Introduction:

• 沿革與現況

　　本系成立於民國七十年，原系名資訊科學系隸屬商學院，民國七十一年改屬理學院。七十五學年度開始增為雙班，每年招收學生一百二十名，八十七學年度增設碩士班，八十九學年度增設碩士在職專班，並於八十九學年度更改系名為「資訊工程與科學系」，進修學士班亦於九十一學年度起招生，九十六學年度改屬工學院，九十八學年度更改系名為「資訊工程學系」，九十九學年度起學籍分組招生，分為「資電工程組」、「軟體工程組」、「數位創意組」。全系總計每年招收225名新生。為東海大學重點系所，學生總人數約900人，已有26屆約兩千七百位畢業生。本系所培養的畢業生資訊人才，廣為海內外學術界與工業界所器重，畢業同學亦能在就業市場中嶄露頭角並身負重任。目前本系正積極籌備博士班與申請通過工程教育認證。
　　師資部份，本系目前師資結構完整，現有專任教師21人，含教授7人、副教授7人，助理教授3人與講師4人。其中3位講師分別於國內外進修博士學位，另有1位講師已於96學年度提出升等，已通過系、院教評會，目前正等待校教評會之審查。本系專任教師，均擁有豐富的專業素養及實務經驗，可發揮教師教學、研究與輔導之作用。教師專長可以涵蓋至本系發展領域中，如軟體工程、資訊安全、網路與多媒體、嵌入式系統，並依發展領域形成研究群。其中在資訊安全以及數位內容保護領域，本系多位老師皆有相當不錯的研究成果。除近年來本系舉辦過數場資訊安全相關研討會、教師指導學生參加資訊安全方面的競賽，亦有不錯之表現。如連續三年全國大專院校資安技能「金盾獎」競賽，本系學生團隊由50組以上的各校精英中脫穎而出獲得冠軍。
　　除在學術與教育上頗受稱譽外，本系更在實務上擁有其他各校所無法比較的成果。如本系順利技轉的軟體公司，至今已預備上櫃；實際合作的軟體公司與單位，包括IBM、Microsoft、鼎新電腦、工研院、資策會等；e化應用的產學合作，例如中國信託、台積電、聯發科、力晶、茂德、矽品…等。除此之外，為讓學生了解並有機會接觸資訊產業，每學期舉辦產業高峰論壇，邀請產業界資深人士至本系分享經驗及交流，並與師生座談，藉此了解資訊領域於各種產業界的發展與應用。東海資工在與產業合作上，絕對是最佳的典範。
　　本系亦鼓勵學生出國進修，並積極提供申請管道及協助，除了可增加學生學習經歷，亦可為學生開拓國際視野。目前本系已與中國的廈門、復旦及吉林大學有交換學生的交流，未來將會增加北京大學、美國及印度的交流機會，除此之外，本校與美國天普大學亦有雙聯學制的合作，提供給學生更多元的出國進修機會。


• 系所特色


　　目前正值國內全力推動資訊產業升級，不論在學術界或產業界均需要高素質的資訊研發人才。本系正致力於發展高等學術與新科技之研究，培養高級專門人材，與產業界、國內外學術界的交流與合作，達到協助國內產業技術的提昇。隨著新一代軟體工程技術、網際網路應用與生物資訊的快速發展，本系衡量未來資訊科技的發展性與現有資源的配合度，擬定下列領域作為重點發展方向：

　　資訊電機領域

　　本系與電機系合作，積極培養「資訊工程」與「電機工程」跨領域專業人才，提供扎實的系統軟體、計算機架構、電子學、嵌入式系統、SOC晶片等課程。培訓出來的學生具備軟、硬體整合設計能力，將成為下一代當紅SOC晶片及嵌入式系統的設計人才。

　　數位創新應用領域

　　本系將與不同系所、不同領域的教師與實驗室整合，建立數位創新應用聯盟實驗室，透過這幾位老師豐富的產業關係與經驗，希望結合台灣硬體工業界的優勢以及系上多種技術研發能量，透過跨領域的技術整合，開發數位創新應用，扮演「定義未來」的角色。數位創新應用需要整合多媒體、無線網路、感測及遙桿控制、智慧型手持裝置、嵌入式系統、硬體設計、軟體應用開發、以及數位內容創新等技術。而這樣的創意應用，不只發生在玩具的世界裡，也正開始在各領域發酵，從休閒、醫療、運動、建築、軍事、到媒體等都可看到數位創新的可能應用。

