Application Schedule
Detail | Date/Time |
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Admission online | Admission online December 15, 2017 - June 22, 2018 |
Research activity in the program includes artificial intelligence, digital media, computer networking, software engineering, database systems, cloud computing, and knowledge management.
Graduate Degree
Master of Science (Information Technology)
Admission Requirements
Students applying for graduate study in the program must meet the following requirements:
- Complete the bachelor degree (earned at least 36 credits of course work related to the information technology) with at least 2.5/4.0 overall GPA OR
- Complete the bachelor degree and have a publication (journal or proceeding) related to the information technology OR
- Complete the bachelor degree and have the experience in the information technology research at least 1 year. The applicant must show the letter of work experience OR
- In addition to the requirements listed above, the consideration will be based on the program committee.
Degree Requirements
The student must successfully complete 36 total credits, as follows:
- 12 credits (4 courses) of mandatory course work
- 6 credits (2 courses) of selective course work
- 18 credits of thesis
- The thesis committee must contain at least three members, including the thesis advisor. At least two members are faculty of the ICT department, and least one member must be from outside Prince of Songkla University.
- The students will develop a written research proposal. This should contain an introduction to the research are, a review of relevant literature in the area, a description of problems to be investigated, an identification of basic goals and objectives of the research, a methodology and timetable for approaching the research, and an extensive bibliography.
- The student will deliver an oral presentation of the research proposal, which is followed by question-and-answer session that is open to all faculty members and which covers topics related directly or indirectly to the research area. The student's committee will determine whether the proposal is acceptable based upon both the written and oral presentations.
- The student will develop a written thesis that demonstrates that the student has performed original research that makes a definite contribution to current knowledge. Its format and content must be acceptable to both the student's committee and the Graduate School.
- The student will defend the written thesis. The defense includes an oral presentation of thesis research, followed by a question-and answer session. The student's committee will determine whether the defense is acceptable.
- The student's research must have been published in a journal or conference proceeding.
- Graduate School Application Form
- A copy of official Bachelor's Degree transcript
- A copy of official Bachelor's Degree diploma
- Two letters of recommendation from the academic lecturers
- Research paper or publication (for the 2nd group applicants)
- A letter of work experience from the employer (for the 3rd group applicants)
- A copy of one of the following certificates of English proficiency: TOEFL, IELTS, TOEIC, CU-TEP, TU-GET, PSU-TEP
- At least one page of a statement of purpose
- A copy of passport
Apply
The applicant must apply via the application online system at http://www.grad.psu.ac.th/admission/
More Information
E-mail: grad.ict@phuket.psu.ac.th or Tel. +66 76 27-6119-20 Fax. +66 76 27-6102
976-501 |
Management Information System |
3(3-0-6) |
976-502 |
Research Methodology in Information Technology |
3(3-0-6) |
976-503 |
Statistics for Information Technology |
3(3-0-6) |
976-504 |
Information Technology Project Management |
3(3-0-6) |
976-505 |
Seminar I * | |
976-506 |
Seminar II * | |
976-607 |
Seminar III * | |
976-608 |
Seminar IV * |
Note Each student must take Seminar every semester without credits.
