Information engineering encompasses Telecommunications, Networking, Information Processing and Cyber Security - all important and fast-growing industries in today's Information Age. "Tele" is the key to achieving something once considered impossible - we now have teleconferencing, telemedicine and tele-education. Networking is transforming modern society, and the ability to connect computers, people and businesses is generating many new opportunities, such as eCommerce, eLogistics and eLearning. With our ever-increasing reliance on communication and networking technologies for mission-critical applications, the mastering and management of cyber security has also become an essential requirement for most enterprises and organizations.

The mission of the Information Engineering Department is to nurture and educate engineering leader for the Information World of today and tomorrow. We offer an all-round engineering education that focus on:

• Sound engineering knowledge and creativity
• Solid experience with innovative technologies
• Good soft skills (communication, interpersonal, and business)
• Broad vision and exposure

Program Objectives

Our Programme is designed with the aim of training our students to have a good understanding of fundamental knowledge and objectives. The following program objectives state what our graduates will achieve in a few years after graduation:

Our graduates should excel in engineering and professional positions in industries and organizations that design, develop, deploy, or employ information systems, networks, and services.

Our graduates should develop a global perspective of the impact of information engineering to commerce, industry, and society, and be able to contribute to or lead interdisciplinary engineering projects.

Our graduates should continue their personal development through professional studies and life-long learning, and some will pursue and excel in graduate schools worldwide.

Programme Outcomes

Programme outcomes define the graduate capabilities needed to achieve the programme objectives stated below. In addition, as this programme is a professional programme accredited by the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers (HKIE), it will also need to fulfill the accreditation requirements. The programme learning outcomes are defined to include all elements of the HKIE required outcomes. The following lists the 7 learning outcomes of the programme, and the HKIE outcomes (in parentheses) they encapsulate.

• Foundation
• Breadth
• Depth
• Curiosity
• Creativity
• Integrity
• Communication Skills

HKIE Required Outcomes

The Programme outcomes that describe what students are expected to know and to do by the time of graduation.

• an ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering appropriate to the degree discipline
• an ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyse and interpret data
• an ability to design a system, component or process to meet desired needs within realistic constraints, such as economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety, manufacturability and sustainability
• an ability to function on multi-disciplinary teams
• an ability to identify, formulate and solve engineering problems
• an ability to understand professional and ethical responsibility
• an ability to communicate effectively
• an ability to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global and societal context, especially the importance of health, safety and environmental considerations to both workers and the general public.