Advanced Diploma in Advanced Diploma in Big Data Analytics and Applications programme is a 12-month part-time programme designed for secondary school graduates who have aspirations to pursue a career in the Big Data Analytics field. 

This programme is designed to help students develop basic skills in big data analytics. It provides students with the opportunity to gain in-depth knowledge and critical understanding of a range of issues and concepts in Big Data Analytics.

The programme aims to provide students with the key concepts of big data and related operational and ethical issues. It will discuss big data opportunities and challenges, fraud detection, data protection, ethical and compliance issues from managerial perspectives globally. Besides, best practices for data security and compliance, regulatory requirements will be covered in the programme.

The programme aims to provide fundamental knowledge on finance applications of blockchain technology, digital currencies, big data and financial analytics. It covers digital banking, payment systems, blockchain, cryptocurrencies, peer to peer lending, crowdfunding, quantitative methods in financial analysis and big data analytics in finance. The programme develops students with programming skills in Python and put them into practice to solve real world finance problems.    
 

The programme aims to

1. equip students with fundamental English communication skills.
2. provide students with basic concepts of organisation and management.
3. equip students with basic IT-oriented skills of computer programming, web page development and computer networking that support business operations.
4. provide students with a foundation knowledge of computer systems, operating systems and information systems which are used in the market.

This programme aims to provide a comprehensive range of IT knowledge and training for non-IT graduates who are facing the challenges of IT in work or looking for new career opportunities in IT fields.