2. Elective Course
2.1 Information Technology
976-511 |
Cloud Computing and Big Data |
3(3-0-6) |
976-512 |
Data Mining |
3(3-0-6) |
976-513 |
Advanced Database Management System |
3(3-0-6) |
976-514 |
Architectural Thinking |
3(3-0-6) |
976-515 |
Information and Computer Network Security |
3(3-0-6) |
976-516 |
Advanced Web Technologies |
3(3-0-6) |
976-517 |
Natural Language Processing |
3(3-0-6) |
976-518 |
Information Technology for Business |
3(3-0-6) |
976-521 |
Advanced Empirical Software Engineering |
3(3-0-6) |
976-522 |
Software Verification and Validation |
3(3-0-6) |
976-523 |
Software Maintenance and Evolution |
3(3-0-6) |
976-524 |
Information System Process Improvement |
3(3-0-6) |
976-525 |
Human-Computer Interaction |
3(3-0-6) |
976-531 |
mage Processing |
3(3-0-6) |
976-532 |
Virtual Reality Technology |
3(3-0-6) |
976-541 |
Pervasive Computing |
3(3-0-6) |
976-542 |
Mobile and Wireless Network |
3(3-0-6) |
976-543 |
Advanced Data Communication and Computer Networking |
3(3-0-6) |
976-551 |
Business Intelligence |
3(3-0-6) |
976-561 |
Special Topics in Information Technology I |
3(3-0-6) |
976-562 |
Special Topics in Information Technology II |
3(3-0-6) |
976-601 |
Thesis | 18(0-54-0) |
976-501 | Management Information System |
3(3-0-6) |
976-502 | Research Methodology in Information Technology |
3(3-0-6) |
976-503 | Statistics for Information Technology |
3(3-0-6) |
976-601 | Thesis |
3(0-9-0) |
976-505 | Seminar I | |
Total |
12(12-2-25) |
976-504 | Information Technology Project Management |
3(3-0-6) |
976- xxx | Selective Course |
3(3-0-6) |
976-xxx | Selective Course |
3(3-0-6) |
976-601 | Thesis |
3(0-9-0) |
976-506 | Seminar II | |
Total |
12(6-20-13) |
976-601 | Thesis |
6(0-18-0) |
976-607 | Seminar III | |
Total |
6(0-20-1) |
976-601 | Thesis |
6(0-18-0) |
976-608 | Seminar IV | |
Total |
6(0-20-1) |
976 -501 | Management Information System | 3(3-0-6) | ||
Elements and types of management information systems; role of information technology in business operation; information flow within an organization; using information technology for improving quality, productivity and competitive advantages of organizations; electronic business; development of organization information systems; planning, evaluation, and cost-benefit analysis of information technology systems; the impact of information technology on individual, organization, and communities; ethics, laws and national policies concerning information technology | ||||
976 -502 | Research Methodology in Information Technology | 3(3-0-6) | ||
Research principles and methods in the information technology; problem analysis for research topic identification; data collecting for research planning; identification of samples and techniques; research analysis; result explanation and discussion; report writing; preparation for academic presentation; journal publications | ||||
976 -503 | Statistics for Information Technology | 3(3-0-6) | ||
Data collection; data presentation; measures of location and dispersion; basic probability; probability distribution; estimation; hypothesis testing; analysis of variance; regression and correlation; nonparametric statistics; statistic for quality control; index numbers; time series analysis and forecasting | ||||
976 -504 | Information Technology Project Management | 3(3-0-6) | ||
Nature of information technology projects; the concept and initiation of information technology projects; format of project plan; human resource management; project management; risk management; project monitoring and reporting; quality project management; change management; project implementation and evaluation; information technology selection and management | ||||
976 -505 | Seminar I |
1 (0-2-1) |
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Presentation and discussion on current interesting topics in information technology at the master's degree level | ||||
976 -506 | Seminar II |
1 (0-2-1) |
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Presentation and discussion on current interesting topics in information technology at the master's degree level | ||||
976 -607 | Seminar III |
1 (0-2-1) |
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Presentation and discussion on current interesting topics in information technology at the master's degree level | ||||
976 -608 | Seminar IV |
1 (0-2-1) |
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Presentation and discussion on current interesting topics in information technology at the master's degree level | ||||
976-511 | Cloud Computing and Big Data | 3(3-0-6) | ||
High performance computing; service architecture; services and frameworks of high performance computing; principles of cloud computing systems; cloud computing application development; Big Data support capabilities on cloud computing systems | ||||
976-512 | Data Mining | 3(3-0-6) | ||
Data preprocessing for data mining; statistical approaches for estimation and prediction; classification; clustering analysis; association analysis and data mining applications | ||||
