1. Charm@ksc.au.edu Assumption University Information Technology and eLearning Overview Invited Paper Presented to Advanced Faculty Professional Development Program on Ensuring Training Effectiveness at AIT Extension, Srisakdi Charmonman IT Center, Assumption University of Thailand, March 16, 2011 Prof. Dr. Srisakdi Charmonman CEO of The College of Internet Distance Education, Assumption University www.charm.au.edu

2. Assumption University Information Technology and eLearning Overview 1.Introduction. 2.Founding Member of the Internet Society. 3.The First University in the World to Require All Students to Use the Internet. 4.Presented Internet Connections to the Royal Family. 5.First University in the World to Offer “Business Computer” Degree Program. 2

3. 6.First University in Thailand to Use the US “Dot edu”. 7. First University in Thailand to Offer Computer-related Ph.D. Program. 8. Sun SITE Thailand. 9. Cisco Router Training Center. Assumption University Information Technology and eLearning Overview (Cont.) 3

4. 10.The Only Organization in Thailand to Represent the Country at IFIPS. 11.Founder and Founding Chairman of ABAC Poll. 12.Asian Computer Man, Father of Thai Internet, and Father of Thai eLearning. 13.Founder and Chairman of Internet KSC. Assumption University Information Technology and eLearning Overview (Cont.) 4

5. 14.Founder and Chairman of the College of Internet Distance Education. 15.eLearning at Assumption University. 16.Office of Information Technology Services. 17.Concluding Remarks. Assumption University Information Technology and eLearning Overview (Cont.) 5

6. 1. Introduction.  There is a word in Thai “Saha- jati ( สหชาติ )” which in the narrow sense means persons born on the same year, and in the extended sense means persons born to help each other in making achievements. 6

7.  Bro. Martin once announced to the public that Prof. Srisakdi and he himself were “Saha-Jati” and that God sent Prof. Srisakdi to help him make achievements for Assumption University. Introduction (Cont.) 7

8.  As a matter of fact, Prof. Srisakdi helped Bro. Martin to develop Au from a business college to be a well respected Center of Excellence in Information Technology as reported by the Minister of ICT to HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn at the opening of Srisakdi Charmonman IT Center. Introduction (Cont.) 8

9.  An example to testify to the motto of Au “Labor Omnia Vincit” is Prof. Srisakdi, about whom Bro. Martin said you can see his mercedes-benz in front of the D-Building until about 10 pm every night showing that he works 14-16 hours a day and 7 days a week. Introduction (Cont.) 9

10. 2. Founding Member of the Internet Society.  In the year 1992, Vint Cerf, the Father of the Internet, invited interested parties to become Founding Members of the learned society to be called the “Internet Society (ISOC)”. Prof. Srisakdi expressed his interest to Vint Cerf for Assumption University to be a founding member of ISOC. 10

11.  The annual membership fee for founding member was 5,000 US$ per year. Prof. Srisakdi presented the idea to Bro. Martin who kindly agreed. Member of the Internet Society (Cont.) 11

12.  Therefore, Assumption University became the only Founding Member of ISOC in Southeast Asia. Prof. Srisakdi became a member of the Advisory Council. Member of the Internet Society (Cont.) 12

13.  In October 1996, Thailand Chapter of the Internet Society was established with the headquarter located at Assumption University with - Bro. Martin as the Honorary President - Prof. Srisakdi as the President. Member of the Internet Society (Cont.) 13

14.  Later, Prof. Srisakdi was elected 1 of the 15 members of the Board of Trustees of ISOC. He was also elected one of the 5 directors of Asia Pacific Network Information Center (APNIC). Member of the Internet Society (Cont.) 14

15. 3. The First University in the World to Require All Students to Use the Internet.  With Bro. Martin’ s support, Prof. Srisakdi proposed and the AU University Council approved that all students at AU would be required to use the Internet. 15

16. First University All Students Use Internet (Cont.)  That made ABAC the first University in the world to require that all students use the Internet. Other universities have the Internet available but make it optional for the students to choose whether or not to use the Internet. 16

