Micro-Credential

Accounting and Finance for Managers

20

Office Hours

This module consists of two parts.

• Accounting part elaborates how to interpret the Balance sheet, Income statement and cash flow statements and how to create management reports using different costing methods and performance measures.
• Finance part states how to value the different investment projects and valuation techniques of the firms

BM5218

Production and Operations Management

10

Office Hours

This module covers the following topics:

• Introduction of Operations Management
• Operations Performance
• Operations Strategy
• Process Design
• Process Technology and People in Operations
• Planning and control
• Capacity Management
• Supply Chain Management
• Inventory Management
• Operations Improvement
• Lean operations
• Quality Management

BM5313

Data Science For Business

10

Office Hours

This module covers the following topics:

• Data analytic thinking
• Data Science solutions to business problems
• Addressing customer churn with predictive modeling
• Logistic regression versus Tree induction
• Why is overfitting bad?
• Solving a business problem versus data exploration
• Visualising model performance
• Analysing data from social media
• Data-Driven Causal Explanation and Viral Marketing
• Data Science and Business Strategy

BM5312

Management Information Systems

10

Office Hours / After Office Hours

The module covers the following topics, Overview of MIS, Strategic Uses of Information Systems, Business functions and Supply Chains, Databases and Data warehouse, The Web-Enabled Enterprise, Challenges of Global Information Systems, State of the art Decision Support, Business Intelligence, Acquiring information systems for the various operations of business. Managing running business application in cloud infrastructure and protecting organizational information.

Technopreneurship and Innovation

10

Office Hours / After Office Hours

Students taking the Technopreneurship and innovation module will expose to various issues related to starting up and running a business such as Technopreneurship and business planning, new venture creation, intellectual property protection, technology evaluation and commercialization, developing new business models, technological innovation and design, Innovation strategy for new technology-based (NTB) SMEs, innovation process in NTB firms, new product development and creating value and growing ventures.

BM5215

Human Capital Management

10

After Office Hours

This module covers the following topics:

• The essence and concept of human capital
• The process of Human Capital Management through people analytics
• Applications of Human Capital Management in business strategies
• The role of HR in developing and managing talent
• The future of HR and Human Capital management

Cyber Physical Protection

15

Office Hours

This module covers the following topics:

• Overview of Security and Privacy in CPS;
• Network Security and Privacy for Cyber-Physical Systems;
• Privacy in Cyber-Physical Systems;
• Cyber-Physical Systems and National Security Concerns;
• Operational Security;
• Legal Considerations of Cyber-Physical Systems and the Internet of Things;
• Management of CPS;
• Data Privacy Issues in Distributed Security Monitoring Systems;
• Cyber Physical System Security Controls;
• Security Challenges and concerns of IoT.

Information Security Policies and Management

15

Office Hours

• Introduction to security management – introduces the core concepts and definitions used in information security
• Standards – describe the role of standards in information security, e.g., ISO/IEC 27000 series
• Security controls – introduce and identify security measures taken to reduce security risks
• Security risk management – process of identifying security threats and plans to mitigate the threats, discuss the impact on the assets
• Legal - legal and regulatory aspects related to societies, data protection and legislation
• Internal control and audit – identify and evaluate the methods or processes in taking the correct steps to mitigate risks
• Incident management and disaster recovery
• Staff management – discuss the roles and how they play an important part in an organization
• Policy – Evaluate how policies help to shape the management of security in an organisation
• Case studies - failures and successes in information security management

Digital Forensics Lab

20

Office Hours

This course provides a practical understanding of the concepts of information security. The focus will be on topics such as:

• Browser History,
• Email Forensics,
• Hash Functions,
• File Recovery,
• Malicious Program Test,
• Windows Forensics,
• Acquisition and Duplication of Data,
• Email Evidences,
• Windows System Hives,
• Recover Graphics Files,
• Rebuild Header Data,
• Bit shifting
• Installation of Tools and the use of these tools for recovery and countermeasures.