976-513 | Advanced Database Management System | 3(3-0-6) | ||
Advanced database systems; distributed database; data integrity; data reliability; data security and consistency; relational theory; semantics of data types; connection between programming language and database system | ||||
976-514 | Architectural Thinking | 3(3-0-6) | ||
Architectural thinking principles; role of architects; architecture requirements; architecture tactics; architecture patterns; architecture deliverables; TOGAF architecture definition document; architecture capability framework; architecture development methods; architecture tools; TOGAF reference models | ||||
976-515 | Information and Computer Network Security | 3(3-0-6) | ||
Importance of security in information system and computer network; security of hardware, software, data, business processes, and employees; security architecture and the policy; information exchange and ownership; access control; cryptography technology; digital signature; authentication; certification and key system management; security techniques and standards of information systems; security email; network security protection tools | ||||
976-516 | Advanced Web Technologies | 3(3-0-6) | ||
Designing and developing web applications; markup languages; AJAX technology; script languages; web layout; online transaction security; data descriptions; data transformation; client-server architecture; web services; web development techniques | ||||
976-517 | Natural Language Processing | 3(3-0-6) | ||
Principles of natural language processing; lexical analysis; syntactic analysis; semantic analysis; problems and ambiguities in natural language; relation between sentences | ||||
976-518 | Information Technology for Business | 3(3-0-6) | ||
Applying information technology to business operations; software application selection for business operations, such as accounting, finance, human resource, production, inventory control, forecasting, marketing, supply chain; case studies related to adopt information technology in business operations; information technology innovation for business | ||||
976-521 | Advanced Empirical Software Engineering | 3(3-0-6) | ||
The scientific process for experiments in software engineering; the importance of empirical study in software engineering; the distinction between traditional analytical techniques and empirical techniques; using empirical evidence for software engineering practices; experimental design; reporting the experimental results; case studies in software engineering | ||||
976-522 | Software Verification and Validation | 3(3-0-6) | ||
Fundamental concepts and methods for verification and validation of software product; software reviews, software inspection, software testing; software problem analysis and reporting | ||||
976-523 | Software Maintenance and Evolution | 3(3-0-6) | ||
Fundamental concepts of software evolution and software maintenance; object-oriented reengineering; refactoring; software maintenance tools; change patterns; empirical analysis of software maintenance; defect prediction models; software quality analysis; software evolution visualization | ||||
976-524 | Information System Process Improvement | 3(3-0-6) | ||
Standard frameworks and methodologies to manage information system development processes; software development process improvement; quality assurance in information system development life cycle; supporting tools for information system development processes | ||||
976-525 | Human-Computer Interaction | 3(3-0-6) | ||
Psychological principles of human-computer interaction; user-centered design and prototyping; conceptual models and metaphors; software design rationale; design of widget; natural languages; user interface architectures; user interface development for mobile devices; graphical user interface development tools | ||||
976-531 | Image Processing | 3(3-0-6) | ||
Digital image processing in the context of real-world applications; histogram transformation; noise reduction; edge detection; image enhancement; image segmentation; image coding; data compression | ||||
976-532 | Virtual Reality Technology | 3(3-0-6) | ||
Using the virtual reality technology to architectural design; user-interactive presentations; virtual reality programming; techniques to create various virtual realities | ||||
976-541 | Pervasive Computing | 3(3-0-6) | ||
Concepts of pervasive computing; Mark Weiser's vision; components of pervasive computing; energy saving and efficiency; embedded systems; location-based systems; wireless sensor networks; personal area network; human-computer interaction | ||||
976-542 | Mobile and Wireless Network | 3(3-0-6) | ||
Design and implementation of protocols; applications for mobile and wireless networking; techniques for using signal channels; transport layers of wireless network; wireless network problems; various device constraints; node mobility | ||||
