(Offered in Semester 2)

Fintech refer to emerging financial services (backed by technology). Technology companies are moving into financial services and financial institutions are looking to technology to enhance their services. As the two worlds merges, understanding of fintech will be increasingly relevant to the skillset of anyone seeking to work in technology or finance. This course provides a primer to current developments in fintech and the relevant technologies. Students will have an opportunity to learn from real world case studies and dive into technologies that are being used in the industry such as Blockchain and AI.

(Offered in Semester 2)

The objective of this course is to introduce typical functions and processes in traditional banking and services, and discuss in depth the latest development on how data and analytics enhance/accelerate those functions and processes. The future roadmap of banking is covered as well, together with fintech disruptions. Various data and analytics team structures are explored with their pros and cons.

(Offered in Semester 2)

This course will look at how supply chain management can be used effectively to improve financial performance. It will look at management trade-offs between long-term and short-term supply chain decisions. It will also look how companies improve their cash flow using better inventory management and supply chain financing. Participants will also form teams to play a supply chain simulation game. It requires teams to make annual supply chain management decisions that will impact revenue growth, cut costs, and/or manage risks of the company, taking into consideration management trade-offs and both short-term and long-term profitability, with an overall strategic plan.

(Offered in Semester 1)

The role of procurement and supply management within the wider supply chain is the most strategic, particularly in terms of insight into market development, market creation and an understanding of future risks and challenges that face an organisation. With an increased emphasis on technology, sustainability, collaboration, partnerships, resilience, and outsourcing; blended with a focus on relationship management, networking capabilities and broader commercial acumen, it is time to examine the role of procurement and supply as a profession in the future.

The intent of this course is to provide students with the information and knowledge to learn how strategic sourcing is critical to successful procurement outcomes, understanding the elements that go into a situation analysis for strategic product purchases. Case studies, supplemented with current best practices are used to illustrate the issues discussed in lectures.