Transcript Orientation 2013 - Department of Statistics

MSc in Data Science and
Business Statistics
Orientation
31 July 2013
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Management Team
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Programme Director:
Prof. Chan Ping Shing
Email: [email protected]
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Administrative Support:
Ms. Iris Chan
Email: [email protected]
Tel: 3943 1746
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Programme Requirements
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Complete a minimum of 8 electives
Minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0
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Teaching Terms 2013/14
First term
2 September 2013 (Mon) – 30
November 2013 (Sat)
Course
examinations
2 December 2013 (Mon) – 7
December 2013 (Sat)
Second term
6 January 2014 (Mon) – 17 April
2014 (Thur)
Course
examinations
22 April 2014 (Tue) – 28 April 2014
(Mon)
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Teaching Timetable (Term 1)
Class Code Course Title
Period
Room
RMSC5101
Statistical Methods in Risk Mgt & Finance
金融巿場的統計建模
Thu 06:30PM - 09:30PM
LSB_LT2
RMSC6001
Interest Rates & Fixed Incomes Risk Mgt
利率及固定收益證券之風險管理
Tue 06:30PM - 09:30PM
YIA_201
STAT5101
Foundations of Data Science
數據科學基礎
Wed 06:30PM - 09:30PM YIA_201
STAT5103
High-Dimensional Data Analysis
高維數據分析
Sat 02:30PM - 05:15PM
STAT6104
Financial Time Series
財務時間序列
Mon 06:30PM - 09:30PM YIA_201
STAT6107
Selected Topics on Data Sci. & Business Stat.
Fri 06:30PM - 09:30PM
數據科學及商業統計專題討論
FYB_UG02
YIA_403
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Teaching Timetable (Term 2)
Class Code Course Title
Period
Room
STAT5102
Regression in Practice
務實迴歸分析
Tue 06:30PM - 09:30PM
YIA_405
STAT5104
Data Mining
數據挖掘
Mon 06:30PM - 09:30PM
YIA_201
STAT6101
Statistics for Management
管理統計
Fri 06:30PM - 09:30PM
YIA_201
STAT6103
Simulations & Statistical Computing
模擬方法及統計運算
Sat 02:30PM - 05:30PM
YIA_502
STAT6105
Basic Actuarial Principles & Their Applications
Thu 06:30PM - 09:30PM
精算學基本原理及應用
CKB_UG05
STAT6106
Applied Bayesian Methods
應用貝葉斯方法
AIT_212
Wed 06:30PM - 09:30PM
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Building Abbreviations
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YIA: Yasumoto International Academic Park 康
本國際學術園
FYB: Wong Foo Yuen Building 王福元樓
CKB: Chen Kou Ben Building 陳國本樓
LSB: Lady Shaw Building 邵逸夫夫人樓
AIT: An Integrated Teaching Building 綜合教學
大樓
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Term 1 Courses
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RMSC5101: Statistical Methods in Risk
Management and Finance
– Chan Ngai Hang
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RMSC6001: Interest Rates and Fixed
Incomes Risk Management
– Lee Pak Kuen Philip
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Term 1 Courses
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STAT5101: Foundations of Data Science
– Song Xinyuan
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STAT5103: High-Dimensional Data
Analysis
– Chong Tai Leung
9
Term 1 Courses
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STAT6104: Financial Time Series
– Yau Chun Yip
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STAT6107: Selected Topics on Data
Science and Business Statistics
– Chan Wai, Fred Ho
10
Term 2 Courses
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STAT5102: Regression in Practice
– Chan Ping Shing
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STAT5104: Data Mining
– Leung Pui Lam
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STAT6101: Statistics for Management
– Ho Kwok Wah
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Term 2 Courses
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STAT6103: Simulations and Statistical
Computing
– Li Kim Hung
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STAT6105: Basic Actuarial Principles and
Their Applications
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STAT6106: Applied Bayesian Methods
– Li Kim Hung
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Unsatisfactory Performance
a)
b)
c)
A student shall be required to discontinue
studies if:
the cumulative GPA is 1.0 or below, or
the student fails to have probation lifted
after being put on academic probation for
two consecutive terms of attendance, or
additional requirements laid down for the
programme by the Graduate Division
concerned are not satisfied
*A student shall be put on academic probation if
the cumulative GPA is below 2.0 in the preceding
term
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Academic Honesty and
Plagiarism
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The University places very high importance on
honesty in academic work submitted by
students, and adopts a policy of zero tolerance
on cheating in examinations and plagiarism.
Students can refer to the website
http://www.cuhk.edu.hk/policy/academichonest
y/index.htm for a guide on academic honesty
for students.
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MyCUHK
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MyCUHK is a one-stop information portal for
personalized access to various online resources
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Some of the most frequently used are:
 CUSIS and MyStudy: access of e-learning platform
and perform course selection (guidelines on course
selection: www.cuhk.edu.hk/gss/crs_reg)
 Webmail: send/receive your emails through the
Campus-wide Email System
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Action Guide
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Perform course registration at MyCUHK during
course registration period 10:00am on 6 August –
5:30pm on 9 August 2013 with the online
registration login ID and password on your
admission notification
ITSC will send a 6-digit V-code to you by email or
SMS starting from 20 August 2013
Use the V-code to retrieve the Computing Accounts
Information (CAI) and CWEM password at
http://cai.itsc.cuhk.edu.hk
The CAI and CWEM password can be used to
access the student portal MyCUHK
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Student ID Card Collection
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Students may collect their student ID card
(CU Link) at CU Link Card Centre during
office hours.
For your convenience, we may collect your
student cards on behalf of you and then
distribute them to you in classes.
Please sign your name on the sign-up sheet
if you wish to do so.
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Campus Parking
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Pre-paid parking coupons are available for
campus parking ($20/5hrs).
The application form is available at
http://www.cuhk.edu.hk/security_unit/eLabel
.html
Please send the completed form to Iris
Chan by mail, email or fax.
Bring along the necessary documents to
Security Office for purchase of parking
coupons.
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Useful Links
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Department Website: www.sta.cuhk.edu.hk
Programme Website:
www.sta.cuhk.edu.hk/MScDBS
Graduate School: www2.cuhk.edu.hk/gss
Campus Map:
www.cuhk.edu.hk/english/campus/cuhkcampus-map.html
MyCUHK: https://portal.cuhk.edu.hk
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Thank you
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