School for Higher And Professional Education SHAPE OUHK VTC

School for Higher And Professional Education (SHAPE): OUHK/VTC Full-time Top-up Degree Programmes INFORMATION SESSION (2006/07 Intake) March 2006 1

School for Higher And Professional Education (SHAPE) 2

School for Higher And Professional Education (SHAPE) • An affiliate of VTC (same as IVE/SBI) • Provides top-up degree programmes to HD graduates of IVE, SBI or other institutions • 1 or 2 years/ full-time or part-time programmes • 1 st programme in 1999 • More than 20 degree programmes in 2006/07 • 3 SHAPEs: SHAPE (Chai Wan), SHAPE (Sha Tin) & SHAPE (Tsing Yi) 3

SHAPE (Chai Wan) Location – Lee Wai Lee Building, 30 Shing Tai Road, Chai Wan, Hong Kong [next to IVE (Chai Wan)] Staffing – Large Administrative Support Team – High Quality Full-time Academic Staff – Experienced Part-time Academic Staff 4

SHAPE (Chai Wan) Facilities [Exclusive for SHAPE (Chai Wan) students] – 2 high tech lecture theatres (140 & 90 capacity) – 6 classrooms (48 capacity) – 5 seminar rooms (24 capacity) – 2 multi-purpose rooms (120 & 90 capacity) – 2 computer rooms (40 capacity) 5

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SHAPE (Chai Wan) Other Facilities [Shared with IVE (Chai Wan)] – Learning Resources Centre/ Library – Sports Facilities (Swimming Pool, Tennis Courts, Basketball Court, Gymnasium, etc. ) – Computer Labs – Student Canteen & Restaurant – Bookshop 7

SHAPE (Chai Wan) Other Services – Student Email Account – University Textbooks Borrowing Services – SAO Support • Counseling Services • Workshops on job seeking • Employment Survey – Programme Specific Services • E. g. Web Learning & Lecturer Consultation 8

OUHK / VTC Full-time Top-up Degree Programmes 9

OUHK/VTC Full-time Top-up Degree Programmes offered by SHAPE (CW) • For Sept 2006 Intake: – Bachelor of Business Administration (Hons) in Accounting [BBAHACCTF] – Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting [BBAACCTF ] – Bachelor of Business Administration in Management [BBAMGTF] 10

Programme Coordinators • BBA (Hons) in Accounting [BBAHACCTF] / BBA in Accounting [BBAACCTF ] – Mr. Patrick Ng BA(Hons) (Essex), M. Phil (Cambridge), FCPA, FCCA – Tel: 2595 8226 Email: pphng@vtc. edu. hk • Bachelor of Business Administration in Management [BBAMGTF] – Dr. Charles Chiu BBA(Hons), Ph. D (CUHK), CFA, MHKSFA – Tel: 2595 8379 Email: kcchiu@vtc. edu. hk 11

Programme Highlights • Degrees are awarded by the Open University of Hong Kong • LOCAL & RECOGNISED - Degrees have the same status as degrees awarded by ANY OTHER local universities in Hong Kong • Full-time Delivery • Face-to-face Teaching • Non-intensive Teaching • Students have access to facilities & student services of both VTC/IVE and OUHK 12

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Programme Details – BBAHACCTF & BBAACCTF Duration: BBA (Hons) in Accounting [BBAHACCTF] – Full-time 18 months – 4 semesters x 13 weeks – Sept 2006 to Feb 2008 BBA in Accounting [BBAACCTF] – Full-time 1 year – 2 semesters x 13 weeks – Sept 2006 to May 2007 14

Programme Details – BBAHACCTF & BBAACCTF Courses: Semester 1 and 2 for BBA (Hons) in Accounting and BBA in Accounting Course Code Course Title B 280 F* Introduction to Financial Management 5 B 301 F Company Accounting 10 B 302 F Company Law 10 B 313 F Management and Cost Accounting 5 B 386 F Financial Decision Making 5 B 399 F Management Policy and strategy 5 B 033 F# Integrated Seminar III 0 * Subject to review. # There are 17 lecture hours of Integrated Seminar III/IV per semester. Credits 15

Programme Details – BBAHACCTF & BBAACCTF Courses: Semester 3 and 4 for BBA (Hons) in Accounting Course Code Course Title B 304 F Accounting Information Systems 5 B 402 F Advanced Financial Reporting and Analysis 10 B 404 F Taxation 10 B 405 F Advanced Management Accounting 5 B 406 F Auditing 10 B 034 F# Integrated Seminar IV 0 # There are 17 lecture hours of Integrated Seminar III/IV per semester. Credits 16

Programme Details – BBAHACCTF & BBAACCTF External Recognition: – BBA (Hons) in Accounting [BBAHACCTF] programme has been accredited by the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants (HKICPA) as an approved accountancy degree programme. – Holders of OUHK’s BBA (Hons) in Accounting [BBAHACCTF] may directly enter to HKICPA’s Qualification Programme. 17

