Our Strength

History
    The department was established on August 1, 2001, and was known as the Department of Information Management. This department is one of the ten pioneer departments included in Asia University. Moreover, this department included an undergraduate program, a 2-year post-associate program, and an on-job extension education two-year program. A master’s program was included in the department in 2003, and the aforementioned 2-year programs were terminated in 2004. Because of the rapid development in scientific technology and sociology in the department, the name of the department was changed to the Department of Information Science and Applications. Moreover, because of the requirement of teaching students to adapt to rapidly changing social and industrial environments and the large demand for multimedia technology, the name of the department was changed to the Department of Informatics and Multimedia Applications. The name was finalized in 2015 as the Department of M-Commerce and Multimedia Applications, and this department included bachelor’s and master’s programs.

Goal and Development
    The department upholds the concept of "pragmatic information, media applications, social care" to nurture the students with the capability of operational management and multimedia applications as well as the adaptive to the advent of the era of knowledge-based society. The curriculum focus on the multimedia technology as well as the multimedia application and design. The students will have the expertise in multimedia design based on the manipulation of computer software tools. The students will not only know how, such as how multimedia technology works, but also know why, such as the basic theory of multimedia process theory. Finally, they will have the hand-on skill for system implementation.     Moreover, to strengthen the practical application of the combination of professional computer laboratories and the internship courses, it will train the students with both theoretical and practical hand-on capability. It also encourages students to pursue the professional certificates, so that they may easily find the suitable and decent jobs after graduation. With a solid academic background and technical knowledge that fit the requirement of the suitable job positions, the students will have the knowledge of system integration, operations, and maintenance of multimedia.

Chairman's Message

    Welcome to the Department of M-Commerce and Multimedia Applications at Asia University! The department has long committed to its mission of “practical information, multidisciplinary applications and social solicitude”. In response to the coming of the era of knowledge economy, we have been fostering students with the ability of professional operation of information systems and application of digital media. In the Department, we combine teaching excellence and state-of-art research with strong industry links and a global perspective to help you grab the market opportunity and create the added value of knowledge economy.

Anthony Y. H. Liao 　 　 Associate Professor and Chairman
Education
Ph.D. in Computer Science and Engineering, University of Louisville, U.S.A.
Experience
Chairman, Department of Information Science and Applications, Asia University Director, Leadership Development Center, Taichung Healthcare and Management University
Research areas
Software Engineering, Software Quality Management, Information Systems, Information Management, Service Oriented Architecture , Management of Technology, Knowledge Management, Data Mining, Artificial Intelligence and Expert Systems

Department Strengths

✦ We have strong and outstanding faculty.
✧ We have complete cutting-edge hardware and software equipment.
✦ We have excellent teaching and learning environment.
✧ We offer free-of-charge course-related certification classes.
✦ We have IEET (Institute of Engineering Education Taiwan) Computing Education Certification (CAC) accredited Bachelor and Master Programs.

Educational Goal

Department

Cultivating the students to possess the abilities of operating and applying information systems based on the principle of practical information, multidisciplinary applications and social solicitude in the era of knowledge economy.

Undergraduate Education

1.Cultivating the students to possess the abilities of (1)applying professional information engineering and technology. (2)analyzing the data and operating information systems. (3)learning new knowledge and adapting industrial environment.(4) written and oral communication. (5)understanding global trends and career planning.
2.Cultivating the students to possess the spirit of teamwork and social service.

Graduate Education

1.Improving the students’ fundamental research skills.
2.Cultivating the students’ ability of problem-solving.
3.Cultivating the students’ ability of integrating and applying information.

Our Vision

1.Designing courses according to the current educational goal and planned to meet the actual needs of industry.
2.Enhancing students’ understanding of humanities and improving their foreign language skills.
3.Improving students’ professional and technical skills and providing unique research and teaching laboratories.
4.Cultivating students’ spirit of hands-on practice through the course of the graduation project and enabling students to possess both theoretical knowledge and practical skills.

Resources & Utilities


I433A Information Integration Laboratory & Streaming Media Laboratory
This research laboratory focuses on the integration of information technology methods and areas of application. Space is provided for workshops, postgraduate team discussions, presentations, and system implementations and presentations, with the following research projects:
1. streaming media development
2. digital image
3. customer relationship management
4. human–computer interaction systems
5. collaborative development process management and control

I433A

Information Integration Lab. & Streaming media Lab.
I433B M-Commerce Security Laboratory
The research laboratory conducts research and discussion on issues related to "action business security" and seeks solutions for enterprise information security in the ubiquitous era. Therefore, it focuses on the research and development of talent security and the promotion of security application and development. It also provides relevant seminars and postgraduate team discussions and publishes research on system development and practical applications in relation to security technology. The laboratory research areas include.
1. research, application, and security password system implementation
2. research, application, and implementation of digital watermarking, information hiding, and multimedia security technologies
3. electronic medical record database security research, application, and implementation

I433B

M-Commerce Security Lab.
I434A M-Commerce Laboratory
The mobile commerce lab was established mainly to train the students of this department. The mobile business information technology aims to manage talent and satisfy manpower requirements for the economic development of the country in the future. This technology is used in combination with the action business concept and management decision-making curriculum design. The basic training required to train students with scientific and technological knowledge for management decision-making tasks integrates information technology and management decision-making knowledge and includes research projects in the following domains:
1. E-commerce
2. Electronic enterprises
3. Enterprise information management system

I434A

M-Commerce Lab.
I434B Knowledge and Data Engineering Laboratory
This research laboratory is dedicated to the study of knowledge engineering, e-learning, and related fields, and thus contributes to the school and society: The school contributes to and conducts the following research projects:
1. Studying the theory and practical applications of knowledge engineering.
2. Establishing data engineering systems, exploring and applying artificial intelligence in different fields, and conducting material application of exploration methods.
3. Research on the theory and practice of e-learning and educational technology.

I434B

Knowledge and Data Engineering Lab.
I319 Information Applications Laboratory
This teaching laboratory supports professional internship courses in subjects such as programming, object-oriented programming, window programming, web programming, website system construction and planning, action learning, information and technology, interactive programming, web system development, database management system practice, computer graphics and 3D animation, software testing, digital teaching design, and multimedia digital learning. These courses are still available after class for students to participate in project internships on campus and for the use of computer-related courses arranged by the whole school.

I319

Information Applications Lab.
I432 Multimedia Laboratory
This teaching laboratory supports the department's multimedia introduction, computer animation, computer graphics and 3D animation, multimedia application systems, programming, mobile software design, information and technology, web system development, and video and video processing courses, along with other courses, which are still available after class. During this time, students can participate in project internships on campus and in computing courses arranged by the whole school.

I432

Multimedia Lab.