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The Guidance Notes for Students for Subject Registration in
2008/09 |
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Department/Faculty: |
Department of Applied Mathematics / Faculty of Applied Science &
Textiles |
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Programme: |
63019 -- BSc (Hons) in Statistics and Computing |
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Programme Aims: |
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This programme provides balanced and practical training in
statistics, decision analysis and computing technology with
applications to business, commerce and finance in this
'information era'. It provides a solid foundation for problem
solving skills to tackle planning and decision problems with
special relevance to business and finance. |
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Minimum number of credits to be taken: |
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To
be eligible for the Award, students must complete the requisite
63 credits of the Programme.
(a) For
2001/02 intakes to 2004/05, students have to complete 63 credits
including seventeen 3-credit compulsory subjects, a 6-credit
"Case Study" and two 3-credit elective subjects.
(b) From
2005/06 intake onwards, students have to complete 63 credits
including seventeen 3-credit compulsory subjects and four
3-credit elective subjects.
The normal
duration of the Programme is 3 years and students need to
complete the Programme in not more than 6 years. |
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Specific requirements for the programme: |
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A
student, unless otherwise approved by the Programme Committee,
must enrol in not less than 2 subjects but not more than 4
subjects in any semester.
A student
may be given credit transfer for a subject on the basis of
acceptable qualifications or achievements. |
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The
following subjects will be offered in 2008/09 academic year: |
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Semester One -- AMA150, AMA251, AMA262, AMA264, AMA465, AMA484,
AMA493/AMA494, AF2104, COMP201,
COMP311, COMP312, COMP320 and COMP407
Daytime: COMP202 |
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Semester Two -- AMA151, AMA237, AMA263, AMA382, AMA456, AMA481,
AMA488, AMA493/AMA494, AF3311, COMP202, COMP305, COMP307, COMP417 and COMP418
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Semester Three -- AMA355, AMA364 and AMA455 |
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Students should take note of the pre-requisite(s) for each
subject, if any, listed in the class timetable for 2007/08 and
refer to the following different study patterns suggested by the Programme Leader before performing their subject registration. |
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A.
Normal Study Pattern |
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Stage One Semester One -- AMA150, AMA262, AF2104 and COMP201 |
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Stage One Semester Two -- AMA151, AMA237, AF3311 and COMP202 |
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Stage Two Semester One -- AMA264, COMP311 and COMP312 |
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Stage Two Semester Two -- AMA263, AMA382, COMP305 and an
elective subject |
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Stage Three Semester One -- AMA484, AMA493 and an elective
subject |
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Stage Three Semester Two -- AMA488 and two elective subjects |
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B.
Four Year Study Pattern |
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Stage One Semester One -- AMA150, AMA262 and COMP201 |
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Stage One Semester Two -- AMA151, AMA237 and COMP202 |
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Stage Two Semester One -- AMA264 and AF2104 |
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Stage Two Semester Two -- AMA263, AMA382 and COMP305 |
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Stage Three Semester One – COMP311, COMP312 and an elective
subject |
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Stage Three Semester Two – AF3311 and two elective subjects |
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Stage Four Semester One -- AMA484 and one or two elective
subjects |
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Stage Four Semester Two -- AMA488 and AMA493 |
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C.
Suggested Study Pattern for holders of
PolyU HD in Mathematics, Statistics & Computing (HDMSC) |
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Holders of the 3-year PolyU HDMSC (Programme Code 6302/63002)
will be given credit transfer for the following subjects:
AMA150, AMA151, AMA237, AMA262, AMA263, AMA264 and AMA382.