Data Analytics for Cybersecurity

15

Office Hours

The module will be subject to the process of collecting and organising data, using various tools for analysis, and with several different analytics scenarios and techniques. The focus will be on active monitoring and traffic manipulation, insider threat detection, data mining, regression, and machine learning. You shall learn how cyber network is used and what necessary actions are required to harden and defend the system within.
This module covers the following topics:

• Sensor in different domains (e.g., network, service) and data collection techniques (active and passive);
• Approaches for collecting, storing and organising data;
• Different tools for analysing, visualisation and reporting;
• Applied machine learning techniques for cybersecurity, Network forensic tools (e.g., tcpdump, NetFlow);
• Provide mathematical techniques used to explore data using Exploratory Data Analysis (EDA);
• Examining traffic volume and traffic behavior; Conversion of network traffic into graph data and the use of graphs to identify significant hosts or aberrant behavior;
• Investigate unique problems involving insider threat data analysis;
• Threat intelligence supports analysis.

Managing Information Systems in Practice

20

Office Hours

An overview of information systems and the underlying supporting IT infrastructure. The role of information systems to support organisational needs, and how information systems are essential for delving into business intelligence. It explores the strategic alignment of IS projects to organisational strategic direction. The fundamentals of project management such as scope, time and cost management are covered. A focus on risk management is included to ensure an understanding of business risk assessment in IS projects. Content on professional ethics and social issues will be covered to ensure an appreciation of professional integrity in managing IS projects and resources. The role of the Chief Information Officer (CIO) will be discussed along with the impact of IT policy on managing information systems.

Intelligent System

20

Office Hours

This module provides comprehensive coverage on the various concepts used in building intelligent systems. Topics include the followings: introduction to AI and intelligent agents, solving problems by searching, rule-based knowledge representation and reasoning, neural networks, and genetic algorithms.

Data Analytics and Visualisation

20

Office Hours

The module covers the following topics: big data; spatial data; data analytics and patterns in data; computing tools & techniques for extracting patterns in data such as regression, classification, clustering and graphical models; visual perception and data visualisation; storytelling using various perceptual dimensions: quality, quantity, order, time series, space-time and geographic data; bring data to life using technologies such as HTML, SVG, and CSS; visualising static and dynamic data using plots, graphs, clusters, and animations; consent form, code of practice for data analysts.

EC5112

Advanced Geotechnics

20

Office Hours

This module aims to develop the conceptual understanding and analytical ability of students in order to develop solutions to a range of advanced geotechnical problems.
This module covers the following topics:

• Geotechnical analysis based on engineering plasticity: Upper and lower bound theorems; Stress discontinuities; Collapse load for drained and undrained conditions; Application of engineering plasticity to various field problems such as foundations with inclined loads, earth pressure coefficients for rough retaining walls, and walls with non-horizontal backfill.
• Behaviour of unsaturated soils: Occurrence; Distribution of air and water; Pore pressure and suction; Desaturation and water retention; Loading and unloading; Stability of unsaturated soil slope; Settlement of foundations on unsaturated soil.
• Ground improvement techniques: Problematic soils and conditions; Geotechnical problems and failures; Principles, design consideration and method - Shallow and deep compaction, deep replacement, Preloading and Geosynthetics; Case studies.

EC5107

Construction Project Management

20

Office Hours

This module provides students with the skills and knowledge required to develop a management structure and relevant strategies to plan, manage and execute a construction project.
This module covers the following topics:

• Project management framework: Defining and identifying relationships between project, project management, programme management, and portfolio management; organisation structures and their influences on projects; project life cycle; project management processes; and project management knowledge areas.
• Project Selection and appraisal: Project selection criteria and procedure; project development issues and appraisals; and project success criteria and evaluation.
• Development and management of construction project: Inception stage: objectives, initial project brief and different roles. Feasibility stage: detailed project brief, site selection & acquisition, scheme design, technical study & market research, and funding and budgeting provision. Preconstruction Stage: selecting the project team, design management, planning and control mechanisms, permissions, detailed design and documentation, and tendering. Construction stage: project management plan (PMP), roles of project team members, supervision and project progress, commissioning and completion, handover, & post construction review.
• Human resource strategies: Leadership: styles, traits, activities and role. Teamworking and motivation: models, types, styles, and stages. Project manager: role, activities, leadership and management.