17. First University All Students Use Internet (Cont.)  Some members of the University Council opposed that the Au would have to pay too much but Prof. Srisakdi countered that Au would not have to pay if Au collected 200 baht from each student per month totaling about 40 million baht per year. 17

18.  That action increased the number of Internet users in Thailand from a few thousand by 20,000 and made Au the university with the best Internet facility at that time. By the year 2011, Au has 40 terabytes of memory and 200 mbps connected to the US. First University All Students Use Internet (Cont.) 18

19. 4. Presented Internet Connections to the Royal Family.  Prof. Srisakdi proposed to Bro. Martin that Au installed its own International Internet Gateway which became the first International Internet Gateway of the private sector in Thailand. HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn graciously pushed the button to start the Gateway. 19

20. HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn graciously pushed the button to start the Gateway 20

21. Internet to the Royal Family (Cont.)  Bro. Martin and Prof. Srisakdi presented Internet connection from Assumption University and the company incubated at Au by the name of Internet KSC to HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn for use at her office at Chaipattana Building. 21

22.  Also presented were 15 microcomputers which have to be replaced every 3-4 years. A staff member from Au is also assigned to go to Chaipattana Building every Friday to take care of the computers. Internet to the Royal Family (Cont.) 22

23.  As a matter of fact, HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn has kindly granted an audience for Prof. Srisakdi, Bro. Martin, and Bro. Bancha on 14 May 2009 to present to her another set of 15 microcomputers. On that day, HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn will also kindly blessed Prof. Srisakdi for his 72nd Birthday. Internet to the Royal Family (Cont.) 23

24. HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn will also kindly Blessed Prof. Srisakdi for his 72nd Birthday 24

25. HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn graciously granted an opportunity for Prof. Dr. Srisakdi Charmonman to present a demonstration of 600 slides on social network and second life 25

26. HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn graciously anointed Prof. Dr. Srisakdi Charmonman’s forehaed with blessed powder 26

27. HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn graciously presided over a group photograph with Prof. Dr. Srisdakdi Charmonman 27

28.  HM the King graciously granted an audience for Prof. Srisakdi to accept a plaque for his presentation of Internet connection : -to HM the King’s office at Klaikangwon Palace. -to HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn’s office at Klaikangwon Palace. -at DLF eLearning project at Wang Klaikangwon School. Internet to the Royal Family (Cont.) 28

29. HM the King graciously granted an audience for Prof. Srisakdi to accept a plaque 29

30.  HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn graciously granted an audience for Bro. Martin and Prof. Srisakdi to present a short course about Internet Advancement. Internet to the Royal Family (Cont.) 30

31. HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn graciously granted an audience for Bro. Martin and Prof. Srisakdi to present a short course 31

32.  HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn graciously granted an Audience for Bro. Martin and Prof. Srisakdi to present to her the digital library of her personal library at Chaipattana Building. Internet to the Royal Family (Cont.) 32

33. HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn graciously granted an Audience for Bro. Martin and Prof. Srisakdi to present to her the digital library 33

34.  During their trip to China on 16-31 October 2000, HM the Queen and HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn graciously granted permission for Prof. Srisakdi to provide live broadcast thru the Internet of the fashion show from China to Thailand. Internet to the Royal Family (Cont.) 34

35.  Prof. Srisakdi also provided Internet connection for HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn to use in the cities in China where HRH visited. Internet to the Royal Family (Cont.) 35

36. 5. First University in the World to Offer “Business Computer” Degree Program.  In the year 1979, H.E. Dr. Khunying Kalaya (who was the Minister of Science and Technology in the year 2009) and Prof. Srisakdi with the support of H.E. Dr. Choop Karnjanaprakorn (who was the Minister of Science, Technology and Energy later), drafted the Business Computer Curriculum which was approved by the Ministry of University Affairs. 36

37. First University Offer Business Computer Program (Cont.)  At that time, no other universities in the world used the term “Business Computer”. Therefore, it may be said that Au offered the first Business Computer Degree Program in the world.  Later, many other universities in the world adopted Business Computer Degree Program. 37

