Courses Taught in English

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Course Taught in English
2010 fall
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Index
Departmart/College： Page
l Center of Teacher Education 3
l Language Center 4
l Master of Science Program in Remote Sensing Science and 32
Technology
l Department of English 33
l Graduate Institute of Learning and Instruction 61
l Department of Physics 62
l Department of Chemistry 77
l Graduate Institute of Astronomy 80
l Institute of Systems Biology and Bioinformatics 83
l Department of Civil Engineering 87
l Department of Mechanical Engineering 100
l Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering 102
l Graduate Institute of Energy Engineering 108
l Graduate Institute of Materials Science & Engineering 110
l International Master Program for Environment Sustainable 112
Development
l Department of Business Administration 124
l Department of Information Management 130
l Department of Finance 132
l Department of Economics 137
l Institute of Human Resource Management 143
l College of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science 148
l Department of Electrical Engineering 153
l Department of Computer Science & Information Engineering 154
l Graduate Institute of Network Learning Technology 156
l Department of Atmospheric Sciences 166
l Department of Earth Sciences 168
l Graduate Institute of Space Science 178
l International PhD Program for College of Earth Sciences 181

Semester 2010Fall Department Center of Teacher Education

Course EP3021 Course Title Teaching English as a Second Language
Code
Credit 3 Teacher Prof. Chen, Jou-Yin
Note To be arranged
Course description To be arranged

Semester 2010Fall Department Language Center

Course LN0007 Course Title Chinese Pronunciation
Code
Credit 1 Teacher Prof. Wu, Fu-Ju
Note Course Level: novice to intermediate. Auditing is not allowed.
Course description This course is opened for all level’s students who desire to
develop their Chinese pronunciation. Through diverse materials,
such as consonant pronunciation, tongue twister or Chinese rap
（繞口令）, and interpretation of dramalogue etc., students will
practice over and over in class. Furthermore, students will also
be required to give an oral performance as their midterm and
final term scores.
*Students are required to do the practice in each class. So make
sure your schedule allow you to attend to all class. Auditors are
not accepted.


Course LN0101 Course Title Chinese Listening and Speaking A
Code
Note Course Level: zero to novice.Auditors and Chinese-heritage
students are not allowed in class.
Course description Course Level: zero to novice.Auditors and Chinese-heritage
students are not allowed in class.


Course LN0101 Course Title Chinese Listening and Speaking A
Code
Credit 4 Teacher To be arranged
Note To be arranged


Course LN0102 Course Title Chinese Listening and Speaking B
Code
Note Course Level: intermediate. Auditing is not allowed.
Course description Chinese Listening and Speaking B is an intermediate course
designed for students who already have knowledge of basic
Chinese learned either through relevant course before or through
students’ life experience in a target language environment. The
target of this course is to facilitate oral practice and to allow
students start to communicate in real-life situations, such as
watching TV, talking about traveling, and night life etc. The
course will cover both textbook contents and authentic material.
Students are expected to read and write Chinese texts without the
aid of pinyin. Additionally, the course will integrate Chinese
culture into language learning to enhance the understanding of
culture influence on the language.



Course LN1011 Course Title Freshman English: Listening and Speaking
Code F
Credit 3 Teacher Prof. Chuang, Chang-Ching
Note Prerequisite: intermediate level determined by placement test.
Repeaters apply for registration during the first week of the new
semester.
Course description This course is designed to prepare students for both spoken and
the understanding of listening passages in both academic and
general English fields. With various activities including
pair/collaborative works, jigsaws, sit-coms, and mini lessons in
grammar, students will be able to not only share and present
their ideas freely, fluently and accurately but also develop the
listening skills needed simultaneously.


Code G
Credit 3 Teacher Prof. Jen Jenny
semester.
Course description This course is designed to improve students’ listening
comprehension ability and fluency and pronunciation in spoken
English. Theme-based materials will be used to help to develop
critical thinking skills. For the part of listening, students are
exposed to the authentic English conversations in the textbooks
and other supplementary materials over a wide range of topics.
For the part of speaking, students are required to answer
questions in English, do pair and group discussions, come up
with their own conversations based on the topics discussed or
given. Furthermore, students will do English speeches and a
group presentation from a list of topics provided by the
instructor during the semester.
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Code I
semester.
Course description Although our main focus will be on listening and speaking, we
will integrate all four skills—reading, writing, listening and
speaking. This class is designed to help students:- improve
listening comprehension by catching the main points and
supporting ideas- synthesize the main ideas from the audio/video
clips in an organized way- respond to various themes using
correct grammatical patterns - learn natural rhythm of English
and produce natural speech with accurate pronunciation and
intonation.
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Code K
Credit 3 Teacher Prof. Yang Joanna
semester.
Course description Objectives:
By the end of the course, students will be able to:
(1) Understand their roles in this multicultural world and have
clearer vision of English study goals towards their future
learning.
(2) Be aware of their personal learning difficulties and levels in
different skill areas so as to correct and improve their
learning strategies.
(3) Equip themselves with better communication skills and
learning strategies to tackle their learning problems.
Language learners are believed to be able to learn the most when

they are aware of their learning autonomy and hold willingness
to take risks in learning actively. This course is structured to help
students build such learning awareness and attitude through a
series of experiential learning tasks. Also, to aim at training
students to be all-round English learners, we center on speaking
and listening skills training for one semester and reading and
writing skills for another while integrated skills are actually
facilitated throughout the course. Students are expected to
actively participate in a wide variety of interactive activities,
on-line researches, interviews, and small group presentations.
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Code M
Credit 3 Teacher Prof. Huang Jessie
semester.
Course description The emphasis of this course is on integrated language skills,
including speaking and listening, which require students to
participate as active learner. Each unit concludes with numerous
discussion ideas and a choice of meaningful activities. Essential
listening and speaking skills are practiced throughout the text.
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Code O
Credit 3 Teacher Prof. Timothy Ward
Note Prerequisite: advanced level determined by placement test.
semester.
Course description This course has two main purposes: first, to help students
improve their listening skills through exposure to authentic
listening texts and live speech in the classroom; and second, to
provide opportunities for students to improve their formal and
informal speaking skills through classroom interaction and oral
presentations.
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Code P
Credit 3 Teacher Prof. Dann Isbell
semester.
Course description This course is designed for students to improve their listening
and speaking abilities in the English language.
To facilitate progress in these two skills students will:
－Work through exercises in the textbook
－Take part in various class activities, such as: Individualized
listening.Pair, group and class speaking.Q/A between student
and instructor.Role-playing.
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Code Q
Credit 3 Teacher Prof. Hu, Chia-Yu
semester.
Course description This course is structured to improve students’ listening and
speaking ability with a focus on four aspects of English
language: Vocabulary, pronunciation, listening, and speaking.
The class requires a desire to learn, a good attitude, and sincere
participation.
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Code R
semester.
improve their listening skills through exposure to authentic
listening texts and live speech in the classroom; and second, to
provide opportunities for students to improve their formal and
informal speaking skills through classroom interaction and oral
presentations.
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Course LN1012 Course Title Freshman English: Reading and Writing
Code F
Credit 3 Teacher Prof. Hsieh, Ming-Hui
semester.
Course description This course aims to increase students’ reading comprehension
and writing skills. Specific strategies for reading and writing in
the content areas will also be introduced. In addition to the core
material, various interesting and real-life reading selections from
the internet will be provided as supplementary materials to help
students become familiar with authentic reading tasks.
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Code H
Credit 3 Teacher Prof. Hsieh, Ming-Hui
semester.
Course description This course aims to increase students’ reading comprehension
and writing skills. Specific strategies for reading and writing in
the content areas will also be introduced. In addition to the core
material, various interesting and real-life reading selections from
the internet will be provided as supplementary materials to help
students become familiar with authentic reading tasks.
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Code O
semester.
improve the effectiveness of their academic writing through
analysis, practice, and peer review; and second, to help students
improve their reading skills and vocabulary through exposure to
authentic texts.
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Code P
Credit 3 Teacher Prof. Jen Jenny
semester.
Course description The objective of this course is to advance students’ reading skills
and critical thinking skills essential for becoming effective
readers. This course also aims at, firstly, helping students
organize information correctly and express their ideas in English
on a variety of topics, and secondly, helping students write well
and achieve a more complete English proficiency by learning
and practicing writing skills simultaneously with other skills that
they are learning. Lecture includes the introduction of different
reading skills developed through reading selections over various
topics, and the basic principle of writing.
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Code Q
semester.
including of reading and writing, which require students to
participate as active learner. Each unit concludes with several
readings and a choice of meaningful activities. Essential reading
and writing skills are practiced throughout the text.
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Code R
semester.
Course description Although our main focus will be on reading and writing, all four
skills-reading, writing, listening and speaking will be integrated.
This class is designed to 1) help student improve their reading
comprehension by using various reading strategies and to
cultivate the ability to respond to various formats of reading with
critical thinking and speaking ability, and 2) help students to
cultivate writing habits and be able to respond to various topics
with proper writing skills.
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Course LN1030 Course Title English Oral Training I
Code
Credit 2 Teacher Prof. Chuang, Chang-Ching
Note Course Level:basic
Course description This course is designed to provide and environment in which
everyone has chances to express ideas freely and willingly.
Students will be given a variety of controversial and engaging
topics to promote the “real need” of speaking. Various activities
such as fluency workshops, role-plays, jig-saw tasks and etc., are
also used to offer more authentic, intensive, and productive
learning opportunities.
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Course LN2012 Course Title Business English
Code
Credit 3 Teacher Prof. Hu, Chia-Yu
Note Course Level: intermediate.PIN card from the lecturer.
Course description This course is structured to train students to communicate with
practical business English in real cases, with a focus on listening
and speaking ability.
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Course LN3003 Course Title Advanced English Listening
Code
Credit 3 Teacher Prof. Chien, Chia-Jung
Note Course Level:ihigh-intermediate
Course description The course is designed for students who are interested in
improving their listening ability in English. Students will be able
to acquire abilities such as lexical chunks clustering, stress and
intonation differentiating, and note taking for longer listening
passages under 25 different daily authentic situations. Both
listening and speaking practices are required in the class.
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Course LN3007 Course Title Advanced Reading
Code
Credit 3 Teacher Prof. Yang Joanna
Note Course Level:high-intermediate
Course description Course Description/Objectives: Numerous fantastical depictions
of characters, adventures and surprises appear ceaselessly in
some distinguished English writers’ fictional worlds that
captivate many readers’ minds and stretch their imagination to
the limits and far beyond.
This course aims:

1) To introduce learners of English who are interested in
challenging themselves to read some award-winning,
best-selling, or great fantasy novels, in which readers not
only read to experience different faces of life along with the
leading characters in the stories, but also discover the power
and charm of the language.
2) To increase learners’ reading speed and boost their
confidence and interest in reading some English originals
that suit their levels.
3) To discover the fun and value of sharing after-reading
thoughts and doubts with different or like-minded friends
through small group and class discussions.
4) To enhance or observe the improvement of fluency and
accuracy of learners’ writing expressions along with a series
of scheduled weekly reading input and group discussions.
Course Requirements:
1. Complete reading three selected novels and writing
three after-reading reports.
2. Finish the required reading chapters as scheduled prior
to each class and participate in in-class discussions as a
group and as a class.
3. Participate in discussions on Blackboard.
4. All absences need to be explained. For each absence
you’ll need to have the following proof to make up for
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your attendance grade loss: Complete answering all the

questions on the worksheet of the missed class and
submit the worksheet in the following class. The
worksheets are accessible in the section of Course
Documents on Blackboard.
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Course LN3008 Course Title Advanced English Topics
Code
Credit 2 Teacher Prof. Chen, Wen-Lin
Note Course Level:advanced
Course description This is an advanced English course designed for students
preparing for academic study as well as for standardized tests
such as the TOEFL test. It provides a systematic, step-by-step
approach that helps students develop and sharpen their language,
academic, and test-taking abilities. Students learn to integrate all
four language skills, organize information, make connections,
and think critically in real-world academic contexts.
High-interest and intellectually-stimulating authentic materials
are used to familiarize students with academic content. Authentic
tasks include listening to lectures, note-taking, participating in
class discussions, preparing oral and written reports, and writing
essays.
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Course LN4002 Course Title Oral Presentation for Specific Purposes
Code
Course description In this course, students will learn about the structure of a typical
presentation and ways to effectively incorporate content into
presentations. Students will also have ample opportunity to
present on a variety of topics, allowing them to improve their
fluency, coherence, body language, and intonation.
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Course LN4008 Course Title Advanced English Oral Communication
Code
including speaking and listening, which require students to
participate as active learner. Each unit concludes with numerous
discussion ideas and a choice of meaningful activities. Essential
listening and speaking skills are practiced throughout the text.
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Semester 2010Fall Department Master of Science Program in Remote Sensing

Science and Technology
Course RS7012 Course Title Digital Signal Processing
Code
Credit 3 Teacher Prof. Ren, Hsuan
Note PIN Card not required. Lecture in English. This course is open to
the general publics.
Course description Goal：
Introduction of digital signals and systems, and sampling theory.
Followed by a study of the Linear time-invariant systems and
their filter design. The z-transform and Discrete Fourier
Transform will also be covered.
Contents：
1. Discrete signals and systems
2. Sampling of continuous signals
3. Discrete Fourier Transform
4. z-transform
5. Linear time-invariant systems
6. Filter design
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Semester 2010Fall Department Department of English

Course EL1060 Course Title Writing through Media
Code A
Credit 3 Teacher Prof. Steve Bradbury
Note Students who are NOT in the prior range of distribution OR
those applying for already-full class, please use your PIN Card.
Lecture in English.
※Pre-requisite: Department: Department of English only. Year:
First Year only.
Course description This course is designed to improve your ability to compose clear
and concise paragraphs as a stepping-stone in the process of
learning to construct a full expository essay. You will not only
learn the essential features of effective writing and the various
expository modes, such as description, narration, and
comparison and contrast; you will also acquire a framework for
independently assessing and improving your writing. To
facilitate this acquisition, you will write about photographs and
paintings because they lend themselves to virtually all modes of
expository writing, and, as the saying goes, “Every picture’s
worth a thousand words.” Your assignments will not be nearly
that long, but you will write every week and revise each paper
you write at least once. In the process of learning how to
construct clear and concise paragraphs, you will learn much
about the history and nature of photography and art and some of
the masters of these two great visual media.
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Code B
Credit 3 Teacher Prof. Huang, Hans
Lecture in English.
First Year only.
Course description This course is designed to introduce and develop students’ skills
in academic writing. During the semester, students will write
three papers: a place/character sketch, a personal narrative, and
an analysis of a stereotype. Although these are different writing
tasks, each skill builds on the previous one as the course
progresses. Facilitated through visual images and films, students
will learn descriptive techniques and will be introduced to the
structure of expository argument. For each writing task we will
also read several sample essays stories. All papers must be
original work developed in our class activities without
consultation of outside sources. Class meetings will consist of
discussions of assigned readings, pre-writing and writing
activities, group workshops, and paired peer evaluations of first
and second drafts of each paper. There will be weekly reading
and/or writing assignments.
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Code C
Credit 3 Teacher Prof. Li, Chen-Ya
Lecture in English.
First Year only.
Course description This is an intermediate writing course. Each assignment will
start with the reading of a verbal or a visual text. Students will
then write a response to the text or write something in a style
similar to the text. Most assignments will be descriptive or
narrative, with a few analytical exercises towards the end of the
semester.
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Course EL1061 Course Title Phonetics and Pronunciation
Code A
Lecture in English.
First Year only.
Course description How does American English pronunciation work? That is the
basic question that this course investigates. In order to know
how American English pronunciation works, students need to
understand its rules of pronunciation—the principles of
American English phonetics.
It is possible to improve one’s pronunciation by understanding

and practicing rules of spoken English that have been described
by phonetic science. Areas of phonetics which will concern us
include the following:
• Vowel and consonant articulation
• Stress: word, phrase, and sentence
• Rhythm
• Intonation
• Assimilation and linking
We will also learn more about:

• The speech mechanism—the organs used for speech
production
• Transcription
Since practice goes hand in hand with theory, there will be ample
time in class for pronunciation practice. Students can expect to
work with already existing text as well as with original creations
in the pursuit of better pronunciation.
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Course EL1061 Course Title Phonetics and Pronunciation
Code B
Credit 3 Teacher Prof. Lin, Wen-Chi
Lecture in English.
First Year only.
Course description This course aims to improve students‘pronunciation by intensive
oral practice. Students will make use of good CD-ROMs for
pronunciation training, such as \"Accent Coach,\" \"Perfect
English Pronunciation,\" and \"Pronounce It Perfectly\" to learn
the basic notions of phonetics and perfect their vowel and
consonant articulation, stress and rhythm, intonation, as well as
assimilation and linking. Weekly assignments and class activities
will include singing, poetry-reading, story-telling, reporting of
news, and acting out of film scenes.
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Course EL2005 Course Title Intro. to Linguistics
Code
Lecture in English.
※Pre-requisite :(1) Department: Department of English only.
Year: Second Year only. (2)Department:Department of
English、Minor-English、Double Major-English only.
Course description The purpose of the course is to introduce students to both the
theory of language structure and the techniques of linguistic
description. We will become acquainted with the various levels
of language that are common to all languages. These include:
• Phonetics
• Phonology
• Morphology
• Syntax
To illustrate these various structural characteristics, we will

emphasize analytical methods using data from a variety of
languages.
We will also touch upon other important subfields of linguistics

