Course title |
Freshman Seminar |
Semester |
107-2 |
Designated for |
COMMON EDUCATION SECTION |
Instructor |
SHUN-CHERN TSAUR |
Curriculum Number |
GenEdu1000 |
Curriculum Identity Number |
H02E10100 |
Class |
04 |
Credits |
2.0 |
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: 10. |
Ceiba Web Server |
http://ceiba.ntu.edu.tw/1072GenEdu1000_04 |
Course introduction video |
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Table of Core Capabilities and Curriculum Planning |
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Table of Basic literacy and Curriculum Planning |
Table of Basic literacy and Curriculum Planning |
Course Syllabus
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Course Description |
This course is designed primarily for first-year foreign degree-seeking students although it also opens to interested local students to experience Taiwanese culture together. This lecture opens with a self-introduction and split students into groups. Students will be divided into a group of five, one local plus four foreign, to visit different locations every week starting Sept. 16. The point of interests may include but not limited to night markets, temples, memorial halls, NTU museums, handcraft and cultural center, ecopark, old street, and historic relics and rarities in Daan, Wanhuaand Nanggang districts. Each group needs to send their PPTs to the instructor one day prior to the ten-minute presentation in the next occasion of meeting. The instructor will then summarize and conclude the reports in the second-hour lecture. |
Course Objective |
1. Bring international students to mix and mingle with local students through the collaborate
projects.
2. Guide international students how to utilize all available resources to enrich their college lives.
3. 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 10-minute individual report to be presented in the class next week. |
Student Workload (expected study time outside of class per week) |
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Office Hours |
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Designated reading |
待補 |
References |
No textbook required. |
Grading |
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Week |
Date |
Topic |
Week 1 |
9/9 |
Course introduction/ get to know one another |
Week 2 |
9/16 |
Group assignment |
Week 3 |
9/23 |
Historic relics in Daan district |
Week 4 |
9/30 |
Getting around (Exploring Taipei Metro) |
Week 5 |
10/7 |
Treasure hill visit |
Week 6 |
10/14 |
Blast to the past/ National Taiwan Museum Walking Tour (13:40-16:40) |
Week 7 |
10/21 |
Presidential office/Taipei Guest house tour (08:00-12:00, please note date changed)
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Week 8 |
10/28 |
Guest lecture: Meditation and relaxation by Dr. Yvonne Hsiung (Mackay Medical College) |
Week 9 |
11/4 |
Firefly watching (6:30-8:00pm) @Mt. Ho-Mei |
Week 10 |
11/11 |
Mid-term break |
Week 11 |
11/18 |
Shen-keng old-street tour (noted date changed) |
Week 12 |
11/25 |
NTU museums |
Week 13 |
12/2 |
Wanhua tour |
Week 14 |
12/9 |
Dadaocheng visit (note time changed) |
Week 15 |
12/16 |
Sanxia tour |
Week 16 |
12/23 |
Museum of the Institute of history and philosophy, Academia Sinica (2pm)
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Week 17 |
12/30 |
Night market visit (rescheduled to June 17th) |
Week 18 |
1/6 |
Final break |