Technology in Business Case Competition

Background

Faculty of Business, popularly known as PolyU Business School (PBS), is a world-class business school that offers high-quality academic programmes and leads cutting-edge research in business and related disciplines. We are proud to have achieved accreditations from AACSB International (The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business) and EQUIS (EFMD Quality Improvement System).

Dedicated to the pursuit of Innovation-driven Education and Scholarship (IDEAS), PBS engages stakeholders to deliver societal impact in a sustainable way, with a focus on Hong Kong and the Greater Bay Area.

Through our educational programmes, partnerships, and close links with industry and the professional community, we strive to transfer knowledge and technology to the wider community.  We are pleased to engage Preface, a leading Hong Kong based technology education and training company, as the provider of AI-related training for our participants in this Competition.

Objectives

The competition aims to provide participants with:

• A good understanding of the significance of business education in the digital age

• Hands-on experience of using real-world business problems

• An overview of the disciplines of studies offered by PolyU Business School

Eligibility

• Secondary 4 or 5 students or Grade 10-11 or Year 11-12 in the 2023/24 academic year

• Students will form teams of 2 - 6 members. A student cannot join more than one team. There is no limit on the number of teams / students from one school.

• Those with limited or no tech and/or business background are also welcome

Registration Deadline

3 Jul 2024

Programme

Day 1:

• Introduction of PolyU Business School
  • Areas of expertise
  • Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) (Hons) Schemes/Programmes

• Sharing: The Future of Technology in Business 

• Competition Briefing

• Business Case Introduction

• Hands-on sessions on:
  • AI and Generative AI Tools
  • Design Thinking
  • Digital marketing
  • UX/UI

Day 2:

• Guided work time on the business case 

• Solution presentations

• Prize presentation

Prizes and Recognition