EC5110

Advanced Concrete Technology

10

Office Hours

The aim of this module is to provide students with an in-depth understanding of concrete as a civil engineering material in the local and global context, including its importance and impacts on sustainability.
This module covers the following topics:

• Concrete and Constituent Materials: Types and Properties of the Constituent Materials including Cement, Aggregates, and Admixtures; Chemical Interactions including Hydration of Aluminates and Silicates; Physical Interactions including Transition Zones.
• Concrete Properties: Fresh Properties including Rheology; Early Age Properties including Curing; Long Term Properties & Performance including Strength Development, Durability Performance Characteristics, Dimensional Stability; Cold Weather Concreting; Hot Weather Concreting.
• Production, Construction Process & Testing: Quality Control, Fresh & Hardened Tests; Concrete Repair & Maintenance; Production Methodologies; Principal Construction Methodologies; Concrete Types for Different Applications; Reinforced and Pre stressed Concrete.
• Sustainability & Advances in Concrete Technology: Alternative Cements and Concretes, Cement Replacement Materials, Aggregate Alternatives, Recycled Concrete, Sustainability Issues including Carbon Footprint.

EC5311*

Environmental Hazards and Disaster Management

10

Office Hours

The aim of this module is to introduce students to the causes and impacts of environmental hazards and equip them with the ability to apply measures for mitigating environmental hazards and disasters.
This module covers the following topics:

• Introduction: Common environmental hazards and disasters.
• Types, causes, impacts and mitigation measures of:
  • Hydro-meteorological Hazards: Floods, Gusts, Storms, Tornados.
  • Geophysical Hazards: Earthquakes, Tsunamis, Landslides, Erosion and accretion, Salinity intrusion.
  • Climatological Hazards: Sea level rise, Droughts, Wildfires.
  • Man-made Hazard: Oil spills.
• Disaster Management: Impact assessments; Planning for disasters, disaster prevention, preparedness, early warning, awareness building; Response to disasters.

EC5309*

Solid and Hazardous Waste Management

10

Office Hours

This module aims to enhance the participants’ knowledge and ability to integrate state-of-the-art solutions into solid and hazardous waste management.
This module covers the following topics:

• Waste Management: Overview of Integrated Solid Waste Management, waste management hierarchy, volume reduction and recycling.
• Solid waste: Sources and types of solid waste physical and chemical properties of solid waste, solid waste generation.
• Collection of solid waste : Types of collection systems on site handling and sorting, transfer and transport, community participation in solid waste collection.
• Solid waste disposal technology and treatment: Landfill, landfill siting, design and operation, leachate management, landfill gas estimation; composting: types of composting, methods and application.
• Hazardous waste: Identification and classification of hazardous waste; generation, on site storage, collection and transport of hazardous waste; physical, chemical, thermal and biological processes of treatment; disposal of hazardous waste.

EC5310*

Sludge Management and Disposal

10

Office Hours

This module aims to develop students’ understanding of concepts of sludge management and enable them to plan and design sludge treatment systems. It also introduces methods of sludge disposal and reuse.
This module covers the following topics:

• Introduction: Solids and sludge sources, characteristics of sludge and quantities, regulations for the reuse and disposal of sludge.
• Sludge Thickening: Methods for sludge thickening such as gravity thickening, dissolved air floatation thickening, centrifugal thickening, gravity belt thickening, and rotary drum thickening; design of thickeners.
• Sludge Stabilisation: Methods for sludge stabilisation such as anaerobic digestion, aerobic digestion, chemical stabilisation, and thermal stabilisation, design of sludge stabilisation units.
• Further Sludge Processing, Disposal and Reuse: Sludge conditioning, sludge dewatering, composting, heat drying, thermal oxidation, recalcination, land application, landfilling.