38. 6. First University in Thailand to Use the US “Dot edu”.  On 27 April 1995, Prof. Srisakdi registered “au.edu” to stand for “Assumption University”.  At that time, anyone can register a dot “edu” but later the US Government allows only educational institutions in the US to be able to use “.edu”. 38

39.  Some government universities in Thailand would also like to use “.edu” but are not allowed.  It took quite a while for Prof. Srisakdi to convince Au to replace “abac.ac.th” by “au.edu” which looks more international. First University to Use “Dot edu” (Cont.) 39

40.  Many U.S. universities such as - “Adelphi University” - “American University” - “Anderson University” - “Andrews University” - “Auburn University” would like to use “au.edu” and offer to pay a good price for it but Prof. Srisakdi refused to sell “au.edu” to any of them. First University to Use “Dot edu” (Cont.) 40

41. 7. First University in Thailand to Offer Computer-related Ph.D. Program.  In the year 1991, Prof. Srisakdi established the Ph.D. (CIS) and Ph.D. (CEM) at Assumption University. The two Computer-related Ph.D. Program were the first by any private university in Thailand. 41

42.  They were also the first IT- related Ph.D. in Thailand. At that time, other universities - Chulalongkorn - Kasetsart - Ladkrabang - etc. offered their IT-related doctorate program as Engineering degree without the word “computer” in the degree name. First University Offer Computer Ph.D. Program (Cont.) 42

43.  The curricula for the two Ph.D. programs were based on the program Prof. Srisakdi was familiar with when he was the Director of Graduate Studies in Computer Science at the University of Missouri from 1968 to 1973 and Professor of Computer Science at the State University of New York from 1973 to 1974. First University Offer Computer Ph. D. Program (Cont.) 43

44.  Up to the year 2011, more than 30 graduates of Ph.D. CIS and Ph.D. CEM. First University Offer Computer Ph.D. Program (Cont.) 44

45.  Sun SITE stands for “Sun Software, Information and Technology Exchange”.  According to “en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunsit e”, it is a network of Internet Servers providing archives of information, software and other publicly available resources. The servers are run by a number of universities worldwide with hardware initially sponsored by Sun Microsystems. 8. Sun SITE Thailand. 45

46.  In the year 1992, Sun was selecting an educational institution in Thailand to be Sun SITE Thailand.  Candidates were NECTEC and several government universities such as Chula, Thammasat, Ladkrabang, Kaset, etc. and Assumption University. Sun SITE Thailand (Cont.) 46

47.  Finally, Sun selected AU to be Sun SITE Thailand, making Assumption University - the only Sun SITE in Thailand, - the third Sun SITE in Asia, - the eight Sun SITE in the world. Sun SITE Thailand (Cont.) 47

48.  Example of other notable Sun SITEs are - Sun SITE Austria by University of Vienna. - Sun SITE Canada by University of British Columbia. - Sun SITE Denmark by Open Source Hosting. - Sun SITE North Coralina by University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Sun SITE Thailand (Cont.) 48

49.  Example of other notable Sun SITEs are - Sun SITE Poland by University of Warsaw. - Sun SITE Switzerland by SWITCH Information Technology Services. - Sun SITE Singapore by National University of Singapore. Sun SITE Thailand (Cont.) 49

50.  Software information and free software may be downloaded at “Software Archives” in Sun SITE Thailand.  Included also are information about Thailand in general and specific topics of interest. Sun SITE Thailand (Cont.) 50

51.  In the year 1995, Prof. Srisakdi requested and Bro. Martin, in his capacity as the President of Assumption University at that time, approved the establishment of “Assumption University Cisco Router Training Center”. 9. Cisco Router Training Center. 51

52.  Four Cisco routers, 2 of model 4500 and 2 of model 2500 were purchased at the cost of about one million baht. Cisco Router Training Center (Cont.) 52

53.  Mr. Firouz Anaraki was sent to Singapore for Cisco Training in 1995.  Then, at the beginning of 1996, Mr. Firouz had to go to take the examination at Cisco Headquarter in San Jose, California, USA, and he passed the exam to be Certified Cisco System Instructor. Cisco Router Training Center (Cont.) 53