including:
• Psycholinguistics
• Language change (Historical linguistics)
• Language variation (Sociolinguistics)
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Course EL2013 Course Title A History of Western Civilization I
Code
Credit 3 Teacher Prof. David Barton
Lecture in English. This course is open to the general publics.
First Year only.
Course description Gods and Monsters. Really, before the Renaissance there was no
Western Civilization, so this course will deal with the imaginary
Greeks, Romans, Vikings and Dark Age Trojan Horses imagined
by Renaissance historians like Kenneth Clarke and Monty
Python. This astounding imaginary civilization will fire the
murderous ambitions of Western Europe for five centuries until
Western Europe is consumed by the real gods and monsters of
the Second World War.
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Course EL2073 Course Title Second Language Acquisition
Code
Credit 3 Teacher Prof. Liang, Mei-Ya
Lecture in English.
※Pre-requisite: (1) Department: Department of English only.
Year:Third Year、Fourth Year only. (2)Department:Department of
Course description This course introduces second language acquisition (SLA)
theory and research. We will discuss the nature of language
learning, variables influencing SLA (e.g., linguistic, cognitive,
and sociocultural), and the relationship between SLA theory and
pedagogy in second and foreign language contexts. Students will
apply linguistic analyses to the problems of language
acquisition, so some knowledge of language structure and use
will be useful.
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Course EL2075 Course Title Expository Writing
Code B
Course description How to write an essay. First you have to find something of some
interest to someone to write about. Then you write an
introduction and a conclusion. The end. This course will involve
wonderful examples of interesting things to write about like
death and adultery. Be prepared to read something wonderful
about death and adultery. Every author and film maker you can
imagine was an adulterer and therefore they all died. In
conclusion we will potpourri death and adultery into an
expository essay worthy the name.
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Course EL2076 Course Title Presentation & Communication I
Code A
Credit 3 Teacher Prof. David Stewart
Lecture in English.
Course description In this course you will watch films and talk about them. You will
also write about them. Most of the films you watch will be in
English. You will speak and write in English. There will be no
Mandarin used in class for any purpose—including
communication between students. Timothy Corrigan’s A Short
Guide to Writing about Film (Longman) can help students by
providing basic vocabulary for discussion. But the emphasis will
be on discussion.
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Course EL2076 Course Title Presentation & Communication I
Code B
Credit 3 Teacher Prof. Huang, Hans
Lecture in English.
Course description This first semester course of sophomore oral training will focus
on helping students learn to master the arts of presentation and
communication. Students will be immersed in an English
speaking environment to explore four main topics relating to
ethics, politics and society. Each topic is introduced by the
screening of a chosen film and followed by two or three sessions
of presentation and discussion based on the film, related
readings and audio-texts.In practicing oral skills through these
activities, students are expected by the end of the course to
demonstrate the ability to 1) contextualize the subject matter; 2)
develop a logical argument and cite evidence; 3) use some
persuasive techniques; 4) formulate their own view, taking into
account a range of evidence and opinions; 5) reflect on the
nature and significance of the subject matter.
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Course EL2081 Course Title Introduction to U.S. History and Culture
Code
Lecture in English. This
course is open to the general publics.
Course description This course examines American history and culture from
colonization to the nineteenth century. Our aim is not to be
comprehensive, which would be impossible given that the period
covers two and a half centuries. Instead, our approach will be
critical and thematic. Dividing the course in two parts,
colonial-revolutionary and the nineteenth century, topics will
include settlement of the New World, native peoples, the
Puritans, the Revolution, the changing meanings of gender, the
industrial revolution, the urban development, and African
American experience. In addition to a textbook introduction to
American Studies, our course materials will include images,
films, sermons, memoirs, diaries, poetry, and fiction. Classes
will include group presentations by students, short lectures, and
power point presentations. All are designed to provide a broad
understanding of U.S. history and how it relates to that nation’s
place in the world today.
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Course EL3035 Course Title Fiction Studies
Code
Credit 3 Teacher Prof. Steve Bradbury
Lecture in English.
Course description This course is designed to improve your ability to analyze and
discuss fiction as a literary genre. In the first half of the course
we will look at how the structure and formal features of popular
genres (e.g., Detective Stories, Romances, Science Fiction)
attract and sustain reader attention. In the second half of the
course, we will look at how more complex literary works
designed to be appreciated rather than consumed (i.e., Literature)
draw upon these same formal features but with interesting
differences.
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Course EL3070 Course Title Film History
Code
Lecture in English.
Course description This course has a relatively narrow range of focus: we‘ll concern
ourselves with the early period of cinematic history. By “early” I
mean the silent period, namely the 33 years between 1895 and
1927. We will examine the development of cinematic technology
in terms of its contribution to the shaping of cinematic forms and
styles. Due to the very nature of early cinema, we will look at
different kinds of film genres, although narrative cinema will
remain our main interest. This course requires some prior
knowledge of film history as well as some experiences with
analyzing the visual texts. Students with no previous film
courses should talk to me before taking this course.
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Course EL3077 Course Title English Oral Training III A
Code A
Credit 3 Teacher Prof. Ho, Josephine
Lecture in English.
Course description This course will be conducted as a professional seminar that
prepares students for the highly competitive job market and the
challenge of studying abroad. We will learn about the ins and
outs of performance-oriented PR-related jobs and the styles of
public language and composure, as well as the rules of the game
for intellectual discussions about given topics. Reference
materials will be available on the course website and will be
discussed in great detail in class. Students will be required to
study before class and prepare for presentations.
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Course EL3077 Course Title English Oral Training III A
Code B
Lecture in English.
Year:Third Year、Fourth Year only.(2)Department:Department of
Course description This course will focus on English speaking and listening in both
face-to-face and online settings. Students will listen to dialogues,
conversations, mini-lectures, stories, and discussions in popular
media. Students will also practice oral communication skills,
create your own speeches, organize speech occasions, and
participate in a series of role-play activities. Emphasis will be
placed on building students’ competence and confidence.
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Course EL3091 Course Title American Social Fictions
Code
Lecture in English.
Course description This course treats a selection of American fiction spanning the
nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Authors may include Hannah
Foster, Washington Irving, Herman Melville, Henry James,
Harriet Beecher Stowe, Charles Chesnutt, Kate Chopin, Ernest
Hemmingway, Zora Neale Hurston, John Steinbeck, Katherine
Anne Porter, William Faulkner, John Cheever, Saul Bellow,
Tony Morrison, Joyce Carol Oates, or Maxine Hong Kingston.
Emphasis will be on text interpretation, but within historical
contexts that give the narratives we read a broader significance
in American social and cultural life. To provide this broader view
I will sometimes assign films and secondary readings to
supplement primary texts.
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Course EL4011 Course Title Literary Criticism I
Code
Credit 3 Teacher Prof. Amie Parry
Lecture in English.
Course description This course is recommended for advanced students who are
interested in going on to study in literature, cultural studies or
related fields at the graduate level. The course, along with LCII,
introduces some of the basic texts of literary and cultural
criticism. During the first semester we will focus on the question
of the content of literature and its moral, social and political
readings; the second semester will explore the question of form
and the development of formalisms and structuralisms. In other
words, the course is loosely divided thematically, in order to
explore in depth the ideas that have developed out of the
ongoing debate concerning content vs. form, or politics vs. art,
which threads through the Western canon of literary criticism.
This division is not an absolute one, and students are advised to
take the course both semesters in order to get a more complete
picture of the development of the field. This semester, we will
also discuss the influence of Plato and Neo-Platonism on two
contemporary visual texts, The Matrix and The Lord of the
Rings, both of which explore complex questions of ethics,
representation, epistemology and subjectivity.
In the first semester, we trace philosophical and literary thinking
about the meaning, value and social implications of cultural
representation from classical times into the modern era. As we
do so the initial focus on morality and authenticity will develop
into discussions of rights and modernity. Figures and schools we
will cover are likely to include Plato and Neo-Platonism; Locke
and Wollstonecraft; the Romantics; Marx and Marxism; and the
Victorian concept of culture at the peak of British imperialism.
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Finally, we will look at how these developments gave rise to

different but overlapping fields of current literary theory. To this
end, we will study Marxist, feminist, and postcolonial readings
of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein (1818), a novel that responds to
the ethical dilemmas of its time by narrating the pinnacle of
Western society and its humanist thought partly through the eyes
of the monster that it created.
Requirements: Students will be expected to carefully read
substantial weekly assignments in difficult English—sometimes
in small, anthology-size print. There will be quizzes at the
beginning of each class period on that week’s readings, and a
final essay. The quizzes will test for careful and thorough
preparation of assigned materials. After the quizzes, class
meetings will consist of brief lectures and discussions in groups:
active and engaged participation is required.
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Course EL4032 Course Title Business English & Writing
Code
Note Pin Card is required during Registration Period. Lecture in
English.
※Pre-requisite: (1)Department: Department of English only.
Year: Fourth Year only. (2)Department: Department of English
only.Year: Third Year only.
Course description Business English and Writing prepares students for the language
of the workplace. In this course students will be given exposure
to business communication in both its written and oral
expressions.
For the writing half of the class, students will become familiar
with the standards acceptable to business correspondence as
found in letters and faxes. We will first analyze models of
business writing to gain a greater grasp of the vocabulary,
phrasing, styling and organization that is particular to business
writing. Students will then type their own letters and faxes
modeled after those analyzed. These will be turned in so that
they can be corrected and returned for revision.
The types of business correspondence we will study include:

• Letters of inquiry
• Replies to inquiries
• Payment demands (Collection letters)
• Complaint letters
• Replies to complaints (Adjustment letters)
Students are expected to maintain a portfolio of their written

work to be turned in at the end of the semester for final review
and grading. The final exam consists of a timed business letter
similar to one that we have analyzed during class.
For the oral half of the class, our attention is focused on how to
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interact with others in a working environment by way of the

