6

Graduate C

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Mode of StudyThe MEM is designed to meet theprofessional needs of busy engineers andexecutives with flexibility being a major featureof the course.

Core Studies

All the core subjects are offered in a modewhich is delivered through a combination ofdistance learning, self-directed study, studygroup meetings and pre-examination intensiveweekend seminars held in Hong Kongconducted by UTS academic staff.

Electives

All the electives are offered in self-managedmode which is delivered through distancelearning, self-directed study and study groupmeetings.

At the beginning of the teaching period, eachstudent is supplied with a Study Guide whichcontains guidance, exercises, text and readingsto lead them through the subject. For somesubjects a text book may be prescribed.Students obtain regular feedback from markedassignments and complete an examination atthe end of the teaching period.

Intensive Seminar

The intensive face-to-face seminar for each coresubject normally lasts for two days, over aweekend near the end of the teaching period.Please refer to attached APPLICATIONINFORMATION FOR NEW APPLICANTS fora tentative time-table of seminars of the 1stteaching period.

Discussions with, and feedbacks from,academic staff at UTS may also beconveyed via fax, e-mail or UTS online.Students are advised to have e-mail access onadmission to the programme.

Remote Access to University Library

UTS Hong Kong students can have remoteaccess to University library resources andservices from off-campus Internet connection.

Mode of Assessment

Assessment in the MEM includes a range ofassignments. End of teaching periodexaminations are still important but these maybe supplemented with regular assignments,practical work, projects and short tests.

Admission RequirementsApplicants must have completed arecognized Australian bachelor’s degree in arelated field of study, or any equivalent orhigher qualification, or submitted otherevidence of general and professionalqualifications that demonstrates potential topursue graduate studies.

Applications may be considered from thosewithout a degree, provided they candemonstrate relevant experience and acapacity to undertake graduate studies.Successful non-degree applicants willnormally be offered a place for theGraduate Certificate in the first instance.

Applicants must be proficient in the Englishlanguage and meet the requirements of theUniversity.

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DisclaimerAdmission is on a competitive and individual basis entirely at the discretion of the respectiveuniversities. Admission criteria and procedures are set by them and are subject to change withoutprior notice. The Association does not give any warranty and will not accept any liability regardingthe above.

Fees *Course Fees

Course fee per subject is HK$9,900.

The total course fee for the latest intake of theMaster of Engineering Management isHK$79,200 which is payable by 4 instalments ona teaching period basis.

1st Teaching Period (2 cores) HK$19,8002nd Teaching Period (2 cores) 19,8003rd Teaching Period (2 cores) 19,8004th Teaching Period (2 electives) 19,800

HK$79,200

Charges

Students who apply for exemption are requiredto pay an exemption fee of HK$2,000 per 6credit point subject. Exemption fee is payableupon applying for exemption(s).

Application fee for new applicants:HK$250 (non-refundable)

Student identification card charge:HK$80 (non-refundable)

Refund of Fees

Full or partial refund of course fees will bemade in accordance with the policy of theUniversity on refund of course fees paid byinternational students.

Full refund of exemption fee will be made ifthe application for exemption has not beensuccessful.

* Fees and charges quoted are current at the time of

publication but may be amended by the University. In this

case, notice will be given to current students in advance.

Exemption Policy *On top of the qualification used for admission,candidates who hold additional appropriatepostgraduate qualifications, or relevant post-experience courses previously done, forexample, the Hong Kong ManagementAssociation / Hong Kong Polytechnic Universityor Hong Kong Management Association /Lingnan University Joint Diploma inManagement Studies (DMS) or Diploma inBusiness Management (DBM), are eligible toapply for credit exemption from all or part ofthe electives. However, candidates cannotdouble count their qualification for exemptionpurpose.

The University does not normally allowexemption from the core subjects. However, inexceptional cases, the University has discretionto allow limited exemption from the cores forrelevent postgraduate work.

All applications for exemption will be judged bythe Faculty Board in Engineering &Information Technology on a case by case basis.

Teaching Period Patternsand IntakeThe MEM lasts for 15 months, and consists offour teaching periods, each lasting about 12weeks.

The Academic Year of the University is dividedinto three main teaching periods. March - Mayand August - October. For the MEM HongKong course, some subjects will be offered inJanuary - March .

There is one intake annually in January for theMEM programme offered in Hong Kong.

* Exemption will be granted on individual basis at the full

discretion of the University. No explanation will be given

for non-successful exemption application.

