Academic program

• Credits: 3(2-1-1-6) ~ 4.67 ECTs
• Prerequisite: None
• Pre-courses: PH1110 (Physics 1); PH1120 (Physics 2)
• Co-requisite Courses: None

Objectives: Provide fundamental knowledge of electrical and electronics engineering, basic background of electrical circuits, their fundamental parameters. The course also provides knowledge of different types of electrical machines. After completing this course, students will understand basic knowledge of electric circuits; will be able to solve DC electric circuits; single phase and three-phase electric circuits. The student will understand the construction and operating principles of popular electrical machines. The course also provides skills for group work, presentation.
Content: General knowledge of electric circuit; Alternating current; Methods to analyze electric circuit; Three-phase electric circuits; Electrical machines; Transformers; Asynchronous machines; Synchronous machines; Direct current machines

• • Credits: 3(3-1-0-6) ~ 4.67 ECTs
  • Prerequisite: None
  • Pre-courses: None
  • Co-requisite Courses: None

  Objectives and Contents: The course aims to provide students with general knowledge about the structure of the system of production, transmission and distribution of electricity, the basics of analysis, design calculations and operation of medium and low voltage grids. After learning this course, students will know how to calculate, plan, design, and operate power supply systems to meet the requirements of the load.

  Concept of electrical system. Electricity load, Schematic of power supply, Calculation of basic economic-technical norms in design and operation of electricity supply systems. Calculation of short circuits in power supply, Selection of conductors, incubators and medium and low-voltage electrical equipment. Quality crazy supply. Calculation of industrial lighting.

  Contents:

  Chapter 1 Introduction to power generation and distribution

  1.1 General introduction

  1.2 Electric supply systems

  Chapter 2 Load demand

  2.1 Introduction to load demand

  2.2 Characteristics of load demand

  2.3 Calculated load demand

  2.4 Load demand forecast

  Chapter 3 Electrical supply systems

  3.1 Introduction

  3.2 Selection of generation sources

  3.2 Network diagram

  3.3 Substation and switch gear

  Chapter 4 Technical and economic analysis

  4.1 General information

  4.2 Methods for technical and economic performance assessment

  Chapter 5 Electric circuits calculation

  5.1 General introduction

  5.2 Equivalent circuits

  5.3 Technical and economic criteria

  5.4 Steady-state power flow analysis

  Chapter 6 Short-circuit analysis

  6.1 Introduction

  6.2 Calculation of three-phase short-circuit in medium voltage systems

  6.3 Calculation of three-phase short-circuit in low voltage systems

  Chapter 7 Selection of electric equipment

  7.1 Introduction

  7.2 Selection of conductor size

  7.3 Selection of substation layout

  7.4 Selection of distribution switchgear

  Chapter 8 Improving power quality

  8.1 Introduction

  8.2 Control of voltage deviation

  8.3 Reactive power compensation

  8.4 Introduction to the concept of reliability and power quality

  Chapter 9 Electrical lighting

  9.1 Introduction

  9.2 Definition and characteristics of industrial lighting

  9.3 Equipment in lighting systems

  9.4 Calculation of lighting loads

  References:

  • Nguyen Cong Hien, Nguyen Manh Hoach (2006), He thong cung cap dien cua xi nghiep cong nghiep, do thi va nha cao tang, NXB KH&KT, Hanoi 2006.
  • Schneider Electric (2016), The Electrical Installation Guide According to IEC international standards

• Credits: 2(1-0-2-4) ~ 3.25 ECTs
• Prerequisite: None
• Pre-courses: None
• Co-requisite Courses: None

Objectives and Contents: The course provides a general understanding of energy and the energy industry. Through the development of the energy industry in the world and in Vietnam, students develop an understanding of the position, role, and correlation between the activities in the energy industry and the demand for human resource in economy and management. The course equips students with basic concepts in energy, knowledge about energy management. Students learn how to comprehend, calculate, and analyse indicators which show the relationship among ecocomics, management, energy and environment. 

The course also helps students understand the study program’s objectives and specialisation orientations as well as the learning outcome, program contents, and study plan. Students participate in fieldwork to grasp the characteristics, requirements and career opportunities when choosing specialisations in the program.

• Credits: 3(3-1-0-6) ~ 4.67 ECTs
• Prerequisite: None
• Pre-courses: None
• Co-requisite Courses: None

Objectives and Contents:

Students are equipped with basic knowledge of econometrics, regression analysis with two-variables, multiple-variables and qualitative variables. The module also helps students understand the nature, causes and consequences, methods for detecting and resolving multicollinearity, heteroscedasticity, autocorrelation and attributes of good econometric model to choose. In addition, students will be able to present techniques for estimating coefficients in two-variable regression model, multivariate regression model, dummy-variable regression model and statistical inference. Students are required to understand how to choose econometric models, how to effectively employ econometric software for analysis and forecasting, to discuss implication and propose solutions to deal with economic issues from estimated results.