business meeting. Students can be expected to:
• Become familiar with business vocabulary
• Become aware of the principles of group interaction
• Learn useful discussion techniques
• Learn and use certain phrases to express certain functions in
controlled conversations
• Participate in problem-solving discussions based on business
situations
• Evaluate the effectiveness of their own and others’ group
discussions
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Course EL4071 Course Title Topics in English Education I
Code
Lecture in English.
Course description This course is designed for those who contemplate a career in
teaching English as second or foreign languages (TESOL).
Emphasis will be put on making connections between research
and practice in English education. TESOL approaches and
methods will be discussed and applied in practical settings.
Topics will include the nature of classroom interaction, the roles
of teachers and learners, and language education in various
social and political contexts.
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Course EL4073 Course Title Conference & Communication Skills
Code
Credit 3 Teacher Prof. Lin, Wen-Chi
Lecture in English.
Year:Third Year、Fourth Year only.(2)Department:Department of
Course description In this course students will be trained to master the skills for
effective conference and communication. They include basic and
advanced oral skills as well as body language.
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Course EL4077 Course Title Interdisciplinary Seminar StudiesⅡ
Code
Credit Teacher To be arranged
Lecture in English.
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Course EL5000 Course Title Thesis Writing and Methodology
Code
Credit 3 Teacher Prof. Amie Parry
Lecture in English.
※Pre-requisite: (1) Department: MA in English Literature only.
(2)Department: Department of English only. Year: Fourth Year
only.
Course description This course is recommended for all first year graduate students.
The objective is to strengthen students’ skills in argumentation
and research writing. We will cover two interrelated areas: (1)
argumentation and interpretation (structure in academic writing,
interpretation techniques, logical argumentation vs. fallacies,
definition of terms, anticipating counterarguments); and (2)
using secondary sources (avoiding plagiarism, locating sources,
note-taking techniques, drafting, strategies for incorporating
secondary sources to strengthen, not lose, your own argument,
language and sentence structures for lead-ins and analyses of
secondary sources, MLA style documentation, annotated
bibliography, literature review). These are skills necessary for
writing research papers at the graduate level and in writing the
MA thesis and thesis proposal.
The first assignments are textbook readings on structure and
research methodology for academic essays in the humanities,
and we will discuss these assignments by analyzing sample
student papers. Each week students will be asked to write a short
analysis of the structure and argumentation of a sample paper
according to its use of one or more of the techniques introduced
in the textbooks. Students will be assigned to go over the
readings in class, leading a class discussion in which other
students will actively participate.
During the second part of the course, our meetings will be
conducted as workshop seminars also led by students. Each
week, students will lead discussions of one or two papers written
by other students taking this course. Each student will eventually
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submit at least one paper for this purpose and lead at least one
discussion of a classmate’s paper. The papers will be distributed
one week ahead of time so that the other students can prepare
their written feedback in advance. Although there will be
designated discussion leaders, all students will be expected to
prepare brief written feedback for each paper and participate in
the discussions. These workshop discussions will be based on
writing techniques covered in the first part of the semester. The
final paper will be a revision of the workshop paper in response
to the material covered in this course and feedback received
during workshop. Critique will be rigorous but also very
constructive (with emphasis on the latter), and students are
expected to substantially rewrite their papers (not simply add a
paragraph or two, but conduct further research, rethink and
rewrite). In addition, each student will write an annotated
bibliography to include five entries on articles or book chapters
in their field of research. These secondary sources will be
incorporated into students’ final, rewritten papers.
The choice of paper for the workshop is up to students. The
instructor recommends choosing a paper on a topic in which you
have great interest and investment, and preferably one related to
your thesis (if you know what that will be already). Keep in
mind that without a great deal of interest and investment in the
topic, it is almost impossible to write a good research paper.
Students can use a paper from a previous class (approximately
10 pages long and incorporating some secondary sources). If you
don’t already have a paper that meets all these requirements, you
should write one during the first few weeks of class.
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Course EL6061 Course Title Film History: Form and Style
Code
Lecture in English.
※Pre-requisite: Department: MA in English Literature only.
Course description This course has a relatively narrow range of focus: we‘ll concern
ourselves with the early period of cinematic history. By “early” I
mean the silent period, namely the 33 years between 1895 and
1927. We will examine the development of cinematic technology
in terms of its contribution to the shaping of cinematic forms and
styles. Due to the very nature of early cinema, we will look at
different kinds of film genres, although narrative cinema will
remain our main interest. This course requires some prior
knowledge of film history as well as some experiences with
analyzing the visual texts. Students with no previous film
courses should talk to me before taking this course.
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Course EL6085 Course Title Interdisciplinary Seminar StudiesⅡ
Code
Lecture in English.
※Pre-requisite: Department: MA in English Literature only.
Course description I like to cover the centuries and have you watch movies. As the
angels are being blown backwards by the nightmare of history
we might as well look at who is doing the blowing. So what kind
of bellows does it take from the Renaissance to the present to
keep that kind of negative wind farm working? A Macbeth helps,
as does a Satan, an Earl of Rochester, a Johnathan Swift, Blake,
Byron, Baudelaire, Bukowski. So we need to know what Harold
Bloom knows. Pretty much I want to get some critical
vocabulary and insight into you, Bloom‘s mostly. How do
Shakespeare‘s characters come to inhabit every literary text and
film from his time to our own. Detective work and crosswords.
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Semester 2010Fall Department Graduate Institute of Learning and Instruction

Course LI7073 Course Title Words and Grammar
Code
Credit 3 Teacher Prof. David Wible
Note This course is open to both Master and PhD students.Students
who are NOT in the prior range of distribution OR those
applying for already-full class, please use your PIN Card.
Lecture in English.
※Pre-requisite: Department:Graduate Institute of Learning &
Instruction、Graduate Institute of Learning & Instruction only.
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Semester 2010Fall Department Department of Physics

Course PH4035 Course Title Introduction to Relativity
Code
Credit 3 Teacher Prof. James Michael Nester
Note PIN Card not required. Lecture in English.
Course description Plan to cover about 75% of the text.
Special Relativity, tensor analysis, spacetime curvature, Einstein
field equations, gravitational radiation, black holes, cosmology
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Course PH6007 Course Title Classical Mechanics I
Code
Credit 3 Teacher Prof. James Michael Nester
Note This course is open to both Master and PhD students.PIN Card
not required. Lecture in English.
Course description 1. Elementary principles: mechanics of particles and systems,
constraints, D‘Alembert‘s principle
2. Variational Principles and Lagrange‘s equations
Hamilton‘s least action principle, calculus of variations,
advantages, symmetry and conserved quantities: energy,
momentum, angular-momentum
3. Central force: virial theorem, orbit eqn., Kepler problem
4. Rigid body motion: kinematics and dynamics Euler angles,
non-inertial frames and coriolis force, inertia tensor,
principle axis transformation, Euler eqns.
5. Small Oscillations: principal axis, normal coordinates
6. Special Relativity (maybe not following the text):
Lorentz transformation, Minkowski spacetime, relativistic
mechanics, covariant Lagrangian
7. Hamilton equations: Legendre transformation, advantages,
least action principle
8. Canonical transformations (not in depth): Poisson bracket,
Lagrange bracket, Liouville theorem
9. Hamilton-Jacobi theory (not in depth):
separation of variables, action-angle variables, adiabatic
invariants ± Some topics will be covered in depth (esp. those
in boldface), some others (e.g., Ch 9, 10) only a little.
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Course PHT001 Course Title Introduction to Nanotechnology- An Overview
Code (I)
Credit 3 Teacher Prof. Lai, Pik-Yin
Course description Please refer to http://www.phys.sinica.edu.tw/TIGP-NANO/
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Course PHT003 Course Title Quantum Mechanics (I)
Code
Course description Please refer to http://tigp.iams.sinica.edu.tw/Course.html
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Course PHT005 Course Title Classical Electrodynamics (I)
Code
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Course PHT006 Course Title Statistical Mechanics (I)
Code
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Course PHT008 Course Title Modern Experimental Techniques
Code
Course description The course of Modern Experimental Techniques is composed of
four component mini-courses: (1) Vacuum Technology taught by
Profs. Ker-Jar Song and Jim Jr-Min Lin, (2) Optics, Lasers, and
Optical Signal Detection taught by Prof. Juen-Kai Wang, (3)
Laboratory Electronics taught by Prof. Jyhpyng Wang, and (4)
Charged-Particle Optics taught by Prof. Yuh-Lin Wang. An
introduction of each component mini-course is listed below:
Speaker
Part 1 (4 Weeks)
Prof. Jim Lin
Part 2 (2 Week )
Prof. Ker-Jar Song
＊Class Outline
(1) Vacuum Technology
List of subjects:
Part I: mean free path, gas flow, adsorption and desorption
Part II: pressure measurements, pumps, chambers and parts,
outgas
＊Introduction：
1. Do and don‘t, stories and lessons learned from years of
ultra-high vacuum practice.
2. Experimenting with a real ultrahigh vacuum system for one
week. A residual gas analyzer is available so that students get to
know what happens in the chamber for each step of his
operation. Students will practice venting the system, replacing
components, pumping it down, leak/dirt testing, baking, e-beam
bombardment, and all kind of tricks that can help bring good
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vacuum the fastest way.
＊Grading：
40% from written examination on general principles of vacuum
technology, 60% from how good a vacuum one can obtain.
＊Textbook：
1. Building Scientific Apparatus, 2nd edition or 3rd edition by
Moore, Davis and Coplan
2. Operating manuals of components of the UHV system.
Speaker Part 3 (4 Weeks)

Prof. Juen-Kai Wang
＊Class Outline：
(2) Optics, Lasers, and Optical Signal Detection
List of subjects:
1. ABC of optical components: optics, opto-mechanics, vibration
isolation and motion control
2. Know your laser system: basic principles, laser engineering,
frequency conversion and laser safety
3. Detect optical radiation: intensity, wavelength, polarization
and phase
4. Build an optical instrument: initial concept, computer
drawing/simulation, revision and construction
＊Introduction：This course is to provide basic knowledge to use

optical and laser instruments in laser laboratories and eventually
to have a basic training about how to construct an optical setup
for a specific experiment. Furthermore, the course provides a
hand-on experimental experience to learn how to manipulate
optical components.
＊Grading：
1. A construction plan for an optical setup: proposal (10%),
computer drawing (20%), item list (10%), report (20%)
2. A hand-on experiment: on-site experimental test (20%),
Experimental report (20%).
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＊Textbook：
1. Fundamentals of Photonics, B. E. A. Saleh and M. C. Teich
(John Wiley & Sons, New York 1991).
2. Laser Spectroscopy: Basic concepts and instrumentation, W.
Demtröder (Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1996)
Speaker Part 4 (4 Weeks)

Prof. Jyhpyng Wang
＊Class Outline：
(3) Laboratory Electronics
List of subjects:
Part 1: circuit construction: circuit elements and diagrams,
construction and diagnosis tools, soldering and assembling,
shielding and grounding, circuit protection
Part 2: basic electronics: diodes and transistors, impedance and
passive filters, amplifiers, active filters and oscillators,
negative-feedback control, digital circuits, digital/analog
interface
＊Introduction：In a modern laboratory, data are transmitted by

electronic signals. Machines are also controlled by electronic
signals. Therefore it is extremely important for students to know
what is going on behind the switches, knobs, cables, detectors,
etc. In this course we will teach students the basics of real-world
electronics. In part 1, we begin with an extensive introduction to
common electronic components and tools, and then we teach
some important techniques of circuit construction. In part 2, we
shall discuss common building blocks of electronic circuits.
Starting from the most basic diodes and transistors, we show the
construction of filters, amplifiers, and oscillators. Then we move
to feedback control, and finally to digital circuits and
digital/analog interface. These building blocks are so often used
in laboratory electronics that by knowing them well, students
can build up the confidence in handling laboratory electronics.
＊Grading：Constructing a working electronic device, such as an
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electronic clock, a stepping motor system, a function generator, a

regulated power supply, etc. (50%) 2. Written examination.
(50%)
＊Textbook：
The art of electronics, 2nd ed. Horowitz and Hill, Cambridge
Univ. Press.
Speaker Part 4 (1Weeks)

