Programmes

Engineering Doctorate (Engineering Management)

Programme	Engineering Doctorate (Engineering Management) 工程學博士(工程管理)
Award Title	Engineering Doctorate 工程學博士
Offering Academic Unit	Department of Systems Engineering and Engineering Management
Mode of Study	Combined mode

Normal Period of Study

4 year

Maximum Period of Study

6 year

Credit Units Required for Graduation

Programme Aims

The Engineering Doctorate in Engineering Management programme aims at developing the candidates’ creative thinking and overall capability to apply innovative technologies and advanced management methods to meet the strategic needs of their organizations or industries. The program aims to provide a platform for innovation leaders who can apply and commercialize technological innovations in Hong Kong/China manufacturing firms and engineering organizations. EngD(EM) program provides professional education and applied research to industrialists in engineering and manufacturing industries in Hong Kong/China.

Programme Intended Learning Outcomes (PILOs)

Upon successful completion of this Programme, students should be able to:

1. To obtain creative thinking and entrepreneurial spirit,
2. To make strategic planning with a global perspective and cultural sensitivity,
3. To identify potential and strategic problems in an engineering company,
4. To implement new technologies/methods in an engineering context,
5. To apply quantitative and qualitative analytical skills in problem solving,
6. To initiate and lead global technological projects and/or enterprises,
7. To conduct an applied research project based on the above core competences.

Programme Requirements

Programme Core Courses: (9 credits)

Course Code	Course Title	Credit Units	Remarks
SEEM8024D	Integrative Engineering Management	3
SEEM8025D	Research Methods in Engineering Management	3
SEEM8008D	EngD Seminar	3	Consecutively for three years in the format of presentation, Q&A and intensive workshop

Programme Electives: (12 credits)

Course Code	Course Title	Credit Units
SEEM5006	Operations Management	3
SEEM5009	Industrial Marketing Management for Engineers	3
SEEM6009	Project Management	3
SEEM6012	Technological Innovation and Entrepreneurship	3
SEEM6014	Asset and Maintenance Management	3
SEEM6015	Supply Chain Management	3
SEEM6037	Managing Strategic Quality	3
SEEM6043	Quality and Reliability Engineering	3
SEEM6044	China Engineering Enterprise Management	3
SEEM6045	Industrial Case Study	3
SEEM6047	Quality Improvement: Systems and Methodologies	3
SEEM6050	Engineering Economic Analysis	3
SEEM6053	Business Process Improvement and Innovation	3
SEEM6101	Estimation and Control of Random Dynamic Systems	3
SEEM6102	Managerial Decision-making Systems with Artificial Intelligence	3
SEEM6103	Financial Engineering for Engineering Managers	3
SEEM6104	Theoretical Underpinnings of Decision Making Under Uncertainty	3
SEEM6105	Risk and Decision Analysis	3
SEEM8011	Statistical Modeling and Design of Experiments	3
SEEM8012	Data Mining and Statistical Modeling	3
SEEM8102	Forecasting and Control Using Regression, Time Series, and Dynamic Models	3
SEEM8103	Advanced Design of Experiments and Taguchi Method	3

Thesis: (36 credits)

Course Code	Course Title	Credit Units
SEEM8104D	Doctoral Thesis	36