Course Contents:

Chapter 1. Introduction to Econometrics and Regression Analysis

• Definition of Econometrics
• The Methodology of Econometrics
• Functions in Econometrics
• Econometric Data

Chapter 2. Bivariate Regression Model

• Bivariate Analysis Definition
• Ordinary Least Squares (OLS)
• Assumptions of OLS
• Estimation of Regression Coefficients
• Estimation Accuracy
• Goodness of Fit Testing in Bivariate Regression
• Credible Interval Estimation
• Significance Testing for Regression Coefficients
• Using Regression Models for Forecasting

Chapter 3: Multivariate Regression Model

• Introduction to Multivariate Regression Model
• Assumptions of Multivariate Regression Model
• Regression Coefficients Estimation
• R-Squared and Ajusted R-Squared
• Credible Interval Estimation
• Testing for Regression Coefficients
• Testing the Fit of the Model

Chapter 4. Regression with Dummy Variables

• The Nature of Dummy Variables
• Regression with One Quantitative and One Qualitative Variables
• Regression with One Quantitative and Two Qualitative Variables
• Comparing Two Regression Models using Dummy Variables

Chapter 5. Multicollinearity

• The Nature of Multicollinearity Bản chất và nguyên nhân của đa cộng tuyến
• Causes and Effects of Multicollinearity Hậu quả của đa cộng tuyến
• Detecting Multicollinearity
• Remedies for Multicollinearity

Chapter 6: Heteroscedasticity

• The Nature of Heteroscedasticity
• Causes and Effects of Heteroscedasticity
• Detecting Multicollinearity
• Remedies for Multicollinearity

Chapter 7: Autocorrelation

• The Nature of Autocorrelation
• Causes and Effects of Autocorrelation
• Detecting Autocorrelation
• Remedies for Autocorrelation

Assessment:

• Class participations: 10%
• Assignments:           30%
• Final exam:              60%

Textbook:

• Wooldridge, J.M. (2015). Introductory Econometrics: A Modern Approach. 6th Edition. South-Western Cengage Learning.

References:

• Gujarati, D.N. (2009). Essentials of Econometrics. McGraw-Hill/Irwin.
• Gujarati, D.N. (2008). Basic Econometrics. McGraw-Hill.
• Ramanathan, R. (2002). Introductory Econometrics with Applications. Harcourt College Publishers.

• Credits: 3(3-1-0-6) ~ 4.67 ECTs
• Prerequisite: None
• Pre-courses: EM1100 (Principles of Microeconomics)
• Co-requisite Courses: None

Objectives and Contents: This course aims to equip students with basic concepts of marketing, the role of marketing to individuals and organization doing business in market mechanism and key decisions of marketing in the enterprise. After completing this subject, students will be able to: describe the marketing activities to be done and the role of marketing in a business organization, distinguish between marketing and sales, presenting the general process of marketing activities in the enterprise: macro environment analysis, market research, competitors analysis, market segmentation, target market selection, developing marketing-mix strategies and programs; name and describe criteria used to market segmentation, target market selection; explain advantages and disadvantages of target market selection strategies; present the content of marketing-mix policies: Product, Price, Place, Promotion; compare various types of marketing-mix strategies for different types of products and market conditions.

This module consists of: overview of marketing; (2) marketing information system and market research; (3) marketing environment; (4) purchasing behavior of customers; (5) segmentation, target market selection and positioning; (6) decisions about products; (7) pricing decisions; (8) distribution decisions; and (9) marketing communication decisions.

Content

Chapter 1: Introduction to marketing (6 con-tact hours and 10 self-study hours)

1.1 Marketing as an Activity

1.2 Marketing as a Management Philosophy

1.3 Core Marketing Concepts

1.4 Roles of Marketing for Organizations and Individuals

Chapter 2: Marketing Information System and Market Research (8 contact hours and 10 self-study hours)

2.1 Marketing Information and Marketing Decisions

2.2 Collecting Internal Marketing Information

2.3 Collecting Marketing Intelligence

2.4 Market Research

Chapter 3: Marketing Environment for Enterprises (6 contact hours and 10 self-study hours)

3.1 Macro-marketing environment

3.2 Micro-marketing environment

Chapter 4: Customer Buying Behavior (8 contact hours and 10 self-study hours)

4.1 Importance of Studying Customer Buying Behavior

4.2 Buying Behavior of Consumers

4.3 Buying Behavior of Industrial Customers

4.4 Buying Behavior of Non-profit Organizations

Chapter 5: Market Segmentation, Targeting and Positioning (8 contact hours and 10 self-study hours)

5.1 Introduction

5.2 Market Segmentation

5.3 Target Market Selection

5.4 Positioning

5.5 Differentiation

Chapter 6: Product Decisions (P1) (6 contact hours and 10 self-study hours)

6.1 Introduction to P1

6.2 New Product Development

6.3 Product Brand Decisions

6.4 Package Decisions

6.5 Supportive Service Decisions

6.6 Product Portfolio Decisions

6.8 Product Life Cycle and Marketing Decision

Chapter 7: Price Decisions (P2) (6 contact hours and 10 self-study hours)

7.1 Introduction to P2

7.2 Pricing Methods

7.3 Types of Pricing Policies

7.4 Changing Prices and Adapting to Price Changes

Chapter 8: Place Decisions (P3) (6 contact hours and 10 self-study hours)

8.1 Introduction to P3

8.2 Channel Design Decisions

8.3 Channel Member Management Decisions

8.4 Retailing and Wholesaling

8.5 Logistics in Distribution

Chapter 9: Marketing Communication (P4) (6 contact hours and 10 self-study hours)

9.1 Introduction to P4

9.2 Integrated Marketing Communication (IMC)

9.3 Advertising

9.4 Sales Promotion

9.5 Public Relations (PR)

9.6 Direct Marketing

9.7 Personal Selling

Textbook:

Vietnamese Language Book

1. Nguyen Tien Dzung (2012), Giao trinh Marketing can ban (Basic Marketing Textbook), Vietnam Education Publisher.

English Language Book

1. Philip Kotler & Gary Amstrong (2021), Principles of Marketing, 18th edition, Pearson Publisher. ISBN-13: 978-1-292-34113-2

Reference books：

2. William D. Perreault Jr., Joseph P. Cannon, E. Jerome McCarthy (2013), Basic Marketing: A Marketing Strategy Planning Approach, 19^th edition, McGraw-Hill Education. ISBN-13: 978-0078028984.
3. Philip Kotler, Hermawan Kartajaya, and Iwan Setiawan (2017), Marketing 4.0: Moving from Traditional to Digital, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey. ISBN 978-1-119-34106-2

