Sept 2024 Entry
2 years
Normally 64 (plus 6 training credits) (See the Remarks section below)
The curriculum of this programme, including the credit requirements, is subject to review.
The exact study duration and number of credits to be transferred will depend on the entry qualification of individual AD/HD admittees and the University regulations.
Entry Scholarship
- To recognise the outstanding academic performance of students, the department will grant entry scholarship with total amount up to HK$30,000 to eligible students admitted to the programme via Non-JUPAS local senior year admission. Details can be found at https://www.polyu.edu.hk/ise/scholarships. It is subject to change and will be announced on department website in due course.
Programme Aims and Learning Outcomes
With decreasing time to market, increasing customer expectations and global competition, product design and development has become increasingly more complex in recent years. Today, product engineers are required to carry out product design and development tasks not only limited to functional or engineering design but also need to incorporate the considerations of aesthetic issues, design for the product life cycle, technologies and business issues. There is now an urgent need to produce professionals in product development who can be innovative, knowledgeable and skilful enough to synergise product development with design, technology and business in developing successful new products.
To fulfil this need, the BEng(Hons) in Product Engineering with Marketing programme is designed to achieve the following aims and learning outcomes:
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Provide integrated education and training to students for synergising product design, technology and business in new product development;
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Enable students to develop their knowledge in business development, strategic product planning, product marketing and management, and understand how they relate to the development of successful new products; and
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Supply graduates who are capable of product design and development, and can interact with customers, industrial designers, production personnel, suppliers and vendors, understand market situations and competition environments, identify market needs and opportunities in order to convert them into new products that satisfy customer needs and all product engineering requirements.
Programme Characteristics
The programme provides comprehensive education and training in the development of successful new products in which graduates are able to synthesise product design, technologies and business issues.
Adopting an integrative and problem-based teaching and learning approach, the programme helps students to develop their knowledge in product design and development, and marketing, as well as their communication, teamwork, management and self-learning skills. Graduates are able to play leading roles in the industry by virtue of their well-balanced education and practical training.
Professional Recognition
The programme has been granted full accreditation by the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers (HKIE) as a professional engineering degree programme recognised by other Washington Accord signatories.
The Washington Accord is an international agreement between bodies responsible for accrediting engineering degree programmes. Currently, it has 20 signatories, including the US, the UK, Australia, Canada, Japan, Korea, Singapore, Malaysia and New Zealand.
Career Prospects
In recent years, many Hong Kong manufacturers have been switching from being low-cost original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) to high value-added original design manufacturers (ODMs), and even to original brand manufacturers (OBMs) to maintain their competitiveness and maximise their profit margins. This has led to a substantial demand for professionals to design and develop new products.
Our graduates have the abilities needed to work as product engineers, project engineers and product design engineers in the development of various kinds of products such as toys, domestic electrical appliances, health care products, electronic consumer products, audio/visual products, green products, power tools, and automobile components.
Students are admitted to the senior year of the 4-year degree programme. They must complete all of the following subjects to fulfil the credit requirement for graduation.
General University Requirement (GUR) (minimum 9 credits)
Subjects are mandated by the University as part of the broad based education for every student. Students are also expected to meet the equivalent standard of the Undergraduate Degree Language and Communication Requirement (LCR).
Core Subjects (2 subjects of 2 credits each, 14 subjects of 3 credits each, total 46 credits)
Professional Commincation in English for Engineering Students (2 credits), Professional Communication in Chinese (2 credits), Quality Engineering, Integrated Design for Manufacture, Society and the Engineer, Marketing Research, Engineering Management, Tool Design, Integrated Product Engineering Project I, Operation Research I, Computer-Aided Product Design, New Product Planning and Development, Global Marketing, Product Safety and Reliability, Eco-design and Manufacture, Business to Business Marketing.
Elective Subject (1 subject out of a pool of 6 Electives, total 3 credits)
Total Quality Management, Advanced Manufacturing Technology, Marketing Management in China, Sales and Distribution Management, Design in Busienss for Engineering, Sustainable Product Design.
Projects (6 credits)
Group or individual projects are arranged in every year of the study.
Practical Training Modules (6 training credits)
Appreciation of Manufacturing Technologies, Integrated Project.
Work-Integrated Education
Work-Integrated Education (WIE) has been incorporated into the course of studies to ensure that students gain real-life work experience that is relevant to their study disciplines, and to enhance their all-round development. Each student must attain a minimum of one WIE training credit, i.e. a completion of at least 2 weeks/80 hours of full-time training, or the equivalent, before graduation.
Summer Placement
Summer placement opportunities may be provided to students to enable them to gain practical work experience.
Student Exchange Programme
Students also have the opportunity to participate in a student exchange programme with universities in countries such as the United States, Canada, Sweden and Finland for one semester.
Normally 64 (plus 6 training credits) (See the Remarks section below)
Prof. C.Y. Tang
BSc, MSc, PhD
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An Associate Degree or a Higher Diploma in Engineering, Product Design or a related discipline.
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In addition to academic results, the potential for and interest of applicants in the programme, their language and communication skills, and their learning attitude, will be considered. Shortlisted candidates will be invited to attend a selection interview.
For further programme information, please contact:
Miss Man Yan Siu (tel: 2766 6621, email: manyans.siu@polyu.edu.hk).
Required
To evaluate the potential for and interest of applicants in the programme, and to assess their language and communication skills, and their learning attitude.
About 10-15 minutes
- Suitable applicants will be invited to interviews.
