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Advanced Diploma in Business (Purchasing and Supply)
工商高等文憑(物資採購與供銷學)

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Certificate & Diploma Programme Continuing Education Fund Reimbursable ProgrammeCEF Course Code: 33F109620
24 months part-time
Qualifications Framework Level:4
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Commencement : November 2024
Application Deadline : 5 October 2024
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Cantonese supplemented with English

3411 1999

adbus@hkbu.edu.hk

Programme Features

The programme aims to provide students with knowledge and skills to enhance business performance of an organization and excel their career in purchasing and supply profession. It uses a multi-disciplinary approach drawing the concepts from different business functions in organizations.

Upon successful completion of the "Advanced Diploma in Business (Purchasing and Supply)" programme, students are fully exempted from the educational requirements for the Associate Membership of the Institute of Purchasing & Supply of Hong Kong (IPSHK). A student completing this programme will automatically become a Student Member of IPSHK and the first year's subscription fee will be waived.

 

The programme has been awarded International Federation of Purchasing and Supply Management (IFPSM) Programme Accreditation Standard. If you are interested in applying for an IFPSM certificate, please contact IPSHK on (852) 2777 4372  or visit their website for further information.

Under normal circumstances, graduates of the Advanced Diploma in Business (Purchasing and Supply) can further their study to the Bachelor of Arts in Human Resource Management with Organisational Psychology offered by Edinburgh Napier University

This programme consists of 12 courses, totaling 360 hours.

 

 

Subject Code Course Title Hours
Core Courses
ACT4105

Continuing Education Fund Reimbursable Programme / Course

CEF Course Code: 33Z109631

This course aims to provide students with basic knowledge of financial reporting and the use of accounting information for decision making. Students will learn various analytical tools in assessing the financial performance and positions of companies. The key topics in the course are overview of financial statements, financial analysis, budgetary planning and capital investment appraisal. The concept of corporate governance and its importance will be discussed.

 

Topics include:

1.The Conceptual Framework for Financial Reporting;

2.Complete Set of Financial Statements for Limited Company;

3.Interpretation and Analysis of Financial Statements;

4.Budgetary Planning and Control;

5.Capital Investment Decisions; and

6.Corporate Governance.

30
BAM4110

Continuing Education Fund Reimbursable Programme / Course

CEF Course Code: 33Z109690

This course aims to provide students with a conceptual and pragmatic approach to understanding individual and group behaviour in organizations. It equips students with the knowledge and skills required to diagnose organizational behaviour for purpose of improving organizational effectiveness. The course will teach techniques for influencing and managing the behaviour of individuals and groups so as to bring about meaningful change in the organization.

 

Topics include:

1.Organizational Structure and Design;

2.Organizational Culture;

3.Organizational Leadership;

4.Organizational Work Motivation;

5.Group Behaviour and Work Teams;

6.Organizational Decision Making; and

7.Organizational Communication.

30
BUM4000

 

This course aims to teach students the basic statistical skills needed to present and analyze data, with a view to facilitating decision-making in business organization. Students will learn how to evaluate business data using a variety of statistical tools and use the information gained to improve product and service quality.

 

Topics include:
1.Basic Statistical Concepts;
2.Presentation of Data;
3.Statistical Measures;
4.Introduction to Probability;
5.Probability Distributions;
6.Sampling Distributions;
7.Interval Estimation; and
8.Hypothesis Tests.

30
 FIN4102

Continuing Education Fund Reimbursable Programme / Course

CEF Course Code: 33Z10964A

The course aims to teach students the basic concepts and principles of financial management. Its chief focus will be on investments in long-term and financial assets, financing decisions, working capital management, management of capital structure, dividend policy, debt policy, cost of capital, risk management tools and mergers and acquisitions.

 

Topics include:

1.Net Present Value and Capital Budgeting;

2.Bond and Stock Valuation;

3.Cost of Capital;

4.Capital Structure;

5.Debt Policy;

6.Dividend Policy;

7.Risks Management Tools; and

8.Mergers and Acquisitions.

 30
HRM4101

Continuing Education Fund Reimbursable Programme / Course

CEF Course Code: 33Z109674

The course aims to enable students to explain and examine major human resources roles and functions in contemporary business organizations. Students should be able to apply human resources management concepts and theories to manage people effectively at work. This course also discusses the application of human resources practices in international settings.