• Credits: 2(2-1-0-4) ~ 3.25 ECTs
• Prerequisite: None
• Pre-courses: EM1170 (Introduction to the Legal Environment)
• Co-requisite Courses: None

Objectives and Contents: This course aims to equip students with insights into the general law and legal regulations that affect the economic activities of individuals and legal entities in a market economy from start-up, operate until terminated. After completing this subject, students will be able to: (1) have general understanding of state and law, specially business law; (2) distinguish types of enterprise, know the process of establishing an enterprise; (3) understand the rules of contract law, know how to draft common contracts in business; (4) firmly grasp regulations on competition law; (5) know how to resolve business disputes, the advantages and disadvantages of each mode of settlement in order to choose the most effective way to resolve disputes; and (6) understand how businesses can withdraw from the marketplace through bankruptcy or dissolution.

This module consists of (1) overview of business law, (2) corporate law, (3) law on business contracts, (4) law on competition, (5) law on business dispute settlement, (6) laws on bankruptcy and dissolution of enterprises.

Content

Chapter 1: Introduction to the Business Law

1.1 Concept, role and importance of Business Law

1.2 Position of Business Law in Vietnamese legal system

1.3 Source of Business Law

1.4 Business entities - Traders

1.5 Limited liability and infinite liability

1.6 Business classification in Vietnam

Chapter 2: Law on business organization

2.1 Business households and business individuals - Basic legal issues

2.2 Enterprises - The main form of business organization

2.3 Types of businesses under the laws of Vietnam

Chapter 3: Laws on business contracts

3.1 Concept and classification of contracts in business

3.2 Principles for business commitment, performing and terminating contracts

3.3 The conditions in to the effect of a business contract

3.4 Invalid business contract and method of handling

3.5 The structure of a business contract

3.6 The breach of contract in business and sanctions

3.7 Drafting business contracts skills

3.8 Some common contracts in business

Chapter 4: Competition law

4.1 The concept, characteristics and role of competition

4.2 Overview of competition law

4.3 Anti-unfair competition law

4.4 Law to control prohibited competition behaviors

Chapter 5: Solving business disputes

5.1 Concept and classification of business disputes

5.2 Dispute resolution and requirements for business dispute resolution

5.3 Methods for resolving business disputes

5.3.1 Dispute resolution by negotiation

5.3.2 Dispute resolution by mediation

5.3.3 Dispute resolution at Commercial Arbitration

5.3.4 Resolving disputes in Court

5.3.5 Some other methods of resolving business disputes

Chapter 6. Legislation on corporate and cooperatives bankruptcy

6.1 Overview of corporate and cooperatives bankruptcy

6.2 Law on resolving enterprise and cooperative bankcruptcy

6.3 Legal consequences of bankruptcy settlement

Text books

Vu Quang (2012), Luật Kinh doanh, National Political Publishing House

Pham Duy Nghia (2011), Luật Kinh tế, Public Security Publishing House

HLU (2009), Luật Thương Mại, Public Security Publishing House.

Pham Duy Nghia (2006), Luật Doanh Nghiệp, Tình huống- Phân tích - Bình luận. Hanoi National University Publishing House

Le Minh Toan, Vu Quang (2004). Luật Kinh tế Việt Nam. National Political Publishing House.

References

Legal documents

Constitution of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam 2013

Enterprise Law 2014, Investment Law, Commercial Law, Civil Code 2013, Bankruptcy Law 2014, Cooperative Law 2012, Civil Procedure Code 2015, Competition Law 2004, Commercial Arbitration Law 2010…and other laws and regulations guiding documents (Decree, Circular, Decision, Directive...)

Monographs and scientific articles

Pham Duy Nghia (2004). Economic Law Monograph - Postgraduate monograph, National University Hanoi  Publishing House

Nguyen Ngoc Bich - Nguyen Dinh Cung (2009). Company: capital, management & disputes under the Enterprise Law 2005, Hanoi Knowledge Publishing House.

Websites: http://www.viet-studies.info/

Other common pages on Economics - Economic Law on the Internet

• Credits: 3(3-1-0-6) ~ 4.67 ECTs
• Prerequisite: None
• Pre-courses: MI2020 (Probabilities and Statistics)
• Co-requisite Courses: None

Objectives and Contents: This course equips students with basic knowledge of data collection, descriptive analysis, inferential statistical analysis, forecast based on statistics in economics and business. After completing this subject, students will be able to: understand characteristics of two main fields of statistics; know how to present, describe statistical data by frequency tables, graphs, and quantities such as mean, median, and standard deviation; calculate the confidence intervals of the mean and the population proportion; know how to state the null hypothesis and the alternate hypothesis; perform parametric test on one, two and more than two populations; perform univariate and multivariate regression and correlation analysis; know how to forecast based on time series; understand the scope of the application and know how to perform some common non-parametric tests.

This module consists of (1) overview of statistics; (2) statistical data collection; (3) descriptive analysis by frequency table and graphs; (4) descriptive analysis by numerical measures; (5) random variables and common probability distributions; (6) distribution of sample parameters; (7) estimation and confidence intervals; (8) one-sample and two-sample tests of hypothesis; (9) analysis of variance (ANOVA); (10) linear regression and correlation analysis; (11) multiple regression; (12) non-parametric tests; (13) forecast on time series data and (14) index.