Prof. Yuh-Lin Wang
＊Class Outline：
(4) Charged-Particle Optics
List of subjects:
1. Solving the Laplace equation for a rotationally symmetric
electrostatic and magnetic fields
2. Trajectory of charged particles in static electric and magnetic
fields
3. Gaussian imaging by charged particle
4. Electrostatic lenses, scanning electron microscope and
focused ion beam
Introduction：Basic principles of image formation using electron

or ion beam and a brief introduction to electron and ion
microscopy
＊Grading
Homework assignment
＊Textbook
Aberration Theory in Electron and Ion Optics (Ximen Jiye,
Academic Press, 1986).
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Course PHT013 Course Title Seminar (I)
Code
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Course PHT015 Course Title Advanced Physical Chemistry (I)
Code
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Course PHT017 Course Title Elementary Basic Chinese I
Code
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Course PHT031 Course Title Colloquium I
Code
This course is open to both Master and PhD students.PIN Card
Note not required. Lecture in English.
Course description 1. Course Description：
To be arranged.
2. Teaching Methods：
To be arranged.
3. email: chenyc@pub.iams.sinica.edu.tw, phone:
0933-948016, 02-23624943
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Course PHT033 Course Title Quantum Optics
Code
Course description To be arranged.
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Semester 2010Fall Department Department of Chemistry

Course CM6075 Course Title Structural Characterization of Nanomaterials
Code
Credit 3 Teacher Prof. Walter Vogel
not required. Lecture in English.This course is open to the
general publics.
Course description The lecture will be delivered in English. You will find it
rewarding.
Lecturer: Dr. W. Vogel (Germany)
Functional nanomaterials find increasing attention in

fundamental research and in all fields of commercial application,
e.g., as catalysts, light emitting semiconducting quantum dots,
quantum wires, quantum wells. Their functionality can only be
understood from knowledge of their atomistic structure and
morphology.
The present lecture is aimed to teach methods of structural
characterization, classified by the different types of
nanomaterials.
Only recently X-ray diffraction has been realized as suitable tool
in nanoscience.
X-rays can penetrate into the bulk and the surrounding ambient
to allow for structural studies under in situ conditions.
High resolution electron microscopy is still the most frequently
used tool for exploring the nanomaterial structures. Both
techniques compliment each other: HRTEM is a local probe,
while XRD samples over a large volume therefore gives an
integral probe of the structure.
In addition, surface sensitive methods will be discussed: STM
(scanning tunneling microscopy) and AFM (atomic force
microscopy) as probe for planar nanostructures.
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Semester 2010Fall Department Department of Chemistry

Course CM7001 Course Title Seminar
Code
Credit 2 Teacher Prof. Walter Vogel
※Pre-requisite: (1) Department: PhD in Chemistry only.
Year:First Year 、 Second Year only. [Advance Registration]
(2)Department: PhD in Chemistry only.
Course description General Schedule:
According to the number of students (13), and the number of
seminar sessions (18x2 hours), each PhD student should give at
least two presentations, each supposed to be not longer then 20
min. The presentations are followed by a discussion session
(about 25 min), to fill one class-hour (50 min).
Therefore every Tuesday in a week we will have two students

for a presentation, followed by the discussion session.
Each student is free to select a topic, but most reasonable the
topic should be related to her or his own thesis. The seminar is
meant to give students more practice and self-confidence for
scientific oral presentations, such as for international conference
contributions, which are necessarily to be presented in English.
In a first round, I suggest to have a mixed
presentation/discussion forum, which would help students to
remember, and improve their performance. This means you are
not only allowed, but encouraged to put questions or comments
during the course of the presentation.
Scores will NOT be judged by the scientific quality of the topic
presented, but on the how well organized the results are
presented.
These are:
Motivation for the PhD (i.e. scientific relevance, and questions
to be solved); Overview of the so far known literature;
Instrumentation used to solve the problem in question; Results
so far achieved; Conclusion and outlook.
Students, which are not already in an advanced state of their PhD
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can put their emphasis on the first three topics.

Discussion in form of question-and-answer is a skill students
need to learn. Progress in science is largely based on this kind of
exchange of knowledge.
English speaking ability will NOT be a measure for the scores.

You can only become better by practice!
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Semester 2010Fall Department Graduate Institute of Astronomy

Course AS6019 Course Title Special Topics Ⅰ
Code G
Credit 2 Teacher Prof. Yuji Urata
Note To be arranged
Course description We will learn cosmic explosion phenomena such as Gamma-ray
Burst(GRB), Supernova (SNe).
We will have two approaches：
(1) checking recent papers,
(2) Observational studies using various data. In order to check
recent results, we check astro-ph everyday.
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Course AS6047 Course Title Observational Astronomy
Code
Course description Outline:
Observational astrophysics is one of fundamental topic of

astronomy and astrophysics. The experiences on various
observations through high energy (gamma-ray, X-ray) to radio
will help us to approach current astronomical intriguing
problems (e.g. gamma-ray burst, black hole, cosmology etc).
In this class, we will mainly focus on optical observations, and

learn ：
(1) basic of astronomical instruments
(2) how to prepare observations
(3) how to make observations
(4) how to summarize observational results
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Course AS8007 Course Title Seminar III
Code
Course description In this course, we aim to learn how to make a presentations and
discussions based on reading papers and/or related recent
research works.
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Semester 2010Fall Department Institute of Systems Biology and

Bioinformatics
Course SB6004 Course Title Seminar I
Code
Credit 2 Teacher Prof. Lee, Hoong-Chien
Lecture in English.
※Pre-requisite: Department:Graduate Institute of Systems
Biology and Bioinformatics 、 Graduate Institute of Systems
Biology and Bioinformatics only. Year: First Year only.
[Advance Registration]
Course description －09/17 Guest Speaker
3pm – Prof. HC Lee “Systems Biology: A Brief Overview”
－09/24 Student Speakers

3pm – C Lin A1 “Genomic analysis of the hierarchical structure
of regulatory networks”
4pm – YT Cheng B1 “Critical Review of Published Microarray
Studies for Cancer Outcome and Guidelines on Statistical
Analysis and Reporting”

3pm – TH Lai C1 “Cells on chips”
4pm – FH Chung D1 “Evolvability and hierarchy in rewired
bacterial gene networks”

3pm – LM Wang A2 “A proteome chip approach reveals new
DNA damage recognition activities in Escherichia coli”

3pm – KS Lin B2 “Epigenetics and human disease: translating
basic biology into clinical applications”
4pm – YH Ho C2 “Serum proteome profiling of metastatic
breast cancer using recombinant antibody microarrays”
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3pm – CH Ma D2 “From E-MAPs to module maps: dissecting
quantitative genetic interactions using physical interactions”
4pm – CC Lai A3 “Bak regulates mitochondrial morphology and
pathology during apoptosis by interacting with mitofusins”

3pm – YR Chen B3
4pm – PC Tai C3 “Diet and the evolution of human amylase
gene copy number variation”

3pm – JC Tsai D3 “Construction of Escherichia coli K-12
in-frame, singe-gene knockout mutants: the Keio collection”
4pm – CC Liu A4 “Technology platforms for pharmacogenomic
diagnostic assays”
－11/12 (Midterm Exam Week)

3pm – CY Cheng B4
4pm – CY Tsai C4
－11/26 (Sport Meet)

3pm – T Yang D4
4pm – T Wang A5
－12/10 Seminar
－12/17 Guest Speaker
－12/31 Seminar
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－1/14 (Final Exam)
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Semester 2010 Department Institute of Systems Biology and

Fall Bioinformatics
Course SB6016 Course Title Journal Review I
Code
Credit 2 Teacher Prof. Lee, Hoong-Chien,
Prof Jean-Francois Biellman
Lecture in English.
※Pre-requisite:Department:Graduate Institute of Systems
Biology and Bioinformatics 、 Graduate Institute of Systems
Biology and Bioinformatics only.Year: Second Year only.
Course description This course is designed to provide lectures of recent important
findings and updated knowledge in the fields of systems biology,
bioinformatics and other related sciences including molecular
biology, biochemistry, cell biology and others. The lecturers will
include invited speakers (who are well-known and have
expertise in their disciplines) from the universities and institutes
in Taiwan and from overseas. In addition to attending the lecture
(from 11:00 to 12:00 am), students have opportunities to
personally interact with the lecturer in the lunch meeting and
after-lunch group meeting (from 1:00 to 2:00 pm). For the group
meeting, students will be divided into several groups and
meeting places will be assigned.
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Semester 2010 Department Department of Civil Engineering

Fall
Course CI3054 Course Title English for Science and Technology
Code
Credit 3 Teacher To be arranged
Note Class time: 8/9~9/11 Monday to Friday 13:00-15:50, Classroom:
E-135.No Advance Registration. Pin Card is required during
Registration Period. Lecture in English.
※Pre-requisite:Department:Department of Civil Engineering、
MSc in Civil Engineering only.
Course description Course Objective:
Through discussions, activities, drills and practices, students
will:
A. Improve listening and speaking skills in English.
B. Be acquainted with background knowledge that is relevant to
the target listening and speaking skills in English.
C. Become familiar with the culture of English speaking
countries and be able to use appropriate language when
communicating with English native speakers in real-life
scenarios.
Tentative Syllabus:
＊Week 1： 7/9–7/13
Introductions
Personal information
(Key features of an effective presentation)
＊Week 2： 7/16-7/20
Nationalities
Personalities
(Making a good introduction)
＊Week 3 ：7/23-7/27
Family
City life
(Organizing a presentation)
＊Week 4 ：7/30-8/3
Jobs
Daily routine
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Review & Process Check I