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The Hong Kong Management Association

The Hong Kong ManagementAssociation (HKMA) is a non-profit-making incorporated bodyestablished in 1960. Over the

past 50 plus years, the Association, with amission to train and develop human resources,has been actively taking part in training tens ofthousands of management personnel andprofessionals, thereby raising the standard ofmanagement and improving its quality in HongKong.

Some 2,500 integrated and well-balancedcourses are offered by the Association andattended by some 50,000 participants annually.As part of HKMA’s deep commitment toproviding opportunities to local executives andprofessionals for continuing development, theAssociation, in partnership with the Universityof Technology, Sydney, offers a series ofprograms leading to Bachelor’s, Master’s andDoctor’s Degrees in various areas of studies.

The Program Local Secretariat at the HKMAwill take care of overall organization of theprogram, and will work with students toanswer their questions as well as help solvetheir problems, throughout the learningprocess.

Organising Institutionsin Hong KongThe Master of Engineering Management(MEM) Hong Kong Course is offered byUTS: Engineering, in association with theHong Kong Management Association.

The Faculty of Engineering andInformation Technology

The University of Technology,Sydney (UTS) is one of Australia’s

largest and most respected universitiesproviding first class engineering education.

UTS: Engineering began teaching in 1965,renowned for its progressive teaching programsand applied research, UTS Engineering hasclose links with industry and leading researchorganizations. UTS has won recognition for itsquality of teaching and has a history of winningAustralian Teaching and Learning Awards:

DEAN OF ENGINEERING ANDINFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, UTSVOTED ONE OF AUSTRALIA’S TOPENGINEERS - Engineers Australia hasnamed Professor Archie Johnston as one ofAustralia’s Top 100 Most InfluentialEngineers in 2007.UTS:ENGINEERING AMONG THEUNIVERSITY TEACHING ANDLEARNING ELITE - UTS hasoutperformed all other Sydney-baseduniversities in the areas of Engineering,Science, IT, Architecture and AgricultureUTS-ENGINEERING RESEARCHGRANTS 2007 - The faculty has securedeight project grants from the AustralianResearch Council collectively valued at over1.5 million.UTS-LED CONSORTIUM TO PROMOTERESEARCH LINKS WITH INDIA - Deanof Engineering and InformationTechnology, UTS Professor Archie Johnstonhas spearheaded the formation of Australia-India Collaborative Research Network

The mission of UTS: Engineering is to be theAustralian leader, and among the world leaders,in practice-based engineering education andresearch.

The Faculty of Engineering and InformationTechnology offers a range of undergraudateand postgraduate courses as well as professinoaldevelopment and research opportunities. Referhandbook for move details http:// www.handbook.uts./edu.au/eng/index.html.

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49001

JUDGMENT AND DECISION MAKING

This subject develops understanding ofrational decision aids in the light ofmodern descriptive theories of judgment,choice and decision in organizations. Themethods of management science,decision analysis and judgment analysis arepresented, and models of individual, group andstrategic decision making are critically assessed.

49003

ECONOMIC EVALUATION

This subject deals with the application ofeconomic concepts to engineering decisionmaking. This subject deals with the applicationof economic concepts to engineering decisionmaking. Main topics include: Macroeconomicissues and policies; micro economic markettheory; theory of the firm; project evaluationand cost-benefit analysis, intangibles and risk.

49098

ENGINEERING FINANCIAL CONTROL

This subject introduces students to the basics ofcost control for project management. A projectplan is created and populated with material andlabour costs. A chart of accounts is thencreated for the project and accountingtransactions are entered to demonstrate thedouble entry accounting system. The project istracked over a series of months to create anincome statement. The individual project isthen consolidated into the company accounts toshow the effect on the company’s incomestatement, balance sheet and cash flowstatements. The concepts of project budgetingand cost accumulation systems are introduced.

49002

MANAGING PROJECTS

This subject provides a sound knowledge ofproject management principles, includingmanaging the project quality, risk, time and costelements, techniques and practice associatedwith the various stages of a project life cycle.

The emphasis is an interdisciplinary one ofrelevance to all fields of engineering. Thesubject includes consideration of themamangement, financial and contractualresponsibilities of project and engineeringmanagers and organisations involved in projects.

49309

QUALITY PLANNING AND ANALYSIS

This subject enables students to develop anunderstanding of business process qualityimperatives, values and methodologies forengineering practice and management, withparticular reference to Australian enterprise,and a capability to meet challenges of qualityimprovement at individual or group level,evidenced by an ability to identify, capture anddescribe the need for quality improvement; toplan, secure and demonstrate continuousimprovement; and assure best practiceoutcomes through continuous improvementprocesses involving the implementation ofchange.

