Introduction:

　　東海大學資訊管理學系成立於民國91年隸屬於管理學院，採單班招生，由本校羅文聰教授創立並擔任第一任系主任。92年由陳澤雄教授接任至今。
　　本系研究與教學的相關領域專任教師，目前已 有8.5名專任教師(其中一位與數學系合聘)，皆具有博士學位，其專長與研究範圍皆符合本系兩大教學主軸「企業電子化」、「網際網路與安全」。本系的學制共包含大學部及研究所等二類， 研究所於98年度招收碩士班新生12名。

碩士學位學程發展方向與重點

一、設立理念
　　本系成立宗旨在於培育資訊系統及管理之專業人才，並配合國內資訊管理教育長遠發展，以因應國內資訊人才日益迫切之需求，以期藉由學術帶動資訊產業發展，強調「做中學」，培養具備動手解決資訊系統問題的能力，訓練理論與實務兼具之專業人才。

二、特色
　　本所發展的特色為專業化、國際化與資訊化，分述如下：

（一）專業化
　　本系此外配合本校現有研究資源、搭配先進資訊科技與管理學說，建立整合性企業資訊管理系統之研發環境。準此原則，資管所未來之發展專業化方向如下：
1. 資訊科技與企業管理結合
2. 資訊系統之分析與開發
3. 產業自動化與企業資訊化系統整合

（二）國際化
　　為順應自由化與國際化的潮流，本系透過加強外語教育，辦理暑期英語密集班、海外長期與短期課程，提供學生國際交流機會等，藉此培育出具有國際觀的資訊管理人才。 除重視安排相關的英語課程外，亦鼓勵教師以英語教學，希望研究生可以與國際級的資訊管理專業順利接軌。

（三）資訊化
　　資訊管理可謂之跨企業管理與電腦科技之作業平台。21世紀是資訊科技為導向之e世紀。企業界急需具備資訊管理專業人才，利用電腦科技結合企業管理經營理念，使企業能更具有高度競爭力。

　　The Information Management Department was founded in the 2002. Our aim is to nurture future professionals in information systems and management, to help in the education on information systems in our country and to meet the increasing demand of information management professionals. Hence the development of the information industry should start with education. This will help the business world to face the challenges of information technology and networking technology in the 21st Century.

Our education goal is to nurture and shape students into professionals.
Accordingly our education process can be classified into the following stages:


1. Basic management skills stage: includes
   　(1)business administration
   　(2)information technology
   　(3)system analysis and design and other special skills.
   
   
2. Information system analysis and development of special skills stage: the course includes information system analysis and design, object oriented programming, web programming, etc.
   
   　
3. Advanced information system application skills stage: the course includes internet security and management, artificial intelligence, intelligence agents, group decision support system, management information system, etc
   
   　
4. All-round solution to enterprise information training stage: the last stage is the integration of all the stages above; its object is to train students in the professional application of their skills in a computerized business world, and to supply professionals who can provide all-round business solution.

Career options of our students
Since our curriculum emphasizes both information technology and management science in addition to the combination logic and application, therefore a student, whether choosing to seek employment or to pursue further education, has adequate knowledge and ability to face future challenges. The two aspects, pursuing further education, and employment, are stated below:


• Primary channel of further education

　(1)information management graduate institute
　(2)information engineering graduate institute
　(3)business administration graduate institute
　(4)management science graduate institute
　(5)science and technology graduate institute


• A graduate student may opt for the following careers in the future

　(1)Domestic or international enterprise information professional
　(2)Software professional
　(3)Information professional at governmental organizations
　(4)Low level manager or research and development professional at information consultant companies
　(5)Basic information education professional
　(6)Start their own business; multimedia systems professional; developer of computer aided education system