54.  In the middle of 1996, in order to have a more central location than Assumption University campus, Bro. Martin suggested and Prof. Srisakdi agreed to establish Assumption University Router Training Center at St. Gabriel Headquarter in Soi Tonglore near the residence of the Brothers. Cisco Router Training Center (Cont.) 54

55.  Bro. Martin kindly appointed - Prof. Srisakdi the Chairman of the Center - Mr. Firouz the Instructor.  Trainings were conducted 1-2 times a month. Cisco Router Training Center (Cont.) 55

56.  The three courses taught were (1) ICRC : Introduction to Cisco Routing Configuration. (2) ACRC : Advanced Cisco Routing Configuration. (3) ICDN : Interconnecting Cisco Devices Network.  Each trainee paid US$1,500. Cisco Router Training Center (Cont.) 56

57.  The Center was operational for about 4 years, from the year 1996 to the year 2000.  The income exceeded the cost.  However, the routers became obsolete and had to be replaced in the year 2000.  Therefore, with the requirement for new investment, it was decided to close the Center. Cisco Router Training Center (Cont.) 57

58. Assumption University Cisco Router Training Center 58

59. 10. The Only Organization in Thailand to Represent the Country at IFIPS.  The International Federation for Information Processing Societies (IFIPS) has the status of advisory organization to UNESCO.  There is only one member from each country. 59

60. Represent the Country at IFIPS (Cont.)  Prof. Srisakdi registered Thai Federation for Information Processing Society (TFIPS) with himself as the President and H.E. Dr. Khunying Kalaya Sophonpanich the Vice President. 60

61. Represent the Country at IFIPS (Cont.)  TFIPS applied to represent Thailand in IFIPS but there were opposition from the Computer Association of Thailand (CAT) under the Royal Patronage of H.M. the King and other organizations. 61

62.  At that time, Prof. Srisakdi was the Secretary General of CAT and convinced CAT that -It would be too expensive for CAT to pay the annual fee. Represent the Country at IFIPS (Cont.) 62

63. - If Au is allowed to pay the annual fee to IFIPS, Au would let CAT have all the benefits such as sending members of CAT to be members of IFIPS Committees. Represent the Country at IFIPS (Cont.) 63

64.  Finally, Prof. Srisakdi maneuvered to get Au to represent Thailand by using the name of TFIPS which later merged with Thailand Internet Association be founded at Au. Represent the Country at IFIPS (Cont.) 64

65.  Bro. Martin kindly approved Prof. Srisakdi’s request for Au to pay the fee and has the honour of being the only organization in Thailand to be in charge of representing the country in IFIPS. Represent the Country at IFIPS (Cont.) 65

66.  Later, Prof. Srisakdi was elected to be 1 of the 15 members of the Board of Trustees of IFIPS. Represent the Country at IFIPS (Cont.) 66

67. 11. Founder and Founding Chairman of ABAC Poll.  In the year 1996, there was an election of Bangkok governor. Prof. Srisakdi initiated the idea, proposed and got approval from Bro. Martin, who was the President of Au at that time, to conduct Election Polls through the Internet and field surveys. 67

68. Founder and Chairman ABAC Poll (Cont.)  Then, Prof. Srisakdi asked Mr. Noppadol Kannika who was an instructor in marketing research to help him in conducting the election polls.  Computers at Au were taken to shopping centers and several other communities and connected to the Internet. Field surveys were also made. 68

69.  Prof. Srisakdi announced the result of the poll which suggested that Dr. Pijit Ratthakul would get more votes than all the other candidates combined.  Polls by other polling organizations suggested that Chamlong Srimuang or Kritsada Arunwongse na Ayutthaya would be the winner. Founder and Chairman ABAC Poll (Cont.) 69

70.  Some newsmen from newspapers and radio programs said that -Prof. Srisakdi must have gone crazy to predict that Dr. Pijit would win over more famous figures like Khun Chamlong and Khun Kritsada. -Prof. Srisakdi was even crazier to predict that Dr. Pijit would win more votes than all the other candidates combined. Founder and Chairman ABAC Poll (Cont.) 70

