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The development directions of the department are to emphasize on basic principles and practical applications, software and hardware, and to establish the graduate school for educating higher talented individuals. Besides basic computer theories and computer systems, the department is devoted to developing intelligent systems and communication networks aiming to be an intelligent computer center.
Core Areas
Intelligent System
Focus on intelligent computing and intelligent Internet technology including software engineering, multimedia, knowledge base, soft computing, data mining, object-oriented programming, agent, and Internet technology. The goal is to cultivate experts in both information theories and practical applications who can build intelligent systems and help the government and industry advance in information technology. This focus will be the main future direction of the department. Computer Theory
Focus on discrete mathematics, algorithm, cryptology, parallel computation, compiler design, and computation theory, and train talented individuals to perform independent thinking and analysis when facing new technical theories and creativities, and apply computing theories to other key areas. Computer System
Focus on computer architecture, microprocessor design, VLSI design, fault-tolerant processing, multi-processor system, operating system, and information compression technology as research topics, and the discipline on applications in order to have a combined research and learning environment. D. Network and Communication
Focus on multimedia network communication, digital integrated service, wireless communication, mobile computing, and network security as research key issues, and thus lay the foundations for intelligent systems. The research and development on computer networks and mobile communication is the driving force to make our high technology industry step into e era.
In a summary, our main direction is to develop intelligent systems by taking computer theories as basic elements, computer systems as development platforms, expanding their applications to network and communication, and validating through the implementation in students' projects.
Curriculum Design
The undergraduate program is to equip the students the basics of information technologies and the prerequisite knowledge for graduate schools or jobs. Therefore, the curriculum design consists of common basic courses for freshmen and sophomores of computer sciences, and many elective courses for juniors and seniors. Some elective courses are divided into many learning tracks as core or non-core courses. For core electives, students must choose one learning track and finish at least four courses in this learning track, and at least three core courses outside this learning track. Besides, for non-core courses and general electives not included in any learning track, students must take at least four of them. This curriculum design provides flexibility to students in seeking advanced topics and general computer technologies. Combining theories and reality, each student must finish a special project before graduation.
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