History of development

      Our computer-aided instruction first began in the second semester of the 1968 academic year, when we installed IBM1130 in our center.

      In September of 1982 (the 1982 academic year), we had utilized the 8-bits personal computers in the Introduction to Computer Science classes for students in Colleges of Liberal Arts, College of Business and College of Management. Since then, our computer equipments and utilities have been renewed to pull alongside with current educational needs and modern technology trends.

      Currently, the following classes provided within all eight colleges (including College of Liberal Arts, Sciences, Engineering, Business, Management, Foreign Languages and Literature, Technology and College of International Studies) mainly use PCs that the Information Processing Center provides in students' laboratory sessions: Introduction to Information Processing, Information Management, Applications of Computer, and Chinese and English Word Processing.

      Starting in the 2001 academic year, the Center has combined its Education Section and Education Training Section into the Education Support Section. Besides providing supports for computer-aided instruction, the Education Support Section is also responsible for planning and implementing Professional Training on Computer and its related matters.

Current Situations

      The Information Processing Center has provided 15 computer laboratories for breadth computer laboratory classes. Among the 15 computer laboratories, 12 are on Tamsui campus, and 3 are on Taipei campus.

      The 12 computer laboratories on Tamsui campus are located throughout the Business Management Building, and Engineering Building. One of the 12 computer laboratories are opened 24 hours.

Software used in Computer Laboratory

Tamsui Campus:

      All software are suggested by the Department of Information Engineering and the Department of Information Management and are purchased and installed by the Information Processing Center. Current software installed differs from the purposes of different Computer laboratories.
　

PC Laboratory Management

      Each PC Laboratory has a student employee, who is in charge of student users' station arrangements and managements in the laboratory. There are also other technical services in the laboratories to efficiently meet users' needs and requests.

Computer Repair

      The Center has a repair unit that provides repair works to PCs in the Center, as well as providing repair services to all units on campus.

Education Training

      The triple objectives - Globalization, Information-oriented Education, and Future-oriented Education - are visions that Tamkang University has been striving for. In order to achieve an information-oriented education, faculty training becomes a very important task. Therefore, improving computer skills of the faculty members also becomes one of the major tasks that the Information Processing Center executes.

1. Tamkang University "Faculty Information-oriented Education Training" course

2. "In-Service Teacher Information Application Training" course, entrusted by the Ministry of Education

3. General Computer courses