University programme is a stepping stone for professionals who want to gain practical knowledge of online business
As the number of internet users increases by the day in Hong Kong, organisations are increasingly turning to online platforms to improve their business efficiency. The result is that electronic business and knowledge management is playing a vital role in ensuring that companies and other organisations remain competitive and profitable.
The City University of Hong Kong added a knowledge management component to its master of science in electronic business programme two years ago.
'We are trying to build a forward-looking master's degree programme which anticipates the future management needs of businesses in Hong Kong,' said Robert Davison, programme leader and associate professor. 'So they should employ people with this kind of degree.'
Some might argue that knowledge in this area was unimportant right now, Professor Davison said. But he warned that in five years this kind of knowledge would be crucial in making sure an organisation remained competitive.
The programme is designed to help students build on what they already know as they move into a position which focuses on electronic business and knowledge management.
'We look at how they can take their practical knowledge from working in an organisation and how they can extend that,' Professor Davison said.