(Advantages of speaking versus reading)
＊Week 5： 8/6-8/10
Travel
Business
(Making a well-designed and well-presented visual aid)
＊Week 6： 8/13-8/17
Schedules
Weather
(body language)
＊Week 7 ：8/20-8/24
Entertainment
Shopping
(Making an effective ending to a presentation)
＊Week 8 ：8/27-8/31
Home
Food
(Review)
＊Week 9： 9/3-9/7
Health
News
(Review & Process Check II Review)
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Fall
Course CI6018 Course Title Structural Dynamics
Code
Credit 3 Teacher Prof. Chen, Huei-Tsyr
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Fall
Course CI6048 Course Title Finite Element
Code
Credit 3 Teacher Prof. Juang, Der-Shin
Note For structural engineering majors only.This course is open to
both Master and PhD students.PIN Card not required. Lecture in
English.
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Fall
Course CI6088 Course Title Water Resources Systems Engineering
Code
Credit 3 Teacher Prof. Wu, Ray-Shyan
Note Combine couse: SDA017.This course is open to both Master and
PhD students.PIN Card not required. Lecture in English. This
course is open to the general publics.
Course description This course covers development and application of techniques
for deterministic and stochastic optimization and simulation in
water-resources planning.
Topic are:
－ Concept
－ System Techniques in Water Resources
－ Economic Consideration
－ Multiobjective Planning
－ Reservoir Systems-deterministic flow
－ Reservoir Random-deterministic flow
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Fall
Course CI7049 Course Title Satellite Geodesy
Code
Credit 3 Teacher Prof. Wu, Joz
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Fall
Course CI7059 Course Title Remote Sensing Image Processing and Analysis
Code
Credit 3 Teacher Prof. Tsai, Fu-An
PhD students.PIN Card not required. Lecture in English.
Course description Note: this course may be taught in English!
The objective of this course is to provide insight into the

concepts and techniques of remote sensing image processing and
analysis. Students are expected to learn the knowledge and
ability to process and analyze remotely-sensed digital images for
assorted applications from class lectures, discussions and
laboratory exercises. Topics of the course include remote sensing
image characteristics and formats, image corrections, spatial and
spectral enhancement, image transformation, feature extraction,
and image classification. Although programming issues will be
occasionally dealt with, this course is primarily intended for
users of image analysis software rather than programmers.
Nonetheless, programming knowledge and experience is
definitely a plus. Other helpful prerequisites include vector and
matrix mathematics, probability and multivariate statistics.
Course Outlines:
1.Introduction
2.Image characteristics and formats
3.Radiometric corrections
4.Geometric corrections
5.Image enhancement (point and region operations)
6.Image Transformations
7.Feature extraction (spectral, spatial, and temporal)
8.Image classification
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Fall
Course CI7061 Course Title Aerial Photogrammetry
Code
Credit 3 Teacher Prof. Chen, Liang-Chien
Course description Chapter I Introduction
1.1. Definition, Types, and Merits of Photogrammetry
1.2. Maps and Images
1.3. Applications of Photogrammetry
1.4. History and Developments of Photogrammetry
1.5. Photogrammetric Processing and Production
Chapter II Principals of photography and Imaging

2.1. Fundamental Optics
2.2. Lenses
2.3. Image Intensity Illuminance, Aperture, Focal Length,
Shutter Speed, and Emulsion Sensitivity
2.4. Metric vs. Non-Metric Cameras
2.5. Digital Images (B/W & Color)
Chapter III Camera and Images

3.1. Introduction (Perspective vs. Pushbroom)
3.2. Close-Range Cameras
3.3. Aerial Camers
3.4. Satellite Cameras
3.5. The Aid of GPS & INS
Chapter IV Camera Calibration

4.1. Interior Orientation Parameters
4.2. Items of Calibration
4.3. Calibration Methods
4.4. Resolving Power
Chapter V Image Measurements and Refinements

5.1. Objectives
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5.2. Image Coordinate System

5.3. Measuring Methods
5.4. Refinement of Measured Coordinates
5.5. Correction Mathematics
Chapter VI Object Coordinate Systems

6.1. Introduction
6.2. Geocentric and Geodetic Coordinates
6.3. Map Projection
6.4. Orthometric Height
6.5. Ellipsoid Height (Geometric Height)
Chapter VII Vertical Photographs

7.1. Introduction
7.2. Geometry and Scale
7.3. Relief Displacement
7.4. Stereo pairs
7.5. Parallax
7.6. Parallax Equations
Chapter VIII Tilt Photographs

8.1. Introduction
8.2. Tilt, Swing, and Azimuth
8.3. ω, ψ, κ
8.4. Tilt Correction
Chapter IX Fundamental Mathematics in

Photogrammetry
9.1. Introduction
9.2. Collinearity Condition Equations
9.3. Modeling for Exterior Orientation Parameters
9.4. 3-D Object Determination
9.5. Orthorectification
9.6. Epipolar Geometry
Chapter X Digital Image Matching

10.1. Introduction
10.2. Feature for Matching
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10.3. Point Matching Methods

10.4. The Aid of Epipolar Geometry
10.5. Applications of Image Matching
Chapter XI Model-Based Object Reconstruction

11.1. Introduction
11.2. Analogue Relative Orientation
11.3. Analytical Relative Orientation
11.4. Analogue Absolute Orientation
11.5. Analytical Absolute Orientation
Chapter XII Phototriangulation

12.1. Introduction
12.2. Independent Models
12.3. Bundle Adjustment
12.4. Phototriangulation for Satellite Images (RSM, DG, RFM)
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Fall
Course CI7065 Course Title Geographical Information Systems
Code
Credit 3 Teacher Prof. Chen, Chi-Farn
Geographic Information Systems. The students in the class are
expected to learn: GIS Introduction, Data Acquisition, Vector
and Raster Data, Preprocessing of Data, Data Manipulation and
Analysis, GIS Applications. In addition, a weekly lab exercise
will be employed to supplement the class teaching.
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Fall
Course CI7105 Course Title Earthquake Disaster Reduction
Code
Credit 2 Teacher Prof. Mirikawa, Prof. Chen, Huei-Tsyr
Note Long Distance learning (with Univ. of Tokyo Tech).This course
is open to both Master and PhD students.PIN Card not required.
Lecture in English.
Course description 1. Introduction
2. Damages to Civil Engineering Structures by large
earthquakes
3. Basics of Seismology
4. Analysis of Waveform data
5. Characteristics of Strong Ground Motions
6. Design Earthquakes and Artificial Earthquakes
7. Earthquake Ground Motion (Distance Learning)
8. Risk Management (Distance Learning)
9. Tsunami Science (Distance Learning)
10. Social Seismology (Distance Learning)
11. Real-Time Information for Disaster Mitigation (Distance
Learning)
12. Tsunami Hazard Mitigation (Distance Learning)
13. Earthquake Hazard Mitigation (Distance Learning)
14. Near Field Effects of Large Earthquakes (Distance Learning)
15. Large scale numerical simulation for earthquake and its
response (Distance Learning)
16. Introduction to gravity and microtremor surveys (Distance
Learning)
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Fall
Course CI7113 Course Title Soft Ground Enginerring
Code
Credit 3 Teacher Prof. Huang, Wen-Chao
Note Long Distance learning (with Univ. of Hiroshima).This course is
open to both Master and PhD students.PIN Card not required.
Lecture in English.
※Pre-requisite: Department:MSc in Civil Engineering、PhD in
Civil Engineering only.
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Semester 2010 Department Department of Mechanical Engineering

Fall
Course ME7014 Course Title Vibration Analysis
Code
Credit 3 Teacher Prof. Li, Chuan
※Pre-requisite:(1)Department:MSc in Mechanical
Engineering、MSc in Opto-Mechatronics Engineering、PhD in
Mechanical Engineering 、 MSc in Opto-Mechatronics
Engineering only. (2)Department:MSc in Energy Engineering、
PhD in Energy Engineering only.
2. Response of 1-d.o.f. Systems to Initial Conditions --- Free
Vibration
* equation of motion --- Newton‘s second law
* undamped or damped free vibration
3. Response of 1-d.o.f. Systems to Harmonic and Periodic
Excitation --- Forced Vibration
* forced vibration
* resonance
* frequency response
* Fourier series
4. Response of 1-d.o.f. Systems to Nonperiodic Excitation ---
Forced Vibration
* impulse response
* step response
* convolution
* vibration isolation
* Laplace transformation and transfer function
5. Response of Multi-d.o.f. Systems --- Free and Forced
Vibration
* equations of motion --- Lagrange‘s equations
* eigenvalue problem
* modal analysis
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* free vibration --- undamped or damped

* forced vibration
* dynamic absorbers
6. Vibration Measurements (optional)
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Semester 2010 Department Department of Chemical and Materials

Fall Engineering
Course CH3043 Course Title Transport Phenomena and Unit Operations
Code
Credit 3 Teacher Prof. Lee, Tu
※Pre-requisite: (1) Department: Department of Chemical
Engineering only. Year: Fourth Year only. [Advance
Registration] (2)Department: Department of Chemical
Engineering only. (3)Department: Non-Department of Chemical
Engineering only.
Course description Transport Phenomena and Unit Operations Fall 2010
Host: Assist. Prof. Tu Lee

Time: Wednesdays 3:00 – 4:50 pm & Thursdays 8:00 – 8:50 am
Place: Engineering Building 1, E356
This is an English–speaking course designed for senior students.