Further credit transfer for COMP201, COMP305 and COMP312 may be
given if they obtained Grade C or above in COMP253, COMP254 and
61425 in their 3-year HDMSC study. |
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Stage One Semester One -- AMA484, AF2104 and an elective subject |
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Stage One Semester Two -- AMA488, COMP202 and an elective
subject |
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Stage Two Semester One -- AMA493, COMP311 and an elective
subject |
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Stage Two Semester Two – AF3311 and an elective subject |
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Holders of the 2-year PolyU HDMSC (Programme Code 63018) will be
given credit transfer for the following subjects: AMA150,
AMA151, AMA237, AMA262, AMA263, AMA264 and COMP201. Further
credit transfer for COMP305 and COMP311 may be given if they
obtained Grade B+ or above in COMP254 and COMP351 in their
2-year HDMSC study. |
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Suggested study pattern to complete the programme in three
years. |
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Stage One Semester One -- AF2104 and COMP312 |
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Stage One Semester Two -- AF3311 and COMP202 |
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Stage Two Semester One -- AMA484 (COMP311) and an elective
subject |
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Stage Two Semester Two -- AMA382, COMP305 and an elective
subject |
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Stage Three Semester One -- AMA493 and an elective subject |
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Stage Three Semester Two -- AMA488 and an elective subject |
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Suggested study pattern to complete the programme within two
years. |
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Stage One Semester One -- AF2104, COMP312 and an elective
subject |
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Stage One Semester Two -- AMA382, COMP202 and an elective
subject |
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Stage Two Semester One -- AMA484, AMA493 and an elective subject |
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Stage Two Semester Two -- AMA488, AF3311 and an elective subject |
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D.
Suggested Study Pattern for holders of
PolyU Part-time HD in Statistics and Computing for Business (HDSCB) |
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Holders of the PolyU Part-time HDSCB (Programme Code 63017) will
be given credit transfer for the following subjects: AMA150,
AMA151, AMA237, AMA263 and COMP201. Further credit transfer for
AMA262 and AMA264 may be given if they obtained Grade C or above
in these two subjects in their 3-year HDSCB study. |
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Stage One Semester One -- AF2104, COMP312 and AMA262 |
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Stage One Semester Two -- AF3311 and COMP202 |
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Stage Two Semester One -- COMP311 and AMA484 (AMA264) |
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Stage Two Semester Two -- AMA382, COMP305 and an elective
subject |
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Stage Three Semester One -- AMA493 and one or two elective
subjects |
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Stage Three Semester Two – AMA488 and one or two elective
subjects |
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E.
Suggested Study Pattern for holders of
HKCC Associate in Statistics and Computing for Business (ASCB) |
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Holders of the HKCC ASCB (Programme Code 8C007) may be given
credit transfer for the following subjects*: AMA150, AMA151,
AMA237, AMA262, AMA263 and AMA264. |
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Stage One Semester One -- AF2104, COMP201 and COMP312 (AMA262) |
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Stage One Semester Two -- AF3311 and COMP202 |
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Stage Two Semester One -- COMP311 and AMA484 (AMA264) |
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Stage Two Semester Two -- AMA382, COMP305 and an elective
subject |
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Stage Three Semester One -- AMA493 and one or two elective
subjects |
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Stage Three Semester Two – AMA488 and one or two elective
subjects |
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*Grade C or
above in HKCC subjects are required. |
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F.
Suggested Study Pattern for holders of
IVE HD in Applied Statistics and Computing |
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Holders of IVE HD in Applied Statistics and Computing will be
given credit transfer for the following subjects: AMA150,
AMA151, AMA237, AMA262, AMA264 and COMP201. Further credit
transfer may be given for the following subjects if they
obtained Grade B or above in the appropriate subjects in IVE HD
in Applied Statistics and Computing: AMA263, AMA382, AMA465,
AMA466, COMP202, COMP305 and COMP311. |
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Stage One Semester One -- AMA484, AF2104 and COMP312 |
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Stage One Semester Two -- AF3311, COMP202, COMP305 and an
elective subject |
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Stage Two Semester One -- COMP311 and two elective subjects |
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Stage Two Semester Two -- AMA493, AMA488 and an elective subject |
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Suggested study pattern to complete the programme in three
years. |
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Stage One Semester One -- AF2104 and COMP312 |
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Stage One Semester Two – COMP202 and COMP305 |
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Stage Two Semester One -- AMA484 and COMP311 |
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Stage Two Semester Two – AF3311, AMA488 and one or two elective
subjects |
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Stage Three Semester One -- one or two elective subjects |
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Stage Three Semester Two -- AMA493 and an elective subject |