 

Topics include:

1.Overview of Human Resources Management;

2.Human Resources Planning;

3.Job Analysis;

4.Recruitment;

5.Selection;

6.Performance Management;

7.Reward Management;

8.Training and Development;

9.Career Management and Development; and

10.Managing Employee Relations

 

30
ISM4130

Continuing Education Fund Reimbursable Programme / Course

CEF Course Code: 33Z109682

This course aims to provide students with broad knowledge of the utilization of information systems for competitive advantage in business organizations.

 

Topics include:

1.Information Systems in Business;

2.Applications of Business Information Systems;

3.Databases and Information Management;

4.Securing Information Systems;

5.Information Technology Infrastructure; and

6.Using Information Systems in Organizations for Operational Excellence.

30
MKG4010

Continuing Education Fund Reimbursable Programme / Course

CEF Course Code: 33Z109704

The objective of this course is to provide students with an understanding of the fundamentals of marketing and its applications through effective branding strategics for an organisation. Students will be taught various marketing tools, branding and product management, integrated marketing communication and brand equity.

 

Topics include:

1.Introduction and the Marketing Essentials;

2.Scanning the Market Environment;

3.Consumer and Organisational Buying Behaviour;

4.Market Segmentation, Targeting and Positioning;

5.Branding and Product Management in the Marketing Mix;

6.Brand and Brand Management Fundamentals;

7.IMC and Promotional Mix;

8.Pricing and Distribution Channels; and

9.Designing Appropriate Marketing Mix to Build Brand Equity; and

10.Evaluating Effectiveness of Organization’s Marketing Activities.

30
*Concentration Courses
PNS4010

Continuing Education Fund Reimbursable Programme / Course

CEF Course Code: 33Z109739

Organizations have increasingly opted for outsourcing their products and services to enhance operational excellence. However, the benefits of outsourcing may be outweighed by the problems in its operations that can cause significant degrading of productivity and customer retention. This course aims to examine the strategic role, tactics and techniques of outsourcing management to help overcoming these problems, improving competitiveness and increasing productivity in organizations.

 

Topics include:

1. Purchasing and Sourcing Management;

2. Strategic Purchasing Planning and Control;

3. Overview of Outsourcing; and

4. Strategic Global Outsourcing.

30
PNS4020

Continuing Education Fund Reimbursable Programme / Course

CEF Course Code: 33Z109712

The business environment today is characterized by increasing turbulence and competitive activity. Rapid developments in information technology and telecommunications are helping create more sophisticated and demanding consumers in the retail environment. As a result, the product life-cycles are becoming shorter and the rate of new product development is increasing. Retailers are becoming ever larger and more powerful and often offer a range of services other than the supply of tangible consumer products. Retailer's own brands are gaining market share in many categories challenging the brand leaders. This course aims to provide knowledge and concepts of merchandise management at strategic and tactical levels in response to the changes in retail industry. Students will explore the practices of merchandise management, retail buying and product management in the life-cycle.

 

Topics include:

1. Introduction to Merchandising;

2. Introduction to Retailing;

3. Store Layout, Design and Visual Merchandising;

4. Retail Communication Mix;

5. Retail Motivator and Marketing; and

6. Cost Evaluation.

30
PNS4030

Continuing Education Fund Reimbursable Programme / Course

CEF Course Code: 33Z109666

This course aims to provide the concepts of e-procurement system, e-tendering system and their associated information technology and systems to facilitate e-commerce. It will examine the role, key components, functions and implementation of these information technology and systems in transforming organizations through business processes and operations.

 

Topics include:

1. e-Procurement System;

2. e-Tendering System; and

3. Information Systems for Purchasing and Supply.

30
PNS4040

Continuing Education Fund Reimbursable Programme / Course

CEF Course Code: 33Z109747

This course aims to provide an in-depth understanding of the importance of supplier-customer relationship in purchasing management. The interactive nature of the relationship will be examined from socio-economic and technological perspectives. Students will learn to develop and adopt appropriate strategies, policies, planning, direction, risk assessment and control to maintain the relationship.

