In the information age, information has become an important resource in the administration and development of business. As such, the introduction of information systems has become an important survival tool for institutions when they face competition. However the training and job status of managers and information technologists do not generally overlap. As a result, information systems are confined to computerizing manual procedures, and ignore the interactive relationship with jobs, responsibilities, and people in organizations. Information management has become a new field because managers and information technologists alone are incapable of exploiting information systems in institutions to their full potential.

Ming Chuan University established the < Information Management Department > to accompany current social trends when Ming Chuan was promoted to four-year college standing in 1990. The predecessor of this department was the < Ming Chuan Computer Department > established in 1969 (changed to Department of Electronic Data Management in 1981). Ming Chuan was one of the earliest colleges offering computer education, and cultivated talent in electronic data management for many years.

First Department Chair was Mr. Fen Guang-Ling (August 1969 to July 1974).
Second Department Chair was Mr. Huang Ke-Dong (August 1975 to July 1985).
Third Department Chair was Dr. Shen Pei-Di (August 1986 to July 1989).

Information Management Department:
First Department Chair was Mr. Niu Ze-Cheng (August 1990 to July 1991).
Second Department Chair was Mr. Lee Hsuan-Shih (August. 1992 to July 1993).
Third Department Chair was Mr. Ho Tsu-Feng (August 1993 to July 1999).
Fourth Department Chair was Ms. Shen Pei-Di (August 1999 to July 2001).
Fifth Department Chair was Mr. Lu Jun-Cheng (August 2001 to July 2003).
Sixth Department Chair was Ms. Cheng, Yi-Ping (August 2003 to July 2006).
Present Department Chair is Mr. Lin, Jyh-Jong (August 2006 to present).