Covered topics are tabulated below:
Week of Chapter & Topic

09/15 21.Distillation
09/29 18.Gas Absorption
10/13 23.Leaching and Extraction
11/03 ~ Mid-Term Exam ~
11/10 24.Crystallization
11/17 29.Mechanical Separations
12/01 24.Drying of Solids
12/15 17.Principles of Diffusion and Mass Transfer Between
Phases
12/22 17,18,19 Mass transfer
01/05 ~ Final Exam ~
Our focus is twofold: (1) to learn how to employ the
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macroscopic concepts, such as mass balance, energy balance and

mass diffusion, to understand the physics behind the
manufacturing equipments for scale-up. (2) To learn why the
chosen process could affect materials‘properties. Theories and
real-life examples will be thoroughly discussed.
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Fall Engineering
Course CH8025 Course Title Advanced Polymer Chemistry
Code
Credit 3 Teacher Prof. Chen, Hui, Prof. Akon Higuchi
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Fall Engineering
Course CH8081 Course Title Biomacromolecules
Code
Credit 3 Teacher Prof. Akon Higuchi
Course description This course provides general and advanced knowledge of
biomacromolecules to students majoring chemical emgineering
and material engineering. This course has three major topics;
Protein structure and function, DNA and RNA structure and
function and Engineering using those biomacromolecules. The
content of this course is shown as
1. Protein structure, primary, secondary, ternary and

high-order structure of proteins (L1)
2. Protein function (L2)
3. Protein assay (L3)
4. Protein in cells (extracellular matrix, growth factor)
(L4,L5,L6)
5. Molecular Insights into DNA (L7), (L8)
6. DNA engineering (L9)
7. Mid-term examination(L-ME)
8. Cellulose and its engineering application (including L13)
9. Biomaterials 1 (10)
12. Biomedical materials (13)
13. Student presentation related to Biomacromolecules (15,16)
14. Student presentation related to Biomacromolecules (17,18)
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Fall Engineering
Course CH8097 Course Title Bio-inspired Materials
Code
Credit 3 Teacher Prof. Lee, Tu
Note Combined course: MS5009.This course is open to both Master
and PhD students.Students who are NOT in the prior range of
distribution OR those applying for already-full class, please use
your PIN Card. Lecture in English. This course is open to the
general publics.
Course description Bioinspired Materials and Technology Fall 2010
Host: Assist. Prof. Tu Lee

Time: Fridays 9:00 – 11:50 a.m.
Place: Engineering Building 1, E233
This is an English speaking, intensive reading course. Biology or

biochemistry background is NOT required. The course is based
on a review article:
C. Sanchez, H. Arribart and M. M. Giraud Guille, Nature
Materials 4, 277-288 (2005).
The course is divided into eight different modules (Table 1) and

the reading assignments for each module is shown in Table 2.
Table 1. Syllabus
Week of Module
09/17 1
09/24 1
10/01 2
10/08 2
10/15 3
10/22 3
10/29 4
11/05 4
11/12 4
11/19 5
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11/26 5
12/03 5
12/10 6
12/17 6
12/24 7
12/31 7
01/07 8 & Final Exam
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Semester 2010 Department Graduate Institute of Energy Engineering

Fall
Course ER6019 Course Title Sustainable Energy
Code
Credit 3 Teacher Prof. Wu, Jiunn-Chi
Course description Course Description: To examine energy from a broad
perspective and provide quantitative approaches for evaluating
future tradeoffs in a content of sustainability.
＊Course Objective：
1. To present energy the tradeoffs inherent in defining
sustainability, to study technology and technology-intensive
policy options, and to provide a framework for assessing
solution options.
2. To examine available and future technologies in the context
of their environmental strengths and weakness, their
technical and economic viability, and their ability to keep
pace with evolving public and regulatory expectations for the
sustainable use of the planet’s resource.
＊Table of Contents：
1. Sustainable Energy
2. Estimation and Evaluation of Energy Resources
3. Technical Performance: Allowability, Efficiency,
Production Rates
4. Local, Regional, and Global Environmental Effects of
Energy
5. Project Economic Evaluation
6. Energy Systems and Sustainability Metrics
7. Storage, Transportation, and Distribution of Energy
8. Electric Power Sector
9. Transportation Services
10. Industrial Energy Usage
11. Commercial and Residential Buildings
12. Synergistic Complex Systems
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13. Summary
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Semester 2010 Department Graduate Institute of Materials Science &

Fall Engineering
Course MS5012 Course Title Materials for Hydrogen Energy
Code
Credit 3 Teacher Prof. Wang, Kuan-Wen
Course description Ch1, Introduction of Hydrogen Energy
Ch2, Introduction of Hydrogen Production Materials
Ch3, Preparation and Characterization of Hydrogen Production
Materials
Ch4, Introduction of Hydrogen Storage Materials
Ch5,Preparation and Characterization of Hydrogen Storage
Materials
Ch6, Ni-hydride Battery
Ch7, Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells (PEMFCs)
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Semester 2010 Department Graduate Institute of Materials Science &

Fall Engineering
Course MS5039 Course Title Amorphous metallic alloys
Code
Credit 3 Teacher Prof. Jang, Shian-Ching
not required. Lecture in English. This course is open to the
general publics.
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Semester 2010 Department International Master Program for Environment

Fall Sustainable Development
Course SDA003 Course Title Environmental Engineering Economics
Code
Credit 3 Teacher Prof. Liao, Wan-Li
※Pre-requisite: Department: MA (Adult Learning) in
International Development only.
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Course SDA005 Course Title Geographic Information Systems
Code
Credit 3 Teacher Prof. Chen, Chi-Farn
Geographic Information Systems. The students in the class are
expected to learn: GIS Introduction, Data Acquisition, Vector
and Raster Data, Preprocessing of Data, Data Manipulation and
Analysis, GIS Applications. In addition, a weekly lab exercise
will be employed to supplement the class teaching.
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Course SDA006 Course Title Aerial Photogrammetry
Code
Credit 3 Teacher Prof. Chen, Liang-Chien
Note Combined course: CI7061.PIN Card not required. Lecture in
English.
Course description Chapter I Introduction
1.1. Definition, Types, and Merits of Photogrammetry
1.2. Maps and Images
1.3. Applications of Photogrammetry
1.4. History and Developments of Photogrammetry
1.5. Photogrammetric Processing and Production
Chapter II Principals of photography and Imaging

2.1. Fundamental Optics
2.2. Lenses
2.3. Image Intensity Illuminance, Aperture, Focal Length,
Shutter Speed, and Emulsion Sensitivity
2.4. Metric vs. Non-Metric Cameras
2.5. Digital Images (B/W & Color)
Chapter III Camera and Images

3.1. Introduction (Perspective vs. Pushbroom)
3.2. Close-Range Cameras
3.3. Aerial Camers
3.4. Satellite Cameras
3.5. The Aid of GPS & INS
Chapter IV Camera Calibration

4.1. Interior Orientation Parameters
4.2. Items of Calibration
4.3. Calibration Methods
4.4. Resolving Power
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Chapter V Image Measurements and Refinements

5.1. Objectives
5.2. Image Coordinate System
5.3. Measuring Methods
5.4. Refinement of Measured Coordinates
5.5. Correction Mathematics
Chapter VI Object Coordinate Systems

6.1. Introduction
6.2. Geocentric and Geodetic Coordinates
6.3. Map Projection
6.4. Orthometric Height
6.5. Ellipsoid Height (Geometric Height)
Chapter VII Vertical Photographs

7.1. Introduction
7.2. Geometry and Scale
7.3. Relief Displacement
7.4. Stereo pairs
7.5. Parallax
7.6. Parallax Equations
Chapter VIII Tilt Photographs

8.1. Introduction
8.2. Tilt, Swing, and Azimuth
8.3. ω, ψ, κ
8.4. Tilt Correction
Chapter IX Fundamental Mathematics in

Photogrammetry
9.1. Introduction
9.2. Collinearity Condition Equations
9.3. Modeling for Exterior Orientation Parameters
9.4. 3-D Object Determination
9.5. Orthorectification
9.6. Epipolar Geometry
Chapter X Digital Image Matching
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10.1. Introduction
10.2. Feature for Matching
10.3. Point Matching Methods
10.4. The Aid of Epipolar Geometry
10.5. Applications of Image Matching
Chapter XI Model-Based Object Reconstruction

11.1. Introduction
11.2. Analogue Relative Orientation
11.3. Analytical Relative Orientation
11.4. Analogue Absolute Orientation
11.5. Analytical Absolute Orientation
Chapter XII Phototriangulation

12.1. Introduction
12.2. Independent Models
12.3. Bundle Adjustment
12.4. Phototriangulation for Satellite Images (RSM, DG, RFM)
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Course SDA008 Course Title Remote Sensing Image Processing and Analysis
Code
Credit 3 Teacher Prof. Tsai, Fu-An
Note Combined course: CI7059.PIN Card not required.Lecture in
English.
Course description Note: this course may be taught in English!
The objective of this course is to provide insight into the

concepts and techniques of remote sensing image processing and
analysis. Students are expected to learn the knowledge and
ability to process and analyze remotely-sensed digital images for
assorted applications from class lectures, discussions and
laboratory exercises. Topics of the course include remote sensing
image characteristics and formats, image corrections, spatial and
spectral enhancement, image transformation, feature extraction,
and image classification. Although programming issues will be
occasionally dealt with, this course is primarily intended for
users of image analysis software rather than programmers.
Nonetheless, programming knowledge and experience is
definitely a plus. Other helpful prerequisites include vector and
matrix mathematics, probability and multivariate statistics.
Course Outlines:
1.Introduction
2.Image characteristics and formats
3.Radiometric corrections
4.Geometric corrections
5.Image enhancement (point and region operations)
6.Image Transformations
7.Feature extraction (spectral, spatial, and temporal)
8.Image classification
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Course SDA011 Course Title Research Study I
Code
Credit 3 Teacher Advisor
International Development only. Year: Second Year only.
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Course SDA017 Course Title Water Resources Systems Engineering
Code
Credit 3 Teacher Prof. Wu, Ray-Shyan
Note Combined course: CI6088.PIN Card not required.Lecture in
English.
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Course SDA019 Course Title Sustainable Energy
Code
Credit 3 Teacher Prof. Wu, Jiunn-Chi
Note Combined course: ER6019.PIN Card not required. Lecture in
English.
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Course SDA022 Course Title Topic Research (I)
Code
Credit 1 Teacher Prof. Wu, Jiunn-Chi, Prof. Chen, Chi-Farn,
Prof. Li, Chuan, Prof. Liao, Wan-Li
Note Combined course: SDA023.PIN Card not required. Lecture in
English.
International Development only. Year: First Year only. [Advance
Registration]
Course description Course Objective：
1. To briefly introduce the focus of sustainable development in