Content

Chapter 1: Introduction to Statistics

1.1 Definitions and history of statistics

1.2 Methods of statistical research

1.3 Roles of statistics in economics and business

1.4 Some commonly used concepts in statistics

1.5 Overview of statistical research process

Chapter 2: Statistical data in economics and business

2.1 Definitions and classification of data

2.2 Basic statistical indicators in economics and business management

2.3 Collecting data methods

2.4 Sampling methods

2.5 Survey methods

2.6 Errors in statistical surveys

Chapter 3: Statistical data visualization by tabular and graph displays

3.1 Visualizing Data For A Categorical Variable

3.2 Visualizing Data For A Quantitative Variable

3.3 Summarizing Data For Two Variables

3.4 Data visualization practice with Excel/SPSS

Chapter 4: Summarizing data by numerical measures

4.1 Measures of central tendency

4.2 Measures of dispersion

4.3 Measures of distribution shape and detecting outliers

4.4 Five-number summaries and box plots

4.5 Measures of association between two variables

4.6 Descriptive data analysis practice with Excel/SPSS

Chapter 5: Interval Estimation and Hypothesis testing about population parameters

5.1 Sampling distributions

5.2 Theory about interval estimation and hypothesis testing

5.3 Interval estimation and hypothesis testing for one population

5.4 Interval estimation and hypothesis testing for two population

5.5 Determining sample size

5.5 Hypothesis testing and decision making

Chapter 6: Analysis of variance

6.1. An introduction to experimental design and analysis of variance

6.2 One-way ANOVA

6.3 Two-way ANOVA

6.4 ANOVA practice with Excel/SPSS

Chapter 7: Nonparametric test

7.1 Introduction to nonparametric test

7.2 Wilcoxon signed-rank test

7.3 Wilcoxon test for difference between two independent samples

7.4 Wilcoxon test for difference between two matched samples

7.5 Kruskal Wallis test for multiple independent samples

7.6 Chi-square test for the goodeness of fit

7.7 Chi-square test for the independence

7.8 Non-parametric test practice with SPSS

Chapter 8: Regression and correlation

8.1 Introduction to correlation and regression

8.2 Simple linear regression

8.3 Linear ccorrelation

8.4 Correlation between qualitative variables

8.5 Multiple linear regression

8.6 Regression with qualitative variables

8.7 Non-linear regression

8.8 Data Analysis with regression in Excel/SPSS

Textbook:

English Language Book

1. Anderson, David R., Dennis J. Sweeney, Thomas A. Williams, Jeffrey D. Camm, James J. Cochran (2017), Statistics for Business and Economics 13th, South-Western Cengage Learning, USA.

Softwares:

1. Microsoft Excel and tools support for statistical analysis (add-ins) Data Analysis and IBM SPSS.

Reference books：

1. Daniel J. Denis (2019), SPSS Data Analysis for Univariate, Bivariate, and Multivariate Statistics, John Wiley & Sons, Inc, USA.
2. Douglas A. Lind, William G Marchal, Samuel A. Wathen (2012), Basic Statistics for Business and Economics 8th, McGraw-Hill Education, USA

• Credits: 3(2-2-0-6) ~ 4.67 ECTs
• Prerequisite: None
• Pre-courses: None
• Co-requisite Courses: None

Objectives and Contents: This course aims to provide students with basic and modern knowledge of operation management – managing all activities related to the process of creating products and services in the business. After completing this subject, students will be able to: apply equipped methods and quantitative models to solve the various problems of business management through the accompanying exercises and assignments. This module provides students with the important theoretical background in production system, main issues of operation management, and methods, quantitative and qualitative analytical tools to solve those problems

Content

Chapter 1. OVERVIEW OF PRODUCTION AND PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT

(4 contact hours, and 6 self-study hours)

Understand the production

Production classification

Contents and goals of production management

The relationship between production management and other management functions in the enterprise

Structure of production system

Productivity

Chapter practice exercises

Chapter 2. CAPACITY MANAGEMENT

contact hours and 12   self-study hours)

Definition of capacity

Capacity classification

Calculating capacity

The criteria for evaluating the use of capacity

Chapter practice exercises

Chapter 3. PRODUCTION CYCLE

(8 contact hours and 12   self-study hours)

Definition of production cycle

Structure of the production cycle

Calculating production cycles for simple manufacturing processes

Calculating production cycles for complex manufacturing processes

Solutions to reduce production cycle

Chapter practice exercises

Chapter 4. PRODUCTION PLANNING

(8 contact hours and 12 self-study   hours)

The concept and importance of planning in production management

General process of production planning

Aggregate plan (medium-term production plan)

Short-term production planning

Chapter practice exercises

Chapter 5. ORGANIZATION OF LINE

MANUFACTURING

(8 contact hours and 12 self-study   hours)

Concept of production line

Classification of production lines

Organization of production line continuous

Organization of production line discontinuous

Solutions to ensure efficient operation of the production line

Chapter practice exercises

Chapter 6. SHORT-TERM PRODUCTION

PLANNING

(4 contact hours and 6 self-study hours)

Overview of short-term production planning

Manufacturing Operations Planning Systems

Method for Job-shop scheduling

Chapter practice exercises

Chapter 7. PLANNING FOR

SERVICE SYSTEM

(8 contact hours and 12 self-study hours)

The concept and characteristics of the service

Service classification

Short-term production planning for service system

Queuing theory

Chapter practice exercises

Chapter 8. PLANNING FOR A PROJECT-BASED PRODUCTION

(8 contact hours and 12 self-study hours)

Project concept

Methods of planning for project-based production

Reduce project cycle time (PERT/COST)

Adjust plans when resources are limited

Chapter practice exercises

Textbook:

1. Nguyen Thanh Hieu, Truong Duc Luc & Nguyen Dinh Trung. (2018). Operational management Curriculum. Publishing House of the National Economics University.
2. Nguyen Van Nghien. (2009). Production and operation management. Vietnam Education publishing house.