Programme Details – BBAHACCTF & BBAACCTF Entry Requirements: – IVE/SBI HD graduates in a business-related area Programme Fee: BBA (Hons) in Accounting [BBAHACCTF] – HK$98, 800* to be paid in 4 instalments BBA in Accounting [BBAACCTF] – HK$49, 400* to be paid in 2 instalments Study Location: – SHAPE (Chai Wan) campus * Subject to review. 18

Financial Assistances/ Awards – BBAHACCTF & BBAACCTF Early Registration Voucher: – Offered by VTC – Equivalent to HK$2, 500 – Used to partially settle 2 nd instalment Continuing Education Fund (CEF) Scheme: – Students can claim a reimbursement of tuition fee – up to 80% of the course fee or a maximum of HK$10, 000 19

Financial Assistances/ Awards – BBAHACCTF & BBAACCTF Non-Means Tested Loan Scheme: – Student may apply for loan of all tuition fee of the programme from the Student Financial Assistance Agency. 20

Financial Assistances/ Awards – BBAHACCTF & BBAACCTF VTC Scholarship: – Only for BBA (Hons) in Accounting [BBAHACCTF] – Each student (IVE/SBI HD graduate) may receive a scholarship of HK$13, 000 upon successful completion of the BBA (Hons) in Accounting [BBAHACCTF] programme 21

Financial Assistances/ Awards – BBAHACCTF & BBAACCTF OUHK Scholarship: – Scholarships donated by commercial organizations, firms, and individuals – Awarded to students who have outstanding academic achievements Others: – MTR Student Travel Scheme – OUHK Credit Card Interest-Free Tuition Loan 22

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Programme Details – BBAMGTF Duration: – Full-time 1 year – 2 semesters x 13 weeks – Sept 2006 to May 2007 24

Programme Details – BBAMGTF Courses: Course Code Course Title B 280 F* Introduction to Financial Management 5 B 342 F Training and Development 5 B 363 F Consumer Behaviour 5 B 365 F Services Marketing 5 B 366 F Marketing Communications 5 B 391 F International Business Management I 5 B 392 F International Business Management II 5 B 399 F Management Policy and Strategy 5 B 033 F# Integrated Seminar III 0 * Subject to review. # There are 17 lecture hours of Integrated Seminar III per semester. Credits 25

Programme Details – BBAMGTF Entry Requirements: – IVE/SBI HD graduates in a business-related area Programme Fee: – HK$49, 400* to be paid in 2 instalments Study Location: – SHAPE (Chai Wan) campus * Subject to review. 26

Financial Assistances/ Awards – BBAMGTF Early Registration Voucher: – Offered by VTC – Equivalent to HK$2, 500 – Used to partially settle 2 nd instalment Continuing Education Fund (CEF) Scheme: – Students can claim a reimbursement of tuition fee – up to 80% of the course fee or a maximum of HK$10, 000 27

Financial Assistances/ Awards – BBAMGTF Non-Means Tested Loan Scheme: – Student may apply for loan of all tuition fee of the programme from the Student Financial Assistance Agency. 28

Financial Assistances/ Awards – BBAMGTF OUHK Scholarship: – Scholarships donated by commercial organizations, firms, and individuals – Awarded to students who have outstanding academic achievements Others: – MTR Student Travel Scheme – OUHK Credit Card Interest-Free Tuition Loan 29

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• Membership of OUHK Student Society of Business and Administration (Full-time Programme) • SBAF O Camp • Orientations • Study Tours • Personal Attainment Award Scheme 31

• Career Planning – Career Talks – Interview Skills Training Workshops 32

• Guest Speaker Seminars 33

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Application Procedures STEP 1: Collect Application Package (Application Form + Course Leaflets) • Obtain from – SHAPE (Chai Wan) Office • Download from website – http: //cwshape. vtc. edu. hk 35

Application Procedures STEP 2: Complete Application Form STEP 3: Submit Completed Application Form – When? • Now to 31 March 2006 – Where? • SHAPE (Chai Wan) Room S 604, 6/F, Lee Wai Lee Building, 30 Shing Tai Road, Chai Wan, Hong Kong 36

Application Procedures STEP 4: What and How to submit? – Submit via post or bring to SHAPE (Chai Wan) • Completed Application Form • HKID card (copy if via post) • Application Fee – HK$200; non-refundable – Cash in person or a crossed Cheque payable to Vocational Training Council – Do NOT send cash by post • Copy of transcript/certificate with examination results (proof of entry requirement fulfillment) 37

Application Procedures STEP 5: After Submission of Application Form – April 2006 - Invitation to Interview – April to July 2006 - Conditional Offer (pending HD examination results) & Confirmed Offer 38

Application Procedures STEP 6: Accepting the Offer – Registration • Pay 1 st instalment of tuition fee (HK$24, 700) • Any fees paid are not refundable unless the programme is cancelled by organizers 39

Questions & Answers 40

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