Course Information
Course title
 Freshman Seminar 
Semester
 104-2 
Designated for
 COMMON EDUCATION SECTION  
Instructor
 SHUN-CHERN TSAUR 
Curriculum Number
 GenEdu1000 
Curriculum Identity Number
 H02E10100 
Class
 10 
Credits
 2 
Full/Half
Yr.
 Half 
Required/
Elective
 Elective 
Time
 Monday A,B(18:25~20:10) 
Remarks
 Restriction: freshmen AND Restriction: international students
The upper limit of the number of students: 32. 
Ceiba Web Server
 http://ceiba.ntu.edu.tw/1042Freshman+seminar 
Course introduction video
 
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Course Description

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This course is designed primarily for first-year foreign students although it also opens to interested local students to experience Taiwanese culture together. This lecture opens with a self-introduction and group assignment. Students then will be divided into a group of five, one local plus four foreign, to visit different locations every other week starting March 14. The point of interests may include but not limited to night markets, temples, memorial halls, NTU museums, handcraft and cultural centers, ecoparks, and historic relicts in Daan district. Each group needs to send their reports to the instructor three days prior to the five-minute presentation in the next meeting. The instructor will then summarize and conclude the reports in the second-hour lecture.

1.Get to know one another/group assignment
2.Holiday
3.Get to know NTU better/ Start college on the right foot
4.Getting around (Exploring Taipei Metro)
5.How to make your presentation look alive
6.Historic relics in Daan district
7.Holiday
8.Using technology to balance your education and life
9.Mid-term
10.Culture-vulture & Heritage
11.Festivals
12.Ecotourism
13.NTU museums
14.Tastes of Taiwan
15.The 24 solar terms (I)
16.The 24 solar terms (II)
17.Concluding remarks
 

Course Objective
 (一) Help international students to freely mix and mingle with local students through the collaborate projects。
(二) Guide international students how to utilize all available resources to enrich their college lives.
(三) Encourage students to freely explore themselves, developing critical thinking, time management skills, and expressing abilities.
 
Course Requirement
 Students are required to participate in every trip, and summarize a 5-minute group report to be presented in the class next week. Each student will take turn to step up to the podium in the five discussions. 
Student Workload (expected study time outside of class per week)
  
Office Hours
  
Designated reading
 待補 
References
 No textbook required. 
Grading
    
Progress
Week
Date
Topic
Week 1
 2/22  Get to know one another/group assignment 
Week 2
 2/29  Holiday  
Week 3
 3/07  Get to know NTU better/ Start college on the right foot 
Week 4
 3/14  Getting around (Exploring Taipei Metro) 
Week 5
 3/21  How to make your presentation look alive 
Week 6
 3/28  Historic relics in Daan district 
Week 7
 4/04  Holiday 
Week 8
 4/11  Using technology to balance your education and life 
Week 9
 4/18  Mid-term 
Week 10
 4/25  Culture-vulture & Heritage 
Week 11
 5/02  Festivals 
Week 12
 5/09  Ecotourism 
Week 13
 5/16  NTU museums 
Week 14
 5/23  Tastes of Taiwan 
Week 15
 5/30  The 24 solar terms (I) 
Week 16
 6/06  The 24 solar terms (II) 
Week 17
 6/13  Concluding remarks