　　軟體工程領域

　　台灣軟體工程學會的14位理事中，本系老師佔有三位。同時，本系其中一位老師負責主導規劃國科會的軟體工程領域、一位老師具備CMMI的主任稽核員身份並且兼任軟體品質協會理事長、而另一位老師則擁有超過五項的相關專利。

　　資訊安全領域

　　本系多位老師在資訊安全以及數位內容保護領域有相當不錯的研究成果。近年來本系舉辦過數場資訊安全相關研討會、教師指導學生參加資訊安全方面的競賽，亦有不錯之表現。如全國大專院校資安技能「金盾獎」競賽，本系學生已連續三屆參賽，且已由50組各校精英(包含台大、清大、交大、成大等校)中脫穎而出獲得兩次冠軍、一次亞軍。


• 教育重點

>> 本系教育目標 <<

　　面對新世紀的展開，資訊工程領域不僅本科專業程度必須越來越深入，橫向擴及其他領域的整合與發展，也越來越被重視。換言之，新一代的資訊工程人員，必須具備專精的本科學能；當面對不同領域的整合時，必須具備分析問題與解決問題的能力；當與其他團隊合作時，必須擁有正確的工作倫理與態度；當面對新的挑戰時，必須能夠自我學習與成長；當面對全球化競爭時，必須具備良好的國際視野與互動能力。培育出符合上述條件的資訊科技人才，將有助於國內資訊工業水準的提昇，另外也才能提供國家、社會與企業資訊化時所需的高級資訊人才，而這正是本系制定教育目標的主要精神。
　　本系教育宗旨係在培育國家及社會建設、以及資訊工業所需之高級資訊科技人才。基於本校教育目標：「具備有獨立批判思考、分析技巧、善於合群和解決問題的能力」、「能夠欣賞藝術、文化，擁有對歷史與生命的認知－全人的內涵」、「自信－進入國際與多元文化的工作環境，在社群中承擔重要責任」、「尊重生命的意義及關懷服務的素養，有能力且有意願持續進行終身學習」，以及工學院教育目標：「培育學生具備專業基礎與邏輯思維之能力」、「培育學生具備工程倫理與人文教育之素養」、「培育研究所學生並應具備研究能力」之大原則下，制定本系教育目標，其內容分述如下：
I. 培養工業界與學術界所需的資訊科技專業素養
　　本系畢業生應具備足以支應未來就業或研究工作所需的專業知識與技能。
II. 培養科學化的問題分析與解決能力
　　本系畢業生應具備客觀與公正思考問題的能力，同時可以科學化地分解問題並找到可行解法。無論問題是否解決，皆會反覆驗證並分析前後關係，進而修正作法，同時累積成為自己的能力。
III. 培養追求自我學習與成長的熱忱
　　本系畢業生應具備主動積極的學習能力與興趣，即使在離開學校後，也能養成自我閱讀新知、追求新技術的習慣與能力。
IV. 培養正確的工作倫理與態度
　　本系畢業生應具備團隊合作精神，同時知曉基本工作倫理。
V. 培養國際視野與互動能力
　　本系畢業生應具備科技外語能力，同時也能夠自行擷取國際文化與產業等相關知識。在全球化趨勢下，應具備跟外籍團隊溝通、互動與合作的能力。

>> 本系學生在畢業時須具備的核心能力 <<

　　本系教育目標與本系畢業生應具備之核心能力如下。此核心能力是由工程及科技教育認證規範AC2004+延伸，經由本系工程及科技教育認證推動委員、課程與學程委員、工程認證諮詢委員與全系教師依據本系教育目標、課程規劃與產業需求現況整合制定而成。 　　

