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Course title |
Exploring Taiwan: natural environment and resources |
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Semester |
104-2 |
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Designated for |
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Instructor |
HSIAO WEI YUAN |
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Curriculum Number |
Forest5035 |
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Curriculum Identity Number |
625EU1900 |
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Class |
01 |
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Credits |
2 |
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Full/Half
Yr. |
Half |
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Required/
Elective |
Elective |
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Time |
Wednesday 8,9(15:30~17:20) |
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Remarks |
Restriction: international students
The upper limit of the number of students: 60. |
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Ceiba Web Server |
http://ceiba.ntu.edu.tw/1042Forest5035_01 |
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Course introduction video |
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Table of Core Capabilities and Curriculum Planning |
Table of Core Capabilities and Curriculum Planning |
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Course Syllabus
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Course Description |
We have many international students in National Taiwan University. To fulfill the needs of international students of English courses, the College of Bio-resources and Agriculture opens a course “Exploring Taiwan – Natural Environmental and Resources”, which is taught in English. The instructors of this course are all the best of Taiwan in their fields, including atmospheric science, environment science, physical and social geography. They will help students to learn more about the beautiful nature of Taiwan. |
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Course Objective |
It will give international students a wide range of background knowledge, increasing their understanding of Taiwan and enabling them to take advanced courses lectured in Chinese or partake in research in the future. |
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Course Requirement |
i. Students should preview the required reading material each week before class.
ii. Students should review the given power point slides after classes.
iii. Students are supposed to attend each class.
iv. The final exam will be based on the contents of lectures.
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Student Workload (expected study time outside of class per week) |
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Office Hours |
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Designated reading |
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References |
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Grading |
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No. |
Item |
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Explanations for the conditions |
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1. |
Attendance |
15% |
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2. |
Pop quiz |
15% |
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3. |
Final exam |
30% |
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4. |
Group report |
30% |
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5. |
Field trip report |
10% |
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6. |
In-class discussion (extra point) |
0% |
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Week |
Date |
Topic |
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Week 1 |
02/24 |
Introduction |
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Week 2 |
3/2 |
Geology of Taiwan -Prof. Ludvig Lowemark |
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Week 3 |
3/9 |
Tea Culture and Science in Taiwan -Prof. Kai-Hsien Chen |
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Week 4 |
3/16 |
Population and society issue in Taiwan -Prof. Lan-hung Chiang |
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Week 5 |
3/23 |
Typhoons hunter- Prof. Chun-Chieh Wu |
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Week 6 |
3/30 |
Flora of Taiwan -Prof. Jer-Ming Hu |
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Week 7 |
4/6 |
Campus tour to NTU Herbarium and Zoological Museums -Prof. Jer-Ming Hu |
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Week 8 |
04/13 |
Birds in Taiwan -Prof. Hsiao-Wei Yuan |
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Week 10 |
4/27 |
Field trip to Taipei Botanical Garden |
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Week 11 |
5/4 |
Pelagic Ecosystems -Prof. Chih-Hao Hsieh |
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Week 12 |
5/11 |
Freshwater fish in Taiwan-Prof. Chi-Chang Liu |
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Week 13 |
5/18 |
Amphibians in Taiwan-Prof. Chi-Chang Liu |
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Week 14 |
5/25 |
Snakes in Taiwan -Prof. Si-Min Lin |
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Week 15 |
6/1 |
Field trip to National Taiwan Museum |
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Week 16 |
6/8 |
Group Report Presentation |
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Week 17 |
6/15 |
Group Report Presentation |
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Week 18 |
6/22 |
Final Exam |