Key area of study | A03 - BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT |
Course name (English) | DECISION ANALYTICS FOR FINTECH [MODULE FROM MASTER OF SCIENCE IN FINANCIAL TECHNOLOGY] |
Course name (Chinese) | --- |
Course code | 33Z120988 |
Institution name (English) | THE HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (HKUST) |
Institution name (Chinese) | 香港科技大學 |
Institution code | 003 |
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Award | OTHERS |
Course fee (HK$) | $31500 |
QR Number | 19/000921/L6 |
QF Level | 6 |
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Notes / 附註: *APPLICANT PURSUING THIS COURSE WITH COURSE COMMENCEMENT DATE FALLING AFTER 18 SEPTEMBER 2023 IS NOT ELIGIBLE TO CLAIM REIMBURSEMENT FROM CEF. / 申請人報讀於二零二三年九月十八日後開課的課程並不能申領基金發還款項。 Entry Requirements / 入學要求: 1. APPLICANTS SEEKING ADMISSION TO A MASTER'S DEGREE PROGRAM SHOULD HAVE OBTAINED A BACHELOR’S DEGREE FROM A RECOGNIZED INSTITUTION, OR AN APPROVED EQUIVALENT QUALIFICATION. 2. ENGLISH LANGUAGE ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS APPLICANTS HAVE TO FULFILL ENGLISH LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS WITH ONE OF THE FOLLOWING PROFICIENCY ATTAINMENTS: A) TOEFL-IBT: 80 B) TOEFL-PBT: 550 C) TOEFL-REVISED PAPER-DELIVERED TEST: 60 (TOTAL SCORES FOR READING, LISTENING AND WRITING SECTIONS) D) IELTS (ACADEMIC MODULE): OVERALL SCORE: 6.5 AND ALL SUB-SCORE: 5.5 APPLICANTS ARE NOT REQUIRED TO PRESENT TOEFL OR IELTS SCORE IF THEIR FIRST LANGUAGE IS ENGLISH, OR THEY OBTAINED THE BACHELOR'S DEGREE (OR EQUIVALENT) FROM AN INSTITUTION WHERE THE MEDIUM OF INSTRUCTION WAS ENGLISH. Course Outline / 課程大綱: CONTACT HOURS: 39 (3 HOURS PER WEEK) 1. WEEK 1: INTRODUCTION TO DECISION ANALYTICS 2. WEEK 2: PROBABILITY AND RANDOM VARIABLES 3. WEEK 3: LAW OF LARGE NUMBERS AND CENTRAL LIMIT THEOREM 4. WEEK 4: STATISTICAL ESTIMATION 5. WEEK 5: HYPOTHESIS TESTING AND LINEAR REGRESSION 6. WEEK 6: PRESCRIPTIVE ANALYTICS I: LINEAR PROGRAMMING AND INTEGER PROGRAMMING 7. WEEK 7: PRESCRIPTIVE ANALYTICS II: DYNAMIC PROGRAMMING AND SEQUENTIAL DECISION MAKING 8. WEEK 8: PREDICTIVE ANALYTICS 9. WEEK 9: STOCHASTIC MODELING AND APPLICATIONS 10. WEEK 10: QUALITY CONTROL: MODELS AND ANALYSIS 11. WEEK 11: MONTE CARLO SIMULATION I: GENERATING RANDOM VARIABLES AND SAMPLE PATHS 12. WEEK 12: MONTE CARLO SIMULATION II: VARIANCE REDUCTION TECHNIQUES 13. WEEK 13: BASIC GAME THEORY Instructors' Qualifications / 導師資歷: INSTRUCTOR MUST HAVE A PHD DEGREE. Assessment / 課程評核要求: (A) ASSESSMENT ITEMS AND THEIR WEIGHTINGS 1. WRITTEN ASSIGNMENT: 20% 2. MID-TERM TEST: 40% 3. FINAL EXAM: 40% (B) COMPLETION REQUIREMENT 1. OVERALL PASSING MARK FOR ALL ASSESSMENT ITEMS: B GRADE OR ABOVE (EQUIVALENT TO 50% OF OVERALL MARK) (C) CEF REIMBURSEMENT REQUIREMENT 1. OVERALL 50% OR HIGHER OVERALL PASSING MARK 2. 80% ATTENDANCE Delivery Mode / 授課模式: 39 HOURS; BOTH FULL-TIME AND PART-TIME MODE Course Duration / 課時: 13 WEEKS Effective Date / 課程生效日期: 19/09/2019 CEF Registration Invalid From / 基金課程登記失效日期: 19/09/2023 |
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