Reference books：

• William J. Stevenson. 2021. Operation Management. McGraw-Hill Companies. ISBN13: 9781260238891. 14^th
• Jay Heizer, Barry Render, Chuck Munson. 2017. Operations Management: sustainability and supply chain management. Published by Pearson. ISBN: 13:0-13-413042-2. 12^th Edition

• Credits: 3(3-1-0-6) ~ 4.67 ECTs
• Prerequisite: None
• Pre-courses: None
• Co-requisite Courses: None

Objectives and Contents: This course provides the basics of investment, investment project, investment environment and investment fund, the theories on evaluating investment project efficiency and apply knowledge to evaluate the investment efficiency of a project, the theory on energy project and apply at a certain level to the evaluation of a particular energy project.

Contents of the course include: Overview of investment project and energy project, project cash flow, the value of cash flow through time, criteria for evaluating efficiency of investment project, analyzing financial efficiency of energy investment project, analyzing efficiency of energy project in situation with risks, analyzing socio-economic efficiency of energy project, managing energy project.

Contents:

Chapter 1: Overviewing of investment projects, energy projects

Chapter 2: Projects' Cash flow

Chapter 3: Value of Cash flow over time

Chapter 4: Indicators for evaluating the effectiveness of energy projects

Chapter 5: Analyzing the financial efficiency of eneergy projects

Chapter 6: Analyzing the effectiveness of energy projects in term of risk

Chapter 7: Analyzing the social-economics efficiency of energy projects

Chapter 8: Energy projects management

References:

• Analyzing the effectiveness of investment projects - Lectures. Published by NXB NB Chính trị Quốc gia 2013
• Organization and implementation of the project - monograph, Published by NXB NB Chính trị Quốc gia 2014
• Practice problems: Analyzing the effectiveness of investment projects. Published by NXB NB Chính trị Quốc gia 2015
• Dr. Phạm Phụ, Analyzing and choosing investment projects (economics - technology), published by NXB Trường ĐHBK TP Hồ Chí Minh
• Tung Au, Thomas P. Au - Allyn and Bacon, Inc, Engineering Economics for Capital Investment Analysis
• Hard ; Seymour Smidt, Decide on estimating investment capital

• Credits: 3(3-1-0-6) ~ 4.67 ECTs
• Prerequisite: None
• Pre-courses: IT1130 (Introduction to Information Technology)
• Co-requisite Courses: None

Objectives and Contents: This course aims to equip students with basic concepts relating to building and adminstrating the management information system, methods to analyze factors and develop decision support system for enterprises. After completing this subject, students will be able to:  design and manage organizations with the help of information technology; identify and access the latest information technology; manage changes in the organization due to changes in information technology; identify and master market opportunities driven by information technology to develop existing organizations and create new ones.

This module consists of: (1) overview of the information system; (2) components of the information system: hardware, software, communication systems, and database; (3) building and developing information systems; (4) decision support system; (5) integrated information system; (6) e-commerce; and (7) management of information system applications in changing business environments.

Content

Chapter 1. Overview of the management information system (4 contact hours and 10 self-study hours)

1. Data, Information, and Information Systems

2. Components of Management Information System

3. Types of Management Information Systems

4. Roles of Management Information System

5. Global Business and Information Systems

Chapter 2. COMPONENTS OF THE INFORMATION SYSTEM: HARDWARE, SOFTWARE, COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS (8 contact hours and 20 self-study hours)

1. Hardware Platforms

2. Software Platforms

3. Communication Systems

4. Emerging Technologies

Chapter 3. COMPONENTS OF THE INFORMATION SYSTEM: DATABASE (14 contact hours and 22 self-study hours)

1. Database Management Systems

2. Database Models

3. Data Warehouse

4. Tools and Technologies for Accessing Information from Database

5. Information Policies, Data Administration, and Data Quality Assurance

Chapter 4. BUILDING AND DEVELOPING INFORMATION SYSTEMS (14 contact hours and 22 self-study hours)

1. Management Information System Development Cycles

2. Methodologies for Modeling and Designing Systems

3. New Approaches for Developing Information Systems

4. Managing Information System Project

Chapter 5. DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM (4 contact hours and 15 self-study hours)

1.    Decision Support Systems

2.    Expert Systems

3.    Group Decision Support Systems

4.    Geographic Information Systems

5.    Business Intelligence and Knowledge Management

Chapter 6. INTEGRATED INFORMATION SYSTEM (4 contact hours and 15 self-study hours)

1. Enterprise Applications

2. Interorganizational Systems

3. ERP, SCM, and CRM

4. E-commerce

Chapter 7. SECURING INFORMATION SYSTEM (3 contact hours and 8 self-study hours)

5. Business Values of Security and Control

6. Risks to Information Systems

7. Controls

8. Security Measures

9. Securities and Disaster Recovery

Chapter 8. MANAGEMENT OF INFORMATION SYSTEM APPLICATIONS IN CHANGING BUSINESS ENVIRONMENTS (3 contact hours and 8 self-study hours)

1. Managing Knowledge

2. Enhancing Decision Making

3. Managing Global Systems

4. Creating and Maintaining Strategic Information Systems

Textbook:

Laudon, K.C. & J.P. Laudon (2020). Management Information Systems: Managing the Digital Firm, 16^th edition, Prentice Hall: New Jersey, USA.