71.  On the Election Day, Au sent representatives to all polling stations to report the counting results by mobile phones to the center at Au Huamark Campus. Founder and Chairman ABAC Poll (Cont.) 71

72.  Newsmen from TV stations, radio stations, and newspapers witnessed the results compiled by the Internet terminals that Au prediction was correct.  That event brought respect to the capability of the poll conducted by Au. Founder and Chairman ABAC Poll (Cont.) 72

73. President Emeritus Rev.Bro. Martin, President Rev.Bro. Bancha, ABAC POLL Chairman Prof. Srisakdi, and participants at a seminar conducted by ABAC POLL in May 2008. 73

74.  Later in the same year of 1996, Prof. Srisakdi proposed to and got approval from Bro. Martin to establish ABAC-KSC Internet Poll Research Center with Prof. Srisakdi as the Founder and Chairman and Noppadol Kannikar as the Director.  ABAC-KSC Internet Poll Research Center was widely known as “ABAC POLL”. Founder and Chairman ABAC Poll (Cont.) 74

75.  Prof. Srisakdi was the Founding Chairman of ABAC POLL from the year 1996 until the year 2008 when Bro. Martin became the Chairman of ABAC Poll.  The original idea of having a unit to use the Internet to conduct poll will later be implemented by Prof. Srisakdi. Founder and Chairman ABAC Poll (Cont.) 75

76. H.E. Somchai Wongsavat, Permanent Secretary of Justice (Later Prime Minister) with Prof. Srisakdi, Chairman of ABAC POLL 76

77. H.E. Purachai Piamsomboon, Deputy Prime Minister with Prof. Srisakdi, Chairman of ABAC POLL 77

78. 12. Asian Computer Man, Father of Thai Internet, and Father of Thai eLearning.  In the year 1981, Prof. Srisakdi was named "Asian Computer Man of the Year 1981" by Computer Asia published in Hong Kong. 78

79. Asian Computer Man of the Year 1981 79

80. Father of Thai Internet (Cont.)  Prof. Srisakdi has been named "Father of the Thai Internet" by a number of newspapers and magazines such as Bangkok Post, Smart Job, GM Magazine and Image. Details can be found at www.charm.Au.edu. 80

81. Father of Thai Internet 81

82. Father of Thai eLearning (Cont.)  In the year 2006, Prof. Srisakdi was named “Father of Thai E-Learning” by the International Biographical Centre, Cambridge, UK. 82

83. Father of Thai eLearning 83

84. Fellow of the Royal Institution of Great Britain.  In the year 2007, Prof. Srisakdi was named “Fellow of the Royal Institution of Great Britain”. 84

85. Fellow of the Royal Institution of Great Britain 85

86. 13. Founder and Chairman of Internet KSC.  After Au approved his proposal to require all Au students to use the Internet, the student parents and relatives expressed interest in using the Internet as well. 86

87. Founder and Chairman of Internet KSC (Cont.)  Prof. Srisakdi requested Bro. Martin to allow Au to be the incubator for an Internet company, similar to the practice of universities in the U.S. serving as incubators. Bro. Martin kindly agreed. 87

88. Founder and Chairman of Internet KSC (Cont.)  The Ministry of Commerce approved Prof. Srisakdi’s registration of “Internet KSC Co., Ltd.” on 7 June 1994 as the first company in Thailand to explicitly state the purpose of providing Internet services. 88

89.  Prof. Srisakdi registered another company called “KSC Commercial Internet Co., Ltd.” as the operating company with Internet KSC and the Communications Authority of Thailand jointly invested in. Founder and Chairman of Internet KSC (Cont.) 89

90.  Prof. Srisakdi accepted the invitation to road show in New York and was offered 1 billion US$ or about 40,000 million baht.  He wanted to sell it but one of his co-investors, Dr. Adisai Potharamic, sued him in court not to sell the company. Founder and Chairman of Internet KSC (Cont.) 90

91.  While they were fighting in court, the dot com boom collapsed with 400-500 companies bankrupted every month.  So, the company was sold at very low price. Founder and Chairman of Internet KSC (Cont.) 91

