Areas of Study and Training

General business management and operations


Program Objectives

Understand the Concept of Business Digital Transformation: Gain a fundamental understanding of what business digital transformation entails and why it is crucial in today’s business landscape.
Familiarize with Key Digital Tools: Learn about Microsoft Forms, Power Automate, Power Apps, and their role in digital transformation.
Introduction to AI in Business: Understand the basics of AI and how it can be leveraged in business processes.
Practical Application: Apply the learned concepts in real-world business scenarios to reinforce understanding. Showcasing SME digital transformation payroll management applications interfacing Microsoft 365 service for cloud attendance and HKIRE employee tax reporting.


Intended Learning Outcomes

By the end of this course, students should be able to:
Define Digital Transformation: Explain the concept of business digital transformation and its importance.
Use Digital Tools: Demonstrate the ability to use Microsoft Forms, Power Automate, and Power Apps in a business context.
Understand AI Applications: Understand how AI can be used in business and identify potential opportunities for AI integration.
Use payroll management software: Record and process payroll, Record employees’ details, Process pays hourly, daily or a fixed salary amount, Pay employees based on their timesheets, Support various payment methods including Cash and Cheque, Different payroll categories such as Wages, MPF, Deductions, Entitlements and Expenses to meet different payroll needs, Calculate and record MPF contributions, Print tax returns and payroll reports, Enhanced security settings in Employee Card.
Apply Knowledge: Apply the concepts learned in the course to analyse a business scenario and suggest a digital transformation strategy. It covers 7*24 I.T. automated daily routine tasks for admin, human resources, accounting, and customer servicing on simple cloud service tools.


The course will be structured as follows:
Four 3-hour contact sessions: These sessions will be interactive lectures where the concepts of digital transformation, Microsoft tools, and AI will be introduced and discussed.
Three 1.5-hour self-study sessions: These sessions will provide students with the opportunity to explore the tools and concepts on their own, reinforcing what was learned during the contact sessions. Students will have access to free tools for these self-study sessions.
One 1.5-hour assessment session: This session will assess the students’ understanding of the course material and their ability to apply the concepts in a business context.

Course Fee*
Standard Course Fee: HKD 8,800 per person
For HKSC Members & Registered ABSS Customers: HKD 5,800 per person (Early Bird Promotion code: HKSC)
For Group Enrolment (with TWO persons or more): HKD 4,800 per person (Early Bird Promotion code: HKSC_GROUP)
*Early Bird discount is valid until 13 Dec 2024
*We would do promotion code verification after receiving enrollment request.

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