The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering
BEng (Hons) Scheme in Product Innovation and Smart Manufacturing

Hong Kong, Hong Kong

DEGREE TYPE

BSc

DURATION

4 years

LANGUAGES

English

PACE

Full time

APPLICATION DEADLINE

EARLIEST START DATE

STUDY FORMAT

On-Campus

Key Summary

About : The BEng (Hons) Scheme in Product Innovation and Smart Manufacturing offers a comprehensive curriculum that focuses on the evolving landscape of manufacturing and product design. Students will gain expertise in areas such as smart manufacturing technologies, product development processes, and engineering principles. The program prepares learners to address contemporary challenges in the industry by merging creativity with engineering techniques.

Career Outcomes : Graduates can pursue various career paths, including roles as product engineers, manufacturing specialists, and innovation managers. The skill set acquired can lead to positions in sectors such as automotive, electronics, and consumer goods. There's also potential for careers in research and development or entrepreneurial ventures within the manufacturing domain.

Free Choice of programmes in Year 2

BEng (Hons) in Smart Manufacturing
BEng (Hons) in Product Innovation with Marketing

International Exchanges and Placements

Students will have the opportunity to experience a different culture and to obtain valuable working experience before graduation.

Characteristics of the Scheme

To equip students with the specialized skills in product innovation and development, marketing, process control and optimization in complex organizations and businesses, in a global context.
An integrative and problem-based teaching and learning approach is adopted in the scheme, helping students to develop their engineering knowledge as well as their communication, team-playing, management and self-learning skills.
The skills learnt not only improve the systems of today, but also create better ones for tomorrow.
Students admitted into the scheme will study the common curriculum for the first one and a half years. They are then free to make their programme choices (one out of two programmes).

Aims of the Scheme

To provide the student with fundamental knowledge and skills in product innovation and smart manufacturing, including engineering economics, quality engineering, engineering science and mathematics, engineering communication and information technology.
Product innovation with marketing or smart manufacturing

Professional Recognition

Re-accreditation will be sought from the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers (HKIE) for the programme as a professional engineering degree programme recognised by other Washington Accord signatories. The Washington Accord is an international agreement between bodies responsible for accrediting engineering degree programmes. Currently, it has 20 signatories, including the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, Japan, Korea, Singapore, Malaysia and New Zealand.

Programmes under the Scheme

BEng (Hons) in Smart Manufacturing

Smart Manufacturing (SM) is a professional discipline that focuses on developing and implementing optimal solutions from a system-level perspective. This involves people, technology, quality, finance, information, and environmental issues. The main task of a smart manufacturing engineer is to organize and work harmoniously with others to streamline operational procedures and improve productivity and overall system performance. The ultimate goals of these efforts are to increase efficiency, to reduce operating costs, and to increase customer satisfaction. SM is different from other traditional engineering disciplines, in which knowledge and skills are applied to specific areas; for example, traditional manufacturing engineers usually work in a production environment. In contrast, SM provides students with the opportunity to work in a variety of organizations in both the industrial and commercial sectors. This broad exposure and experience give smart manufacturing engineers flexible career paths. Thus, SM graduates are employed in a wide range of areas and settings, such as new product development for transportation, theme parks, logistics services, banking, public utilities, business development consultancy, and government departments. The ultimate objective of the SM discipline is to provide leadership in the design of integrated industrial and commercial systems for the advancement and well-being of the community.

BEng (Hons) in Product Innovation with Marketing

Product design and development have become increasingly complex in recent years, due to decreasing time to market, increasing customer expectations, and growing global competition. Today, product engineers carry out product design and development tasks that go beyond functional or engineering design to incorporate consideration of aesthetic and business issues, product life-cycle design, and technologies. Therefore, there is an urgent need for product development professionals who are sufficiently innovative, knowledgeable, and skillful to synergize product development with design, technology, and business aspects to develop novel products with immediate market appeal.

BEng (Hons) in Smart Manufacturing

To be versed in the activities of various engineering disciplines, and in particular, smart manufacturing so as to be able to
appreciate and interact with other engineering professionals during execution of their duties.
To be able to apply knowledge, procedures (principles, techniques and methods), of engineering and, where appropriate, mathematics and science, to solve smart manufacturing problems, and to have sufficient understanding of their limitations so that they can select the most appropriate for a particular situation.
To have gained some experience and developed the ability in applying their knowledge to formulate problems, identify areas in organisations where improvements are necessary, and devise and implement strategies to produce solutions.
To be able to communicate (oral, written, graphical and numerate) effectively.
To be able to effectively work individually on their own initiative, and as members of a team.
To be aware of the responsibilities and ethics of professional engineers in the modern world and recognise the constraints imposed on the enterprise by economic and environmental factors.
To possess the ability to engage in life-long learning.

BEng (Hons) in Product Innovation with Marketing

To be versed in the activities of various engineering disciplines, and in particular, product innovation and marketing so as to be able to appreciate and interact with other professionals during execution of their duties.
To be able to apply knowledge, procedures (principles, techniques and methods), of engineering and, where appropriate, mathematics and science, to solve product innovation problems, and to have sufficient understanding of their limitations so that they can select the most appropriate for a particular situation.
To have gained some experience and developed the ability in analyzing the market situation and competition environment,
identifying market needs and converting them into a new product that satisfy customer needs.
To be able to communicate (oral, written, graphical and numerate) effectively.
To be able to effectively work individually on their own initiative, and as members of a team.
To be aware of the responsibilities and ethics of professional engineers in the modern world and recognise the constraints imposed on the organisations by economic and environmental factors.
To possess the ability to engage in life-long learning.