92. 14. Founder and Chairman of the College of Internet Distance Education.  The Board of Trustees of Assumption University approved the establishment of the College of Internet Distance Education (CIDE) on April 25, 2002 with Prof. Srisakdi as the Executive Chairman and CEO. 92

93. 93  From “www.charm.au.edu”, 20 August 2004, HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn graciously opened “Srisakdi Charmonman IT Center” to be the seat of the College of Internet Distance Education. Founder and Chairman of CIDE (Cont.) 93

94. HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn graciously Opened “Srisakdi Charmonman IT Center” 94

95. Srisakdi Charmonman IT Center (Cont.) 95

96. 96  The Minister of ICT, Surapong Suebwonglee, reported to HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn declaring “Srisakdi Charmonman IT Center” to be a Center of Excellence in IT Education of the Ministry of Information and Communication Technology. Srisakdi Charmonman IT Center (Cont.) 96

97.  As a matter of fact, about 20 US$ million was invested to construct “Srisakdi Charmonman IT Center” with 12 floors and about 12,000 square meters as well as all the required IT and audio visual equipments. Srisakdi Charmonman IT Center (Cont.) 97

98. 98  On April 25, 2002, in his capacity of Vice President for Information Technology and a member of Assumption University Board of Trustees, the author proposed to and got approval from the Board to establish the College of Internet Distance Education (CIDE) to offer eLearning programs. 15. eLearning at Assumption University.

99. 99  In making his proposal to the Board of Trustees, the author stated that in the future, he hoped that CIDE would have 100,000 students per year with each student paying 100,000 baht (about 3,333 US$) per year. eLearning at Assumption University (Cont.)

100. 100  The annual revenue would be 10,000 million baht (about 333 million US$) and the income or profit about 5,000 million baht (or about 166 million US$) per year.  As of March, 2011, there are over 50,000 students but most of them are in the free courses for SME. eLearning at Assumption University (Cont.)

101.  In October 2005, Prof. Srisakdi also wrote the first draft of the decree to legalize eLearning in Thailand which was later published in the Royal Gazette.  The decree make the graduates of eLearning having the same rights and privileges as the graduates from classroom learning. eLearning at Assumption University (Cont.) 101

102.  The College is managed more or less like a business in the sense that it is headed by: - Chief Executive Officer (CEO) similar to a university president. -Chief Technology Officer (CTO) similar to the Vice President for Technology. eLearning at Assumption University (Cont.) 102

103. -Chief Operating Officer (COO) similar to the Vice President for Administration. -Chief Academic Officer (CAO) similar to the Vice President for Academic Affairs. CIDE (Cont.) 103

104.  The College of Internet Distance Education was established to offer eLearning without the purpose of making profit. CIDE (Cont.) 104

105.  The College uses eBusiness for eLearning in the sense that all the processes are done thru the Internet, including: -eAdvertising of the eLearning programs. -eApplication where students submit their applications thru the Internet. CIDE (Cont.) 105

106. -eInterview in which the admission officers interview the applicants thru the Internet. -eAdmission in which the announcements that the students have been admitted into the programs are made thru the Internet. -eRegistration where students register for the courses thru the Internet. CIDE (Cont.) 106

107. -eAttendance where students listen to or view the lectures thru the Internet. -eAssignment where students get the assignment and submit their work thru the Internet. -eExamination in which students take the examinations thru the Internet. CIDE (Cont.) 107

108. 108 -eGrading in which the professors post the grades and students read the grades thru the Internet. -eGraduation in which students may join the graduation ceremony thru the Internet. CIDE (Cont.) 108

109.  The College developed its own “Learning and Content Management System” or “LCMS” from Moodle and named it “SCITplus” to indicate that it has been developed at SC IT or Srisakdi Charmonman IT Center. CIDE (Cont.) 109

110.  January 2006, Assumption University became the first university in Thailand to offer a complete eLearning degree program, Master of Science in Management, with Prof. Charmonman as the Program Director. 110 eLearning at Assumption University (Cont.)