 

Topics include:

1. The Nature of Supplier-customer Relationship;

2. Relationship Management; and

3. Application Aspects.

30
PNS4050

Continuing Education Fund Reimbursable Programme / Course

CEF Course Code: 33Z109720

Organizations in the public and private sectors are confronted by a wide range of purchasing and supply chain problems on the quality such as the growing concern on product recalls. It is therefore vital to have professionals who can develop practical solutions to deal with everyday procurement problems on product quality and safety. This course aims to develop analytical skills to explore organizational policy incorporating corporate social responsibility (CSR) to resolve these problems. The CSR issues will be analysed strategically at multiple stages of organizational value chain and boundaries. Students will learn how an organization can integrate CSR into the purchasing process as a means to leverage social benefits and foster a sustainable economy.

 

Topics include:

1. Product Quality;

2. Product Safety;

3. Product Quality and Safety in Practice;

4. Product Recall;

5. Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR);

6. Measuring CSR;

7. CSR and Supply Chain; and

8. Strategic Planning and Management.

30
   
360

 

Students who have obtained a passing grade in each course will be awarded the Advanced Diploma in Business (Purchasing and Supply).

 

* Students can apply for Professional Certificate in Purchasing and Supply as an exit award upon successful completion of the five concentration courses in the Advanced Diploma in Business (Purchasing and Supply) programme.

Application Fee: HK$150 (non-refundable)
Tuition Fee: HK$42,280 (by six instalments)

Classes will be held on weekday evenings (normally two classes per week) at SCE Learning Centres.

  1. Level 2 in five HKDSE subjects including English and Chinese (and up to two APL subjects) or equivalent; or
  2. Successful completion of Diploma Yi Jin; or
  3. Holder of a relevant School of Continuing Education (SCE) Diploma or Certificate or other equivalent non-SCE qualifications; or
  4. Aged 21 or above, preferably with three years' relevant work experience.

Applicants may submit application through (A) online system, or (B) hard-copy submission by mail or in-person.

 

(A) Application through online system

  1. Enter SCE Online Application System and fill in required data.
  2. Upload files of the following documents onto the system:
    1. proof for relevant academic qualifications and professional qualifications, e.g. certificate of public examinations (application for exemption should be submitted with supporting documents which include transcript/result slip, certificate and course syllabus);
    2. proof for relevant work experience (if any);
    3. any pertinent supporting documents; and
    4. a recent photograph (1.5” x 2”).
  3. Make payment for the application fee for admission, and handling fee for exemption (HK$200 per course if applicable) through the Online Payment Gateway.

(B) Application through hard-copy submission

  1. Download and complete Application for Admission form (SCE-AF-002)
  2. Attach PHOTOCOPIES of the following documents:
    1. HKID card;
    2. proof for relevant academic qualifications and professional qualifications, e.g. certificate of public examinations (application for exemption should be submitted with supporting documents which include transcript/result slip, certificate and course syllabus);
    3. proof for relevant work experience (if any);
    4. any pertinent supporting documents.
  3. Attach two recent photographs (1.5” x 2”).
  4. Make payment for the application fee for admission, and handling fee for exemption (HK$200 per course if applicable), in the form of a crossed cheque made payable to “Hong Kong Baptist University” with applicant’s name, contact number and programme name written at the back. Applicants who submit application in-person may make payment with cash or EPS.
  5. Complete set of application should be submitted either by-mail or in-person at the following address(es).

 

By-Mail

School of Continuing Education

Hong Kong Baptist University

2/F, Franki Centre, 320 Junction Road, Kowloon Tong

(Please mark the title of the programme applied on the envelope)  

In-Person

DLB Office (Kowloon Tong Campus Centre)

4/F, David C. Lam Building, Shaw Campus, Hong Kong Baptist University
34 Renfrew Road, Kowloon Tong, Kowloon

 

Wan Chai Learning Centre Office

26/F, Wu Chung House, 213 Queen’s Road East, Wan Chai, Hong Kong

 

Counter Service Hours:

Mon-Fri: 9:00 am-8:00 pm

Sat: 9:00 am-4:00 pm

(Closed on Sun, Public Holidays and School Holidays)


Town Learning Centre Office

6/F, 8 Hart Venue, Tsimshatsui, Kowloon

 

Kowloon East Learning Centre Office

7/F, Millennium City 3, 370 Kwun Tong Road, Kowloon

 

Counter Service Hours:

Mon-Fri: 12:00 pm-8:00 pm

Sat: 12:00 pm-4:00 pm

(Closed on Sun, Public Holidays and School Holidays)  

  • Applicants will be requested to present the HKID card and original copies of all credentials for verification. Those who submit application in-person may bring along the HKID card and original credentials for verification.
  • All fees paid are non-refundable.

