Information Engineering
Introduction
The Department of Information Engineering was one of the
seven original departments founded when I-Shou University (then called
Kaohsiung Polytechnic Institute) was established in 1990. As the
importance of information industry to the economy of Taiwan keeps
growing, the Department has been expanded at a steady pace. The
evening-school program, part of Continuing Education Program, was
established in 1992. The master and Ph.D. programs started in 1995 and
2000, respectively.
The Department is committed to training students to become skilled
information professionals who are strong both in the basics and in the
practical aspects of information engineering. After vigorous training,
our graduates will be able to join the information work force quickly
and be instrumental to the advancement of the information industry.
The curriculum design and the planning of lab facilities have emphases
not only on basic training in the fundamentals but also on the hands-on
experiences and developing trends of information technology. Areas given
special emphases include: 1. system software design, 2. computer
architectures, 3. communication and computer networking, and 4.
multimedia technology and applications, and 5. virtual reality system
development.
Teaching and Research
The faculty of the Department consists of 3 professors,
11 associate professors, 7 assistant professors and 2 lecturers. All but
the lecturers have received their Ph.D. degrees in computer science,
electrical engineering, or other related fields. The research interests
of the faculty members cover a wide spectrum of topics in information
engineering and management. The Department offers a well-designed
curriculum that puts equal emphasis on the fundamental as well as the
practical aspects of information engineering.
Undergraduate students in their freshman year are required to take
courses in general science. The study of specific information
engineering courses begins in sophomore year. In their junior and senior
years, students are expected to elect from a broad range of advanced
courses based on individual preferences. Finally, a Special Topics
course and an associated Lab course, for a total of four credits, are
included for juniors and seniors so as to enhance their ability in
applying theories to solve real-world problems.
In addition to regular teaching, the faculty members of the Department
have devoted heavily in research as well. Several special-interest
groups have been formed within the Department by the faculty of related
background. Among them, the group on coding theory has earned
international recognition for its research achievements in the design of
error-correcting code. Most of the faculty members receive research
grants from National Science Council. The Department has also reached
collaborative agreements with some local corporations as well as
well-known research institutes abroad, such as the Center of Integrated
Multimedia System of University of Southern California. These efforts
will be an important factor in raising the research quality and status
of the Department.
Curriculum and Facilities
The University Library has a fine collection of books and periodicals on information engineering. The Department also has a private collection of influential journals in selected areas of information engineering for its faculty and students. Currently, the Department has over 300 workstations and PCs, and a variety of peripherals. All computers are connected to the TANet through T3 connection and to Hinet via 5 ADSL connections. Computing facilities of the Department are distributed in seven laboratories: 1. Workstation and PC Lab, 2. Multimedia System Lab, 3. Digital Video and Multimedia Communication Lab, 4. Parallel Processing and Multimedia Information Lab, 5. Knowledge, Information and Database System Lab, 6. Compute Architecture Lab, and 7. Intelligent Information Systems Lab.
Career Development
Equipped with a firm background that comes with four
years of rigorous training, our majors have a broad range of choices
upon graduation. Many students went on for advanced degrees in
information engineering, information management, electrical engineering,
and other related areas. Those who chose to enter the information
industry found jobs in major computer and information companies as
application and system software programmers, system analysts, system
administrators, hardware engineers, VLSI designers, network engineers,
network managers, etc.
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