1. 運用數學、科學、工程與資訊科技知識的能力 　　

2. 分析問題與定義需求的能力 　　

3. 設計與實作元件或系統所需的技術能力 　　

4. 實務應用所需的工具使用能力 　　

5. 配合與執行工程與管理的能力 　　

6. 具備團隊合作的能力並理解專業倫理 　　

7. 吸收科技新知與產業動態的能力 　　

8. 建立科技語文表達的能力


• 課程特色

　　學程規劃

　　除了正規的大學教育，本系學生亦可選擇修習專業學程，學程宗旨為奠定軟體專業人員、電腦硬體專業人員及電腦網路專業人員之基礎，提昇就業技能與專業知識，增加職場競爭力，並促進產學研究合作，培育人才。本系過去規劃軟體工程學程、計算機硬體暨嵌入式系統學程、計算機網路學程三個學程，已實施多年、成果豐碩，並於99學年度，配合本系跨領域發展與產學合作特色重新規劃課程，將課程分為電機資訊、數位創意、軟體工程三大組。透過學程與課程分組的選修將使學生於本系所學能更趨專業。

　　五年一貫學制

　　為加強學生競爭力，特鼓勵學業優良學生可於大學期間申請五年一貫攻讀學、碩士學位，此計劃可讓學生以五年時間直接取得學士及碩士學位。讓學生提前規劃專業學習或學術研究領域，在更短的時間內可以具備足夠且完善之專業能力，不論是繼續進修或投入就業市場，都能有最佳的表現。

　　IEET工程及科技教育認證

　　「工程及科技教育認證」以「成果導向」為精神，重視學生之學習成果，評量學系是否達到本系所設之教育目標，及畢業生是否擁有進入職場所應具備之基礎專業核心能力，透過參與工程及科技教育認證，將可提升本系能量，使本系與國際接軌，並可與國內外一流大學並駕齊驅，畢業生亦可於國際學術界或就業市場中獲得認可。

　　本系核心能力：

　　1. 運用數學、科學、工程與資訊科技知識的能力
　　2. 分析問題與定義需求的能力
　　3. 設計與實做元件或系統所需的技術能力
　　4. 實務應用所需的工具使用能力
　　5. 配合與執行工程管理的能力
　　6. 團隊合作與溝通的能力
　　7. 吸收科技新知與產業動態的能力
　　8. 建立科技語文表達的能力

• History and Current Status

　　The department was established in academic year 70 under the Business College, and enrolled in a single class. After subordinate to Science College in academic year 71, the department was changed to be subordinate in Technology College in academic year 96. In academic year 75 the recruit of students was changed to two classes, there were total of 120 students recruited every year. In academic year 87 students enrolled in master class, and every academic year 25 students are recruited. In academic year 89 the department started recruiting the Professional Master's class, and recruited about 20 students every academic year. In academic year 91 the department started recruiting Extension School students of bachelor's class, and expected to recruit 60 students every academic year. The department totally recruits 225 new students every year. Belonging to one of the focal departments of TungHai University, the department has total 900 students, and there are about 2,700 graduate students in 26 academic years. IT graduate talents trained by the department are widely and highly appreciated at home and abroad by academia and industrial circles, and the graduates will emerge in the job market and play an important role. Currently, the department is actively preparing for the doctoral program and applying for passing the certification of engineering education.
　　Regarding to teaching faculty, teachers' structure is intact at present in the department, and there are 20 full-time teachers now, including 5 professors, 8 associate professors, 5 assistant professors, and 5 lecturers. Among these lecturers 3 of them are in pursuit of doctorate degree both at home and abroad and another has already proposed for promotion in academic year 96, who has passed the institute evaluation committee and is waiting for the school evaluation committee to review at present. The full-time teachers of the department have a wealth of professional and practical experience so that they can play a teacher's teaching, research and counseling role. Teachers’ expertise to the department can cover the field of development, such as software engineering, information security, network and multimedia, embedded systems, and in accordance with the development of the field forming research group. In the field of information security and digital content protection, many teachers of the department have pretty good number of research results. Except that this department has held several field of information security-related workshop in recent years, teachers advise their students to take part in information security competitions, and also have a good performance. For three consecutive years of information security “Golden Shield Award” contest for all universities and colleges of the nation, the student team of the department stands out and wins the championship among 50 schools of the elite groups or more.
　　Except that the department has popular acclaim in the field of academy and education, the department also has some achievements the other schools can't compare with. Such as the software company to which the department has successful transferred technology has been prepared to OTC; practical cooperation with software companies, including IBM, Microsoft, Data System, Industrial Technology Research Institute, Institute for Information Industry etc.; e-application by joining industry-university cooperation includes industries such as China trust, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., MediaTek , Powerchip Semiconductor , ProMos Technologies , Siliconware, etc.. In addition, in order to allow students to know and have access to IT industry, each semester holds Industry Summit Forum, invite industry veteran to the department to share their experiences and communicate, and an informal discussion with teachers and students to know the areas of information in a variety of industries sector development and application. As for the CSIE department of Tunghai University in cooperation with industry, it is definitely the best model.
The department also encourages students to pursue further studies abroad, and to provide outlets for applications and assistance, and in addition to increasing student learning experiences, students can also develop an international perspective.
Currently, the department has exchanged students with Xiamen, Fudan, and Jilin University of China, and in the future it will add Peking University and the opportunity to communicate with United States and India; in addition, the university and the Temple University of United States also have dual degrees system cooperation to provide students with greater opportunities to pursue further studies abroad.


