It has been generally agreed that Thailand is in the process of technological and industrial development and needs a large number of qualified professionals in several fields of engineering including computer engineering. Managers are then required to manage the engineers and engineering activities. These managers were earlier drawn from holders of either engineering degrees or holders of Master of Business Administration (MBA) degrees. However, neither of these two classes of managers are the most suitable for the task. The engineers need more management training. The MBA's need more computer and engineering training. Therefore, a relatively newer program than the MBA, called Engineering Management (EM), was established at more than a hundred universities in the United States as a special MBA program for engineering activities. The list of US universities offering EM program includes Stanford University, MIT, and North Western. The Master's program in the US requires only 36 credits but a good Master's program in Thailand requires 48 credits. Therefore, 18 credits of computer-related courses were added to the 36-credit US EM program, enriching it into a 48-credit Computer and Engineering Management (CEM) program.

        In addition to being based on the program well established in the United States of America, the Master of Science in Computer and Engineering Management, MS(CEM), program at Assumption University has been approved by both the Ministry of University Affairs and the Civil Service Commission of Thailand. The program will contribute to the national and social development of Thailand as well as other countries by producing qualified personnel to serve ultimately in a managerial or executive level in industrial and government establishments relating to or encompassing computer and engineering activities.