976-543 | Advanced Data Communication and Computer Networking | 3(3-0-6) | ||
The internet architecture; design and implementation of the internet system; reliable data transmission; data congestion control; internet routing techniques; wireless communication; quality of services; domain name systems; internet security problems | ||||
976-551 | Business Intelligence | 3(3-0-6) | ||
Components of business intelligence; decision support system; business intelligence development process; data mining for business intelligence; integration of business intelligence and decision support system; case studies in business intelligence | ||||
976-561 | Special Topics in Information Technology I | 3(3-0-6) | ||
Selected topics in information technology at the master's degree level; topics are subjected to change each semester. | ||||
976-562 | Special Topics in Information Technology II | 3(3-0-6) | ||
Selected topics in information technology at the master's degree level; Topics are subjected to change each semester. | ||||
976-601 | Thesis | 18(0-54-0) | ||
Research at the master's degree level and compile into a thesis |
- Agile Software Development
- Software Architecture and Design
- Empirical Software Engineering
- Software Process Improvement
- Software Maintenance
- Formal Engineering
- Formal Modeling and Specification)
- Software Verification and Validation
- Model-based Testing
Digital Media
- Serious Games
- Interactive Media
- Physics-based Animation
- Human-Computer Interaction
- Mobile Application
- Architectural Visualization
- Augmented and Virtual Reality
Artificial Intelligence
- Computer Vision
- Natural Language Processing
- Knowledge Representation
- Machine Learning
- Expert System
- Robotics
- Text Mining
Computer Networking
- Mobile Ad-hoc Networks
- Wireless Sensor Networks
- Network Mobility
- Integration of Mobile Ad-hoc Networks and Network Mobility
- Vehicular Networking
- Virtual Networks
- Internet of Things
Database Systems
- Data Mining
- Data Warehouse
- Distributed Database
- Big Data
Cloud Computing
- Cloud Computing Architecture
- Traffic Management for Cloud Computing
- Cloud Computing Applications
- Mobile Cloud Computing
Knowledge Management
- Information Management
- Information Retrieval
- Information Extraction
Faculty
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Asst.Prof.Dr. Rattana Wetprasit |
Ph.D. (Computer Science), Griffith University, Australia | |
Research Interests : Software Engineering, Software Process Improvement, Software Quality | |
Research Projects | |
Email : rattana.w(at)phuket.psu.ac.th |
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Asst.Prof.Dr. Aziz Nanthaamornphong |
Ph.D. (Computer Science), University of Alabama, USA | |
Research Interests : Software Engineering, Empirical Software Engineering, Software Quality, Agile | |
Research Projects | |
Email : aziz.n(at)phuket.psu.ac.th |
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Dr. Vorawika Wattanasunthon |
Ph.D. (Technology), University of Girona, Spain | |
Research Interests : Serious games, Simulation, Augmented/Virtual reality, UI/UX | |
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Email : voravika.w(at)phuket.psu.ac.th |
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Dr. Nattapong Tongtep |
Ph.D. (Information Technology), Thammasat University, Thailand | |
Research Interests : Information Extraction, Text Mining, Human Language Technology, Applied Informatics | |
Research Projects | |
Email : nattapong.t(at)phuket.psu.ac.th |
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Dr. Jirawat Thangthong |
Ph.D. (Information Technology, Sirindhorn International Institute of Technology, Thailand | |
Research Interests : Ac Hoc Networks, Cloud Computing | |
Research Projects | |
Email : jirawat.t(at)phuket.psu.ac.th |
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Dr. Kanjana Thongglin |
Ph.D. (Ph.D. (Natural Language Processing), Université de Besançon, France | |
Research Interests : Natural Language Processing, Data Mining, Artificial Intelligence, Controlled Language | |
Research Projects | |
Email : kanjana.t(at)phuket.psu.ac.th |
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Dr. Kwankamon Dittakan |
Ph.D. (Computer Science), University of Liverpool, United Kingdom | |
Research Interests : Data Mining, Image Mining and Image Analysis | |
Research Projects | |
Email : kwankamon.d(at)phuket.psu.ac.th |
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Dr. Adisak Intana |
Ph.D. (Computer Science), University of Southampton, United Kingdom | |
Research Interests : Software Engineer, Formal Engineering, Software Verification and Validation, Software Testing | |
Research Projects | |
Email : adisak.i(at)phuket.psu.ac.th |
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Aj. Esther Sa-ngimkul |
Ph.D. Business Information System, University of Twente, Netherlands | |
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Email : esther.j(at)phuket.psu.ac.th |