Course Information
Course title
Exploring Taiwan: Agricultural and food biotechnology 
Semester
110-2 
Designated for
VARIOUS PROGRAM  PROGRAM IN TAIWAN STUDIES  
Instructor
BI FONG LIN 
Curriculum Number
BST1009 
Curriculum Identity Number
B02E11080 
Class
 
Credits
2.0 
Full/Half
Yr.
Half 
Required/
Elective
Elective 
Time
Friday 6,7(13:20~15:10) 
Remarks
The upper limit of the number of students: 90. 
Ceiba Web Server
http://ceiba.ntu.edu.tw/1102BST1009_ 
Course introduction video
 
Table of Core Capabilities and Curriculum Planning
Table of Core Capabilities and Curriculum Planning
Course Syllabus
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Course Description

A new class, from spring 2021, of Exploring Taiwan serials for international students, aiming to introduce unique feature of agriculture and food biotechnology. The class starts from traditional local item, such as such as salt production in saltern and its transformation, Taiwanese staple food rice, world famous agricultural product tea, to exotic fruit crops grown in Taiwan by cultivation technology. Then, the fermented foods will be introduced from different countries to how those microbial fermentation utilized in food technology. Further, food safety monitoring and the use of plants metabolites for drugs discovery will be introduced. One chief executive officer from famous local crops and food companies will talk about their business idea and products developments. One factory tour will be arranged to experience not only the modern plant operation and maintenance, but also their research and development. 

Course Objective
It will give international students a wide range of background knowledge about agricultural and good biotechnology in Taiwan, motivating them to concern about good health and responsible consumption and production. 
Course Requirement
1. Students should attend each class on time. The answer sheet for pop quiz given in every lecture must be turned in to TA after each lecture.
2. Students should participate actively in class discussion. Answering or asking questions in the class, you can get extra points added to the final score.
3. Students should review the PPT files given with the lectures after class.
4. Please check NTU COOL and NTU-mail often for class information and announcements. 
Student Workload (expected study time outside of class per week)
 
Office Hours
Appointment required. 
Designated reading
To be assigned. 
References
To be assigned 
Grading
 
No.
Item
%
Explanations for the conditions
1. 
Attendance and Pop quiz 
30% 
Students should attend each class on time. When you get in the classroom, please take a paper from TAs for pop quiz. Questions will be asked at the end of the class. Please answer the quiz on the paper and turn it to TAs before you leave the class. 
2. 
Group project 
30% 
Students will be divided into several group and you can choose a topic related to agricultural and food biotechnology 
3. 
Final Exam 
40% 
The final exam will be based on the content from lectures. 
4. 
Factory Tour Feedback 
0% 
Extra credit. 
 
Progress
Week
Date
Topic
Week 1
2/18  Introduction (Prof. Bi-Fong Lin)-----The handouts are posted on NTU COOL only from this semester 
Week 2
2/25  Saltern, Salt production, and Microorganisms with Eyes in Taiwan (Prof. Chii-Shen Yang) 
Week 3
3/4  Cereal Processing Technology in Taiwan (Prof. Hsi-Mei Lai) 
Week 4
3/11  Tea chemistry: processing and quality (Prof. Shu-Yen Lin) 
Week 5
3/18  Microbial fermentation in food technology (Prof. Kuan-Chen Cheng) 
Week 6
3/25  Berry crops: innovation and potential in global fruit industry (Prof. Kuo-Tan Li) 
Week 7
4/1  Application of nanotechnology for food safety monitoring  
Week 8
4/8  Midterm 
Week 9
4/15  Metabolic engineering of specialized metabolites in plants (Prof. Hieng-Ming Ting) 
Week 10
4/22  Development of miscellaneous grains in Taiwan (Vice President Meng-Huang Hsieh, Goldencrops Corporation) 
Week 11
4/29  Group Project Discussion (Group) 
Week 12
5/6  Off-Campus Teaching: Factory Tour in Taoyuan City (Prof. Kung-Ta Lee) 
Week 13
5/13  Group Project Presentation (Group) 
Week 14
5/20  Group Project Presentation (Group) 
Week 15
5/27  Final Exam 
Week 16
6/3  Dragon Boat Festival Holiday 
Week 17
6/10  Flexible supplemental instruction 
Week 18
6/17  Flexible supplemental instruction