111.  August 2006, Assumption University offers the first and only “Ph.D. in eLearning Methodology” in the world.  Searching Google for “Ph.D. in eLearning Methodology”, the first page gives 9 entries about the degree at Assumption University. 111 eLearning at Assumption University (Cont.)

112. 112 Searching Google for “Ph.D. in eLearning Methodology”

113.  There have been applicants from 30 countries.  An Iranian became the first graduate of the Ph.D. program.  The next graduates will be: - An American. - A Canadian. - A few from Thailand. 113 eLearning at Assumption University (Cont.)

114. 114 eLearning at Assumption University (Cont.)  In 2011, Assumption University offers four eLearning degree programs, 1) M.S. in ICT 2) M.S. in Management 3) M.S. in eLearning Methodology 4) Ph.D. in eLearning Methodology

115. 115 eLearning at Assumption University (Cont.) 5)Certificate in Small & Medium Enterprise (eSMEs University) 6)Visual Arts (Thai Program) 7)Music for Life: Science and Arts for Quality of Life Through eLearning (Thai Program)  More programs are being developed.

116. 116 www.elearning.au.edu/

117. 16. Office of Information Technology Services. 117 Office of Information Technology Services System Engineer Network & Security Engineer Database Administration Technical Support (Client) Application Development Web Development eLearning Development Computer Lab Special Project

118. Office of Information Technology Services (Cont.) Core Information System & Service HRPayrollFinanceStudents Admin Student Affairs Library Transaction Processing Automation Process Integration & Data Warehousing Decision & Strategy Making Consolidated Data MISDSS EIS 118

119. 119 Online Registration Systems.

120. 120 ePayment

121. Academic Record 121 Online Registration Systems.

122. 122 Au Electronic & Digital Library.

123. Online Catalogue 123 Au Electronic & Digital Library (Cont.)

124. Online Catalogue 124 Au Electronic & Digital Library (Cont.)

125. Online Catalogue 125 Au Electronic & Digital Library (Cont.)

126. 126 Consolidation System Office Resources ApplicationsApplications Internet Resources IntranetIntranet NOSNOS Printer SharingPrinter Sharing Etc.Etc. AdminAdmin NewsNews PersonnelPersonnel Etc.Etc. Mails/FTPMails/FTP Modem hoursModem hours Disk QuotasDisk Quotas Etc.Etc. RMIS/FMISRMIS/FMIS SAINET/AdminSAINET/Admin Payroll/HRPayroll/HR LibraryLibrary Desktop Management PortalsPortals PolicyDatabase StudentDatabasePublic USERS INTERFACE RESOURCES EmployeeDatabase SecuritySystem HuaMak Campus Directory At C7 Directory At E6 Directory At Bangna BangnaCampus

127. Au Security Technology & Policy 127  Firewall  Intrusion Detection  Host Sensor  Server Virus Protection  Desktop Virus Protection

128. 128 Au Existing Network and Requirement ABAC (Hua-Mak) ABAC (Suvarnabhumi) 2 Gbps PSTN DDN PBX Dial-up Users Trunking Access to RAS PSTN PABX Dormitory Offices DID for Dormitory 16 DTI(480CH)/1500Ex t. PABX 2 Gbps

129. Computing Resources for Teaching & Working 129 Number of PCs ~3,000 Sets LAN Access points to the Internet ~6,000 Points Wireless Access Points 37 + 36 Points Internal communications –BackboneGigabit Speed –Desktop Connectivity Fast Ethernet Internet Connectivity 250 + 250 Mbps –International Internet 60 + 60 Mbps –Hua-Mak & Bang-Na Link1 Gbps Modems480 Lines

130. 17. Concluding Remarks.  Assumption University is -Founding Member of the Internet Society. -The First University in the World to Require All Students to Use the Internet. -First University in the World to Offer “Business Computer” Degree Program. -First University in Thailand to Use the US “Dot edu”. 130

131. Concluding Remarks (Cont.) -First University in Thailand to Offer Computer-related Ph.D. Program. -The Seat of Sun SITE Thailand. -The Seat of Cisco Router Training Center. -The Only Organization in Thailand to Represent the Country at IFIPS. -The Seat of the College of Internet Distance Education. 131