AN INTERNAL survey conducted by the Hong Kong Management Association (HKMA) has revealed that its members feel existing courses are inadequate to help them improve their management skills in information technology.
A spokesman for the HKMA said there were many information technology diploma and certificate courses in Hong Kong but there were no related courses at management level.
'The existing courses cannot cater to their management needs because they are very technical,' he said.
'Hong Kong is actually a very special place vis-a-vis Singapore. The managers here are only the users, not the technology providers.
'They have to master the technology in the sense of managing it, but they do not aim to be information technology specialists. For that matter, we should have a more management-oriented course than what we have now.' To meet this need, the HKMA will offer a new master's degree course on information technology management starting next January.
The course will be held in collaboration with Australia's Macquarie University which is now offering two master's degree programmes in human resource management and marketing management. These courses will be held in both Hong Kong and Australia.
Basic requirements for the new course are a degree in a related area and three years of relevant work experience.