IESD program.
2. To introduce the basic skills (utilize the academic resources,
report, and thesis writing) of research.
3. To practice the basic skills through written report and oral
presentation.
Course Description：
1. Three students’ present research progress (for 2nd year MS
student) or papers (for 1st year MS student) they’re assigned
in every class hour. Each presentation has 25 minutes (15min
of presentation, 10min of questions from professors and
other students).
2. The presenting student should upload the power point file to
the Blackboard website 2 days before presenting in class.
3. Two involved speakers will be arranged to talk in related
issue of sustainable development.
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Course SDA023 Course Title Topic Research (II)
Code
Credit 1 Teacher Prof. Wu, Jiunn-Chi, Prof. Chen, Chi-Farn,
Prof. Li, Chuan, Prof. Liao, Wan-Li
Note Combined course: SDA022.PIN Card not required. Lecture in
English.
International Development only. Year: Second Year only.
Course description Course Objective：
1. To briefly introduce the focus of sustainable development in
IESD program.
2. To introduce the basic skills (utilize the academic resources,
report, and thesis writing) of research.
3. To practice the basic skills through written report and oral
presentation.
Course Description：
1. Three students’ present research progress (for 2nd year MS
student) or papers (for 1st year MS student) they’re assigned
in every class hour. Each presentation has 25 minutes (15min
of presentation, 10min of questions from professors and
other students)
2. The presenting student should upload the power point file to
the Blackboard website 2 days before presenting in class.
3. Two involved speakers will be arranged to talk in related
issue of sustainable development.
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Course SDA024 Course Title Applied Statistics
Code
Credit 3 Teacher Prof. Li, Chuan
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Semester 2010 Department Department of Business Administration

Fall
Course BA2030 Course Title Marketing Management
Code
Credit 3 Teacher Prof. Cheng, Ming Sung Julian
※Pre-requisite: (1) Department: Department of Business
Administration only. Year: Second Year only. Class: B only.
[Advance Registration] (2)Department:Minor-Business
Administration 、 Double Major-Business Administration 、
Specialty Program-Business Administration 、 Specialty
Program-Information Management 、 Specialty
Programe-Electronic Commerce only.
Course description Course descriptions：
By end of this semester, students will be equipped with the
knowledge:
1. Understanding the core concept of marketing management
2. Knowing a number of key/important marketing theories;and
beingfamiliar with how to design a marketing program/pl
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Fall
Course BA7006 Course Title Seminar on Corporate Finance
Code
Credit 3 Teacher Prof. Hung, Jung-Hua
Lecture in English. Thiscourse is open to the general publics.
※Pre-requisite: Department: PhD in Business Administration
only.
Course description Objectives:
1. To provide a further study on some special topics in Finance,
especially those related to high-tech industry.
2. To help students improve the abilities to express opinions in
English
3. To enhance students’ abilities to communicate with
internationals.
Course Outline:
01A Framework for Business Analysis and Valuation Using
Financial Statements
02 Strategy Analysis
03 Overview of Accounting Analysis
04 Financial Analysis
05 Science, Technology, and Business
06 The Industrial R&D Process
07 Case study and role-playing activities
08 Other topics may be included
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Fall
Course BA8001 Course Title Research Methodology Ⅰ
Code
Lecture in English.
only. Identity: International Students Only.
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Fall
Course BA8009 Course Title Ph.D Seminar
Code
Credit 1 Teacher Prof. Leu, Jun-Der
Note Combined course: BA8012.PIN Card not required. Lecture in
English. This course is open to the general publics.
only. Year: First Year only. [Advance Registration]
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Fall
Course BA8012 Course Title Ph.D Seminar
Code
Credit 1 Teacher Prof. Leu, Jun-Der
Note Combined course: BA8009.This course is open to both Master
and PhD students.PIN Card not required. Lecture in English.
This course is open to the general publics.
only. Year: Second Year only. [Advance Registration]
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Fall
Course BA8050 Course Title Seminar on Marketing Management
Code
Lecture in English.
only.
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Semester 2010Fall Department Department of Information Management

Course IM7043 Course Title PHD Seminar in Information Management
Code A
Credit 1 Teacher Prof. Fan, Yi-Wen
※Pre-requisite: (1) Department: PhD in Information
Management only. Year: First Year only. Student ID: odd
numbers Only. [Advance Registration] (2)Department: Master of
Information Management only. Year: Second Year only. Student
ID: odd numbers Only. [Advance Registration]
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Semester 2010Fall Department Department of Information Management

Course IM7043 Course Title PHD Seminar in Information Management
Code B
Credit 1 Teacher Prof. Farn, Cheng-Kiang
※Pre-requisite: (1) Department: PhD in Information
Management only. Year: First Year only. Student ID: even
numbers Only. (2)Department: Master of Information
Management only. Year: Second Year only. Student ID: even
numbers Only.
Course description This course is designed to help students gain the basic practical
English communication experience of management information
systems. Students are expected to have the capability of present
their various ideas in both written and spoken English.
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Semester 2010 Department Department of Finance

Fall
Course FM6071 Course Title Risk Management
Code
Credit 3 Teacher Prof. Yeh, Jin-Huei
※Pre-requisite:(1)Department:Master of Finance 、 Msc of
Accounting only. (2)Department: Department of Financial
Economics only. (3)Department: Non-Master of Finance only.
Course description Course Description：
This course is designed to study the fundamentals and building
blocks of corporate financial risk management. We are to cover
techniques to identify measure and managecorporate financial
risk, as modern financial markets and regulation require.
Specifically, topics of discussion will include dynamic hedging,
portfolio replication, the development of Value-at-Risk, the
management of various sources of financial risks. We will
emphasize perspectives from both the traders as well as from the
managers. This will take roughly 3/4 of the semester. Borrowing
from the historical reality, we will discuss what we might learn
from some famous cases in the class. Derivatives are like jets.
Reaching a destination faster or causing a crash quicker? These
case studies are used to draw attention from students for class
discussion and to demonstrate that understanding the pricing of
derivatives (building a jet) does not guarantee the correct use of
those financial products (flying a jet). The ultimate goal of this
course is to build a framework to integrate financial risk
management solutions to create value and take advantage of
growth opportunities with long-term corporate strategy.
Course Outline：
1. A Conceptual Introduction
2. Managing Risk Exposures and Hedging Practices
(a) Hedging with Financial Products
(b) Managing Exposures
3. Essential Statistical Concepts
• Volatility
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• Correlation and General Dependence Functions

• Tail Behavior of a Random Variable
4. Regulation for Risk Management
(a) Bank Regulation and Basel II
(b) BIS
5. Measuring Tail Risk: Value at Risk
6. Dimension of Risks
• Interest Rate Risk
• Market Risk
• Credit Risk
• Operational Risk
• Liquidity Risk
• Model Risk
7. An Integrated View
8. Economic and Risk Capital
9. Other Topics in RM
• Weather Derivatives
• Energy Derivatives
• Insurance Derivatives
10. Case Studies:
11. Shedding New Lights for Future RM from Past Experiences
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Semester 2010 Department Department of Finance

Fall
Course FMA020 Course Title Western Manners
Code
Credit 1 Teacher To be announced
※Pre-requisite: Department: Master of Finance in-service only.
Course description DATE (1st SUNDAY)
WESTERN MANNERS：
1. Introduction
1.1. Lecturer
1.2. Textbook
1.3. Program
2. Western Manners
2.1. Meetings and Greetings
2.2. Introduction
2.3. Invitations
2.4. In the Home
2.5. Table Manners
2.6. In School
2.7. In the Sickroom
2.8. In Public Places
2.9. Special Occasions
2.10. Speech and Conversation
2.11. With Strangers and Friends
2.12. Personal Habits and Appearance
2.13. Some Points for Ladies and Gentlemen
DATE (2nd SUNDAY)
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS ETIQUETTE：
1. Greetings
2. Socializing
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3. Office Life
4. The Right Time
5. Addressing People
6. Speech and Conversation
7. Dressing
8. Entertaining
9. Gifts
10. Resume
11. Interview
AN INTRODUCTION TO WINE：
1. Wine Quality
1.1. The Vineyard
1.2. The Grape
1.3. Making Wine
2. Wine Appreciation
2.1. Wine and Food
2.2. Wine Color
2.3. Wine Tasting
2.4. Serving and Storage
2.5. Wine Labels
3. Wine Regions
3.1. World Chart
3.2. France
3.3. Germany
3.4. Other European Countries
3.5. New World Wines
DATE (3rd SUNDAY)
WESTERN FOOD & BEVERAGES：
Alternative A
A Hands-On Experience
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(Budget to be discussed and located, schedule to be announced)
1. A Shopping Experience at Taiwan Hypermarkets

1.1. Meat
1.2. Seafood
1.3. Other Food
1.4. Non-alcoholic Beverages
1.5. Alcoholic Beverages
2. An Introduction to Wine through a Conducted Wine Tasting

2.1. Sparkling Wine
2.2. White Wine
2.3. Rosé Wine
2.4. Red Wine
2.5. Fortified Wine
3. Dinner
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Semester 2010 Department Department of Economics

Fall
Course EC3031 Course Title Business and Economics
Code
Credit 3 Teacher Prof. Teng, Hsiao-Yun
※Pre-requisite: (1) Department: Department of Economics only.
Year:Third Year 、 Fourth Year
only.(2)Department:Minor-Economics 、 Double
Major-Economics only. Year:Third Year 、 Fourth Year only.
(3)Faculty: College of Management only. Year:Third Year、
Fourth Year only. (4)Faculty: Non-College of Management only.
Year:Third Year、Fourth Year only.
Course description Purposes of the course：
This course is to discuss some fundamental issues related to the

business operation based on the economic principles and
theories. In the real world, different kinds of businesses
constantly face the problems that share common features, for
example, what kind of products or services should they provide;
how should they procure their parts, components, or the
marketing channels; should they expand their operations to other
markets or retire the existing operation from the market; and
how businesses obtain their competitive advantages, etc. In this
course, we intend to discuss the possible solutions to the above
problems based on solid analyses and robust insights. By way of
the discussion on the concepts and principles underlying these
business issues, students are expected to have a fundamental
understanding of the problems and solutions in the daily
operation of the firms. In addition, many real world case studies
will be added into the discussion in order to facilitate students’
ability of applying economics to the analysis of business
operation in the real world.
Contents of the course：
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Several chapters in the textbook will be chosen as the topics for

discussion. These chapters are
Chapter 2: The Horizontal Boundaries of the Firm: Economies

of Scale and Scope
Chapter 3: The Vertical Boundaries of the Firm
Chapter 4: Organizing Vertical Boundaries: Vertical Integration
and Its