49069

LEADERSHIP & RESPONSIBILITY INENGINEERING

This subject develops an understanding of therole of engineering managers as responsibleleaders in organisations. It focuses on the needto work through other managers and leaders,not only subordinates and supervisors. Thesubject provides a comprehensive review ofleadership theory. It teaches that there existmany complex facets of leadership andemphasises the belief that one should not accepta position of trust without accepting theresponsibility that goes with it.

However, the art of leadership cannot belearned solely from books or virtual cafes, itneeds to be experienced and practised face-to-face. A central teaching element of this subjectis class-based activities that require engagement,motivation, critical thinking, verbalcommunication, group participation andperformance under time pressure.

Outline of Subjects

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49013

MANAGING INFORMATIONTECHNOLOGY IN ENGINEERING

This subject contributes to the understanding ofinformation teachnology and its relevance forsuccessful engineering practice andmanagement. It has been designed with theaim of providing a platform for an onlinelearning experience. Students are required toform project teams and work independentlywith minimum face-to-face contact orsupervision. This subject consists of onlinegroup discussions, peer assessments, freedom inselection of topics and learning sources, andgroup and individual assignments.Communication and subject-relevantinformation are made available throughUTSOnline. On completion of this subject,students should understand:• what information system resources are

available to managers for decision support• how to get involved with planning,

development and implementation ofinformation systems, and

• how information technology can be used toimprove organisational performance

49016

TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATIONMANAGEMENT

The goal of technology and innovationmanagement is to effectively manage theinvention, design, development, production,transfer and use of technology within anorganisation. This subject brings togetherknowledge from engineering and managementdisciplines. Emphasis is placed on theimportance of managing the performance ofthe entire product and process developmentcycle. Topics include: technological changemanagement, assessment and evaluation oftechnology, technology policy development, andnew product and process development. Withinthis framework, specific technologymanagement tools and techniques are evaluatedand applied. These include quality functiondeployment, design for manufacture,concurrent engineering and robust designmethods.

49306

QUALITY AND OPERATIONSMANAGEMENT SYSTEMS

On completion of this subject students willunderstand how to design, develop andimplement quality and operations managementsystems in manufacturing, service andgovernment organisations; the process ofcertification of quality and operationsmanagement systems according to the Australianand International Standards ISO 9001 (Quality),ISO 14001 (Environment) and AS 4806 (Safety);the concept and methods of evaluation of qualityand operations management systems (Auditing);and the relevance of effective quality andoperations management systems for continualimprovement strategies, initiatives and programs.

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UTS: Engineering is divided into five schools:• Civil & Environmental Engineering• Electrical, Mechanical & Mechatronic System• Software• Computing & Communications• Systems, Management & Leadership

For a full list of staff go to: http://www.handbook.uts.edu.au/eng/faculty/staff.html

Academic staffFaculty of Engineering & Information Technology

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The University attempts to ensure that the information contained in this brochure is correct as at 1 July 2010. The Universityreserves the right to vary any matter described in the brochure at any time without notice.

It is a matter of discretion for individual employers to recognise any qualification to which this course may lead.

Faculty of Engineering & Information TechnologyUniversity of Technology, SydneyCity Campus HaymarketPO Box 123 BroadwayNSW 2007 AustraliaPhone (612) 9514 2666Fax (612) 9514 7803E-mail: [email protected]

University Informationhttp://www.uts.edu.au

Information on UTS: Engineeringhttp;//www.eng.uts.edu.au

How to ApplyTo apply for a place in the UTS Master of Engineering Management, an application must becompleted and lodged with The Hong Kong Management Association. Applications are assessed by,and admission decisions are made at the discretion of, the UTS: Engineering.

For details, please refer to attached APPLICATION INFORMATION FOR NEW APPLICANTS.

EnquiriesFor enquiries, please call the MEM Local Secretariat at 2774 8500 during normal office hours. Forcourse details, please contact Ms Xenia Wong on 2774 8565.

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MEM Local SecretariatThe Hong Kong Management Association16/F, Tower B, Southmark,11 Yip Hing StreetWong Chuk HangHong KongPhone 2774 8565 / 2774 8517Fax 2365 1000E-mail: [email protected] / [email protected]

Information on HKMAhttp://www.hkma.org.hk/uts/mem