  • All documents submitted together with the application form will not be returned to applicants.  For unsuccessful applications, the documents and forms will be destroyed and the electronic files will be deleted.
  • Notes to non-local applicants – Part-time certificate/diploma programmes are generally not considered by the Immigration Department for visa purposes. For a non-permanent Hong Kong resident, it is his/her responsibility to check whether he/she can take the programme before making application.

Students can apply for Credit Transfer/Exemption under the following conditions:

  1. Credit Transfer will be considered if students have completed (or are currently studying) the required courses offered by the School prior to admission to the programme. Courses concerned will be automatically transferred to the programme and supporting documents are not required.
  2. Exemption will be considered if students possess a demonstrated competence (e.g. passed relevant courses in public examinations or other institutes) equivalent to the learning outcomes of the course to be studied. Supporting documents such as course syllabuses, transcripts or certificates should be submitted.

The above request(s) should be submitted when applying for admission. Late application will not be considered. Courses that are being studied or pending for result/certificate should also be reported at the time of admission, followed by the submission of supporting documents for approval upon release of result/issuance of certificate.

Credit Transfer/Exemption will not be granted if such qualifications have not been reported during admission or if they are obtained after registration in the programme.

Remarks for Credit Transfer/Exemption are shown as below:

 

Course Remark Code Description
EX Course Exempted
TC Credit Transferred

Limitations for Credit Transfer/Exemption

For all Programmes of Levels 1 to 2, the maximum exemption and credit transfer is limited to half of the total number of programme hours. For all Programmes of Level 3 or above, the maximum exemption is limited to one quarter of the total number of programme hours, while the sum of exemption and credit transfer is still limited to half of the total number of programme hours. In the case that the number of hours of exempted and/or transferred credit course(s) (including the course(s) being studied) has exceeded the maximum allowance, students should submit explanations and approval will be granted at the School’s discretion.

 

Example 1 The Certificate in Spanish (Introductory) (Level 1 programme) requires student to complete four courses (120 hours in total). Application for Credit Transfer and Exemption should not exceed 60 hours.
Example 2 The Certificate in Jewellery Design & Production (Level 2 programme) requires student to complete six courses (180 hours in total). Application for Credit Transfer and Exemption should not exceed 90 hours.
Example 3 The Certificate in Marketing Studies (Level 3 programme) requires student to complete six courses (180 hours in total). Application for Credit Transfer and Exemption should not exceed 90 hours in total while the Exemption should not exceed 45 hours.
Example 4 The Advanced Diploma in Accounting (Level 4 programme) requires student to complete 16 courses (480 hours in total). Application for Credit Transfer and Exemption should not exceed 240 hours in total while the Exemption should not exceed 120 hours.

Applicants may refer to the Exemption List for reference.

Date

30 September 2024 (Monday)

Time

7pm

Register

Please register "HERE"

Speaker

Dr Keith Lai

Academic Coordinator

Q: When will I know if I have been admitted?

A: The admission result will be sent to applicants via e-mail within 10 working days after the application deadline.

 

Q: When will I know the result of my application for course exemption?

A: Result of application for course exemption will be released together with the admission result via e-mail.

 

Q: Can I change from one programme to another?

A: Once the offer is confirmed upon completion of registration, applicants are not allowed to change to another programme. Applicants are required to submit a new application with relevant documents and application fee for another programme.

Continuing Education Fund Reimbursable Programme / Course This course has been included in the list of reimbursable courses under the Continuing Education Fund. This course / The mother course (Advanced Diploma in Business (Purchasing and Supply)) of the modules is recognised under the Qualifications Framework (QF Level 4).


The above information is for reference only. The School reserves the right to make alterations or to cancel any class/programme without prior notice.


Programmes offered by the School of Continuing Education (leading to HKBU awards or SCE awards, or collaborative programmes) are conducted at various teaching venues, including Kowloon Tong and Shek Mun (Shatin) Campuses and Learning Centres in Tsimshatsui, Kowloon East, and Wan Chai. These venues are well-equipped to support students’ studies. While most of the classes are held at either the Kowloon Tong Campus or the Shek Mun Campus, depending on the School’s development, students may be assigned to take classes at other venues during their study period.