Program Overview

Introduction to the Information Management Program

The Department of Information Management at National Taiwan University offers a comprehensive program that includes undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral degrees. The program is designed to equip students with the knowledge and skills necessary to succeed in the field of information management.

Programs and Courses

The department offers a range of programs and courses, including:

• Core Competence
• Undergraduate
• Specialization Program
• MBA
• PhD
• EMBA
• NTU Course Map

MBA Program

The MBA program is a two-year program that leads to the degree of Master of Business Administration. The graduation requirements for the MBA program include:

• Completion of a thesis
• 29 credits, which include:
  • 14 credits from required courses
  • 15 credits from elective courses

Required Courses

The required courses for the MBA program include:

• Master Thesis (0 credits)
• Information Management (3 credits)
• MIS Panel Discussion (1 credit, to be taken at least twice)
• Information Technology and Competitive Strategy (3 credits)
• Electronic Commerce (3 credits)
• Knowledge Management (3 credits)
• Cloud Computing: Technology and Applications (3 credits)
• Data Mining (3 credits)
• Introduction to Information Retrieval and Text Mining (3 credits)
• Software Development Methods (3 credits)

Course Regulations

The course regulations for the MBA program include:

1. For the 15 credits of elective courses, 12 credits should come from graduate program level courses offered by the Department of Information Management.
2. Undergraduate course credits are not regarded as part of the 29 credits of graduation requirement, except for prerequisite courses, from which at most 3 credits can be transferred to graduation requirement credits.
3. At most 4 credits from seminar courses can be counted as graduation requirement credits.

Global MBA Program

The Global MBA program offers six English core courses, including:

• Information Management
• Financial Management
• Marketing Management
• Managerial Economics
• Organization Behavior
• Managerial Accounting

To receive the Global MBA Certificate, students should pass:

• Six English core courses (12 credits)
• MIS Panel Discussion courses (2 credits)
• Two of six Core Elective courses (6 credits)
• Elective courses (9 credits)
• Master Thesis (6 credits)

Research Areas

The department has several research groups, including:

• Service Innovation and Social Networks Group
• Cloud Services and Information Security Group
• Business Intelligence and Knowledge Management Group

English Proficiency Requirements

Graduate students from academic year 94 should receive an English proficiency certificate before graduation. The English proficiency requirements include:

• GEPT: High-Intermediate, First Stage
• ITP TOEFL: 550
• CBT TOEFL: 213
• iBT TOEFL: 79
• IELTS: 6.0
• TOEIC: 785