• Department Characteristics


　　At present time when domestic efforts promote upgrading industrial information, whether in academia or industry are required of high-quality information on R & D talent. The department is committed to developing research of higher academy and new science and technology, and trains advanced expertise with the exchange and cooperation of the industry circle, domestic and international academia to assist the domestic industry to upgrade technology. With the new generation of software engineering technology, Internet applications and the rapid development of biological information, and measuring the future development of information technology and the co-ordination of existing resources, the department formulates the following areas as a priority direction of development:

　　Information and Electrical Engineering field

　　The department in cooperation with the department of Electrical Engineering actively cultivates “Information Engineering” and “Electrical Engineering” cross-field professionals to provide solid system software, computer structure, electronics, embedded system, SOC chip and so on. The students trained out possess design capability to integrate the software and hardware, and will become future designers of next hot generation of SOC chip and the embedded system.

　　Digital Innovative Application Field

　　Hopefully uniting the advantage of the hardware industries of Taiwan with development capacity of many kinds of technology, and through integrating cross-field technologies and developing digital innovative application, the department will play an important role of ‘Define Future’. The digital innovative application needs to integrate technologies such as the multimedia, wireless network, sensor and remote control rod, intelligent hand-held device, embedded system, hardware design, software application and development, and digital content innovation, etc.. Such innovation applications not only take place in the world of the toy but also begin to ferment in every field from recreation, medical treatment, sport, building, military to multimedia, which can see several possible digital innovative applications.

　　Software Engineering Field

　　Among 14 directors of Taiwan Software Engineer Institute, the teachers of the department occupy 3 members. At the same time, one of teachers is in charge of planning the National Science Council-led software engineering field, and one is with CMMI auditor, part-time director of software quality association, and another teacher has a more than five related patents.

　　Information Security Field

　　A number of teachers have a pretty good research results in the information security and the area of digital content protection in the department. In recent years, the department organized several field of information security-related workshop, teachers advise their students to take part in information security competitions and also a good performance. In the intercollegiate contest of “Golden Shield Award” for information security, the students have three consecutive entries, and stand out Championship twice, and the first runner-up once from the 50 elite group of schools (including National Taiwan University, National Tsing Hua University, National Chiao Tung University, National Cheng Kung University and other schools).


• Education Focus Points


>> Department Education Goals <<

　　Facing the new century unfolded, information engineering undergraduate professional not only must be more and more in depth, and horizontal spread to other areas of integration and development also attract more and more attention. In other words, a new generation of information engineer must have expertise in precise learning capability of undergraduate courses; when faced with the integration of different fields, it is important to have the analysis of problems and problem-solving abilities; when cooperating with the other teams one must have the right work ethic and attitude; when facing new challenges, one must be able to self-learning and growth; when facing global competitions, one must possess a good international perspective and ability to interact. The professional personnel cultivated in compliance with the above conditions of information technology will help upgrading the domestic information industry standards, but also provide the nation, society and enterprise informationization with the required and advanced IT talent, which is exactly the main spirit of making educational goals of this department.
　　The educational objective of this department is to foster national and social construction, as well as advanced IT talent needed by information industry.
The educational objectives based on this school: “possessing independent critical thinking, analytical skills, good teamwork and problem-solving abilities”, “being able to appreciate the arts, culture, and having cognition of history and life - connotation of people”, “confidence to enter the international and multi-cultural working environment, and essential in the community to assume responsibility”, “respect for the meaning of life and care services habit, and the ability and willingness to have an ongoing life-long learning”, as well as the educational goals of technical institute:
“cultivating students with professional foundation and logical thinking ability”
“nurturing students with engineering ethics and humanity education quality”,
“fostering students of graduate institutes to possess research capability”, and in principle, the educational objectives of this department are established, and its content is as follows:

I. Cultivate IT professionals needed by industrial and the academic circles
　　The graduates of the department should have sufficient professional skills and technical ability to cope with employment or research in the future.
II. Cultivate scientific analysis and problem-solving ability
　　The graduates of this department should possess objectively the ability to ponder over the question, and at the same time they can decompose the question scientifically and find the viable solution. Regardless of whether the problem is solved or not, ones can repeatedly verify and analyze the relationship of before and after, then amend the practice, and cumulate capacity of their own at the same time.
III. Cultivate the pursuit of self-study and growth of enthusiasm
　　The graduates of the department should be proactive and interested in learning ability even after leaving school, but also develop a self-reading knowledge, and the habit and ability to pursuit new technologies.
IV. Foster the right work ethic and attitude
　　The graduates of the department should have team spirit, and understand the basic work ethic at the same time.
V. Cultivate an international perspective and ability to interact
　　The graduates of this department should possess the foreign language of science and technology, but also on their own can capture the international culture and industry related knowledge. In the globalization trend, ones should possess the ability to communicate, interact and cooperate with the foreign group.

>> The students at graduation have to possess the core competencies <<

　　The education goals of the department and the graduates should possess the following core competency. This core competency is engineering and technology education certification norms AC2004 + extension, designed and integrated through the Department Engineering and Technology Education and Certification committee, the course and studying committee, engineering authentication consulting committee, and the teachers of all school departments basing on integrating educational objective, course planning and industry requirements.

　　1. Ability to apply mathematics, science, engineering and information technology knowledge
　　2. Ability to analyze questions and to define demands
　　3. Ability to design and implement components or technologies required by systems
　　4. Ability to employ the necessary tools required for practical applications
　　5. Ability to co-ordinate and implement the engineering and management
　　6. Ability to cooperate with the team and understand the professional ethics
　　7. Ability to absorb new scientific and technological knowledge, and industry dynamic
　　8. Ability to build up the expression of science and technology


• Curriculum Characteristic

　　Study Process Planning

　　In addition to formal university education, students of the department may choose to attend professional study process, and aims of study process is to lay the foundation for software professionals, computer professionals and computer networking professionals so to enhance employment skills and expertise, increase job competition edge, promote industry-academy research cooperation , and cultivate talents. The department planned in the past software engineering study process, computer hardware and embedded systems study process, and the computer networking study process, total three study processes, which have been implemented for many years, and receives fruitful results; in next academic year 98 the department will adjust the direction of study processes, and match the cross-field development of the department with industry-academy cooperation to re-plan study processes which will be divided into three groups: electrical information, digital creativity, and software engineering. Through the study process and divided elective courses group will allow students to learn more professionally in the department.

　　Five-year consistent study

　　To enhance the competitiveness of students, the good students are encouraged to apply for the five-year consistent study at university to study bachelor and master degree so that this program allows students directly obtain bachelor and master degrees in five years period.
Planning ahead of time for students to study or academic research, in a short period of time students can be equipped with sufficient and perfect professional competence, and can have best performance whether to pursue further studies or to enter the job market.

　　IEET engineering and technology education certification

　　“Engineering and technology education certification” bases “results-oriented” as the spirit of great importance to student learning outcomes, to assess whether the department achieve the established education goals , and whether graduates are equipped with the foundation of professional core competencies when entering the job market, and through their participation in engineering and technology education certification will enhance the department, make in line with international standards, keep pace with first-class universities at home and abroad , and also enable graduates to gain recognition at the international academic circle or job market.

　　Core competencies of the department:

　　1. Ability to apply math, science, engineering and information technology knowledge
　　2. Ability to analyze problems and define needs
　　3. Equipped with required technical capacity to design and Implement components or systems
　　4. Ability to use the tools required by practical application
　　5. Ability to cope and implement project management
　　6. Teamwork and communication skills
　　7. Ability to absorb scientific and technological knowledge and respond to industry dynamically
　　8. Setting up the ability to express the language of science and technology