Reference books：

[1] Phạm Thị Thanh Hồng (2012). Giáo trình Hệ thống thông tin quản lý, NXB Bách khoa Hà Nội

[2] Trần Thị Song Minh (2012). Giáo trình Hệ thống thông tin quản lý, NXB Đại học Kinh tế quốc dân

[3]  Haag, Stephen and Cummings, Maeven (2012). Management Information Systems for the Information Age, 9th Edition, McGraw-Hill Education;

[4] R. Kelly Rainer, Brad Prince, and Hugh J. Watson (2015). Management Information Systems, 3rd Edition, Willey

[5] Luther M Maddy III (2017). Excel 2016: Database and Statistical Features, CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

[6] Joseph Valacich and Christoph Schneider (2018). Information System Today, Managing in the Digital World, 8th Edition, Pearson

• Credits: 3(2-2-0-6) ~ 4.67 ECTs
• Prerequisite: None
• Pre-courses: EM1600 (Introduction to the Major of Energy Economics)
• Co-requisite Courses: None

Objectives and Contents: Understand the basic characteristics of thermal power plant, energy characteristics of the main equipments and optimimal operating in the thermal power plant. Understand and apply some optimimal methods in operating economics of the electric power system.

The course includes following Contents: (1) Basic characteristics and indicators of energy production; (2) Organization management in the thermal power plant; (3)Energy characteristics of main equipments in the thermal power plant; (4) Optimization operating in the thermal power plant; (5) Energy balance in the thermal power plant; (6) Annual generation planning in the themal power plant; (7) Basic concepts; (8) Capacity reserve in the electric power system; and (9) Optimal operation methods in the electric power system

Contents:

Chapter 1. Basic characteristics and energy production targets

Chapter 2. Organizational and management apparatus in power plants

Chapter 3. Energy characteristics of main equipment in thermal power plants

Chapter 4. Optimal distribution of load between units in a thermal power plant

Chapter 5. Energy balance in thermal power plants

Chapter 6. Year plan of thermal power plant

References:

• Phan Dieu Huong (2010), Systematic Operation Economics, Hanoi Publishing House.
• Phan Dieu Huong, Lecture on System Operation Economics.
• Ministry of Industry and Trade, Electricity Regulatory Authority, Hanoi (December 12, 2017), Operational planning process for next year, month and week, Hanoi.
• Ministry of Industry and Trade, Electricity Regulatory Authority The process of generating set mobilization scheduling, real-time operation and payment calculation in the electricity market (2016), Hanoi.
• Tran Quang Khanh (2009), Power system operation, Science and Technology Publishing House, Hanoi.
• Department of Electrical System (2008), Power System Operation, Danang University of Science and Technology.
• Antonio J. Conejo and Luis Baringo (2017), Power system operations, ISBN: 3319694065 Springer.

• Credits: 3(3-1-0-6) ~ 4.67 ECTs
• Prerequisite: None
• Pre-courses: EM4615 (Theory of Energy Pricing)
• Co-requisite Courses: None

Objectives and Contents: Understand the economic and technical characteristics of the energy industries and commercial energy products (coal, oil, gas and electricity). Applying economic Theories to understand the operating mechanism of international and domestic energy markets.

Contents of the module include: (1) the fundamental of Economics about structure market; (2) Oil market; (3) Natural gas market; (4) Coal market; (5) Electricity Market.

Contents:
Chapter 1: Basic economic knowledge of market structure

Chapter 2: Oil Market

Chapter 3: Gas Market

Chapter 4:Coal Market

Chapter 5: Models of Electricity Market Organization

Vietnamese references:

Bui Xuan Hoi [2021]: Models of electricity market organization, Lecture sessions, Hanoi University of Technology.

Bui Xuan Hoi [2008]: Energy Price Theory, Science and Technology Publishing House,

English + French references

Anco S. Blazev [2016]: Global Energy Market Trends, Published September 19, 2016 by River Publishers.

Asia Pacific Energy Reseach Centre (2000), Electricity Sector Deregulation in the APEC Region

Helm D. and Jenkinson T. (2016): Competition in Regulated Industries, Oxford University Press, Oxford 1998

Paul L. Joskow (August 2015), Electricity Sector Restructuring and Competition: Lesson Learned.

• Credits: 3(2-2-0-6) ~ 4.67 ECTs
• Prerequisite: None
• Pre-courses: EE3469 (Power Supply Systems); EE4111 (Power Generation Technologies)
• Co-requisite Courses: None

Objectives and Contents: Students can understand and use mathematic planning method, understand the fundamental rules of energy system planning, apply the rules in to practice; understand the steps to build power system; use the planning softwares.

The module includes: (1) Introduction of planning definition; (2) basic contents of energy system planning; (3) models used in planning; (4) energy system planning; (5) power system planning.

Contents:

Chapter I: General concepts

Chapter II: Basic contents to build energy system planning and development

2.1 The basis of building energy system planning and development

2.2 The process of building energy system planning and development

2.3 The contents of the energy system planning and development

Chapter III: Models used in planning

3.1 Linear programming model

3.2 Dynamic planning model

3.3 Other planning models

3.4 Software models applied in planning

Chapter IV: Overall energy planning

4.1 The overview of Vietnam's energy system

4.2 The characteristics of energy production and consumption processes

4.3 Reference energy system

4.4 The structure of energy planning model

4.5 Software models applied in energy system planning

Chapter V: Planning of electrical system development

5.1 The overview of Vietnam's electric power system

5.2 Definition and mission of electric system planning

5.3 Power source planning

5.4 Electric grid planning

5.5 Demand management in the electrical system development

5.6 Software models applied in electrical system planning

Reference books： 

1. Ministry of Industry and Trade of Vietnam (2019), Energy Outlook Report 
2. Ministry of Industry and Trade of Vietnam (2020), Vietnam Technology Catalogue
3. Ministry of Industry and Trade of Vietnam (2019), TIMES model Manuals, Vietnamese version 

• Credits: 3(3-1-0-6) ~ 4.67 ECTs
• Prerequisite: None
• Pre-courses: EM4615 (Theory of Energy Pricing)
• Co-requisite Courses: None

Objectives and Contents: Student understand the basic issues of energy policies, energy independence, energy sercurity, role of energy polices to national development and energy system development; apply the technique on building energy policies; know the national energy polices and strategies as well as setting and implementing process; understand international situation relevant to energy policies forming.

The module includes: (1) Overview of energy and energy sector; (2) Framework of basic concepts of energy policy; (3) Technique of energy policy building; (4) Energy policy building; (5) Energy policy analysis and evaluation; (6) Energy policies and strategies of Vietnam; (7) Climate Change and Energy policy.

Vietnamese references

• Diễn đàn Doanh nghiệp Việt Nam - Nhóm Công tác Điện và Năng lượng (2019), Kế hoạch Năng lượng sản xuất tại Việt Nam (Vietnamese Business Forum – Electricity and Energy Working Group (2019), Production Energy Plan in Vietnam).
• Chiến lược phát triển năng lượng quốc gia của Việt Namđến năm 2020, tầm nhìn đến năm 2050 (Vietnam's national energy development strategy to 2020, vision to 2050).
• Chiến lược phát triển năng lượng tái tạo của Việt Nam đến năm 2030, tầm nhìn đến năm 2050 (Vietnam's renewable energy development strategy to 2030, with a vision to 2050).

English references

• IRENA (2020), Global Renewables Outlook 2020
• IRENA (2020), ENERGY SUBSIDIES - Evolution in the Global Energy Transformation to 2050
• BP p.l.c. 2020, Statistical Review of World Energy 2020
• Centre for Media and Development Initiatives (2019), VIETNAM ENERGY UPDATE REPORT
• Foulds, R. Robison (eds.) (2018), Advancing Energy Policy
• Ignacy Lukasiewicz Energy Policy Institute (2017), Energy Policy Transition
• Vincenzo Dovì and Antonella Battaglini (2016), Energy Policy and Climate Change, Publisher Shu-Kun Lin.
• Andrew, John Chapman (2016), A Framework for Energy Policy Evaluation and Improvement Incorporating Quantified Social Equity
• Victorio Oxilia &Gerardo Blanco (2016), Energy Policy – A Practical Guidebook, The Latin American Energy Organization.
• Sanya Carley & Sara Lawrence (2014), Energy-Based Economic Development, Springer-Verlag London.
• Benjamin K. Sovacool (2011), Evaluating the Energy Security Impacts of Energy (The Routledge Handbook of Energy Security), Policies, Routledge

• Credits: 3(3-1-0-6) ~ 4.67 ECTs
• Prerequisite: None
• Pre-courses: EE4111 (Power Generation Technologies); EM2511 (Financial Market and Institutions)
• Co-requisite Courses: None

Objectives and Contents: Students understand the concepts, roles and benefits of energy saving and efficiency in production and life, and how to organize energy management activities in businesses and organizations, carry out energy audit activities, propose energy saving solutions for enterprises, and organizations; apply the knowledge to create, analyze and evaluate the energy saving projects.

The module present concepts of energy saving and efficiency; the use of energy in economic sectors; energy usage and management in enterprises and management tools; energy audit, analysis and evaluation of energy saving projects; the issues of using energy in lighting, electric motors, refrigeration systems, air conditioning, steam and hot water, kilns and propose energy efficiency solutions.

Contents:
Chapter 1. Introduction to energy use management (10 contact hours and 10 self-study hour)

1. Some concepts

2. Supply-demand balance and the risk of energy shortage

3. Greenhouse gas effects and impacts of climate change

4. Benefits of economical and efficient use

5. Kyoto Protocol and international agreements

6. Law on Energy Efficiency and Conservation

Chapter 2. Energy use in economic sectors and management tools (12 contact hours and 12 self-study hours)

1. Types of energy use in economic sectors

2. Tools for managing energy use in the enterprise

Chapter 3. Economic - financial analysis of energy saving projects (12 contact hours and 12   self-study hours)

1. Methods to analyze and evaluate the effectiveness of energy saving projects

2. Methods of mobilizing financial resources for energy saving projects

Chapter 4. Management of lighting system energy use (10 contact hours and 10 self-study hours)

1. Some basic concepts about lighting equipment and systems

2. Lighting system design

3. Energy-saving solutions for lighting systems

4. Some examples of effective analysis of energy saving solutions in lighting.

Chapter 5 Management of the use of electric motors (12 contact hours and 12 self-study hours)

1. Electric motor: Structure, working principle of electric motor

2. Loss types and engine efficiency

3. Factors affecting engine performance

4. Inverters and applications

5. Power saving solutions for electric motors.

6. Some examples of effective analysis of power saving solutions for motors

Chapter 6. Management of boiler usage and heat network (12 contact hours and 12 self-study hours)

1. Working principle and structure of the boiler

2. Energy balance and boiler efficiency

3. Thermal networks and connected devices

4. Energy-saving solutions for boilers and heat networks

Chapter 7. Management and use of air conditioning and refrigeration systems (12 contact hours and 12 self-study hours)

1. Structure and working principle of air conditioner.

2. Air conditioning system and classification.

3. Energy consumption of air conditioners and some causes of losses.

4. Energy saving solutions for air conditioners and refrigeration systems

Chapter 8: Managing energy use in the enterprise (12 contact hours and 12 self-study hours)

1. Management of energy use system in the enterprise

2. Building the organizational structure of the energy use management system

3. Develop action plan on energy use management for enterprises

4. Integrate management tools, identify and eliminate waste in production.

References:

1. Tran Van Binh, Nguyen Hoang Lan: Management of energy use. Hanoi Polytechnic Publishing House, 2020. 
2. Barney L. Capehart, Wayne C. Turner, William J. Kennedy (2016): Guide to Energy Management (7th edition). Published by The Fairmont Press, Inc.
3. Alan P. Rossiter & Beth P. Jones (2015). Energy
4. Management and Efficiency for the Process Industries. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
5. Steven Fawkes, Kit Oung and David Thorpe (2016): Best Practices and Case Studies for Industrial Energy Efficiency Improvement. Copenhagen: UNEP DTU Partnership.

• Credits: 3(2-2-0-6) ~ 4.67 ECTs
• Prerequisite: None
• Pre-courses: None
• Co-requisite Courses: None

Objectives and Contents: After completing this subject, students are required to understand the role of managerial accounting, skills to build managerial accounting reports, specially skills at analyzing and using reports to support decision making process. The knowledge of this module will be good background for students to work as a managerian accountant in enterprises or perform managerial accounting as supplement to financial accoungting. In addition, this course support students who pursue CMA certificate to work as a managerial accountant at an international firm.

The module includes: overview of managerial accounting in corporate management; classification of costs and cost accounting; analysis of relation between cost, output and profit; analysis of divisions' reports; budgeting; Controlling cost through cost norms and cost analysis; Use managerial accounting information to make short-term decisions; Use managerial accounting information to make long-term decisions.

Contents:
Chapter 1: The accounting system in enterprises (8 contact hours and 12 self-study hours)

1.1. Definitions, roles, and characteristics of the accounting system in enterprises

1.1.1. Definitions

1.1.2. Roles

1.1.3. Characteristics

1.2. Organization of the accounting system

1.2.1. Organizing the accounting department

1.2.2. Accounting documents

1.2.3. The system of Accounts

1.2.4. Accounting books

1.2.5. Financial statements

1.2.6. Examining the accounting system

Chapter 2. Introduction of management accounting (4 contact hours and 6 self-study hours)

2.1. Definitions, roles, and functions of management accounting

2.1.1. Definitions

2.1.2. Roles

2.1.3. Functions

2.2. Objects and methods of management accounting

2.2.1. Objects

2.2.2. Methods

2.2.3. Management accounting and financial accounting

2.3. Organization of management accounting

2.3.1. Content

2.3.2. Models of organization

Chapter 3: Basic Cost Management Concepts (8 contact hours and 12 self-study hours)

3.1. Definitions of costs

3.2. Cost Classifications based on functions

3.2.1. Production costs

3.2.2. Non-production costs

3.3. Cost Classifications based on economic content

3.4. Cost Classifications for Predicting Cost Behavior

3.4.1. Variable cost

3.4.2. Fixed cost

3.4.3. Mixed cost

3.5. Cost Classifications based on business results

3.6 Other cost classifications

3.6.1 Direct and indirect

3.6.2 Controllable and non-controllable costs

3.6.3 Sunk cost

3.6.4 Opportunity cost

Chapter 4. Cost-Volume-Profit Analysis (8 contact hours and 12 self-study hours)

4.1 Defintions

4.1.1 Contribution margin

4.1.2 Contribution margin ratio

4.2 Cost structure and operating leverage

4.2.1 Cost structure

4.2.2 Operating leverage

4.3 The Break-Even Point

4.3.1 Definitions

4.3.2 Analysis of Break-Even Point

4.4 Cost-Volume-Profit Analysis for making decisions

4.4.1 Variable costs and revenues

4.4.2 Fixed costs and revenues

4.4.3 Variables costs, Fixed costs and revenues

4.4.4 Fixed costs, selling prices and revenues

4.4.5 CVP Analysis with Multiple Products

Chapter 5: Master Budgets (8 con-tact hours and 12 self-study hours)

5.1 Definitions and procedures of budgeting

5.1.1. Definitions

5.1.2. Procedures

5.2 Standard costs

5.2.1 Definitions

5.2.2 Content

5.3. Master budgets

5.3.1 Sales budget

5.3.2 Production budget

5.3.3 Direct material cost budget

5.3.4 Direct labor cost budget

5.3.5 Manufacturing overhead budget

5.3.6 Finished products, Cost of goods sold budget

5.3.7. Selling and administrative costs budget

5.3.8 Financial statements budgets

Chapter 6: Standard costing and Variance analysis (8 contact hours and 12 self-study hours)

6.1 Standard costing and standard costs

6.1.1. Definitions

6.1.2. Content

6.2 Cost variances analysis

6.2.1. Direct material costs variance analysis

6.2.2. Direct labor costs variance analysis

6.2.3. Manufacturing overhead costs variance analysis

6.2.4. Other costs variance analysis

Chapter 7: Pricing calculations (8 contact hours and 12 self-study hours)

7.1. Objectives and roles of pricing products and services

7.2. Factors effecting pricing calculations

7.3. Methods of Pricing calculations

7.4. Pricing calculations for new products and services

Chapter 8. Decision Making: Relevant Costs and Benefits (8 contact hours and 12 self-study hours)

8.1. Decision Making process

8.2. Relevant Information

8.3. Applying Relevant Information for Decision Making

8.3.1. Accept or Reject a Special Offer

8.3.2. Add or Drop a Service, Product, or Department

8.3.3. Outsource a Product or Service

8.3.4. Joint Products: Sell or Process Further

Textbook 

[1] Management accounting. (2020). Department of Accounting, University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City, University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City Publishing House. 

References 

[1] Management Information textbook- ICAEW-CFAB 

[2] Hilton, R.W. and Platt, D.E., (2017) Managerial Accounting: Creating Value in a Global Business Environment,11th edn (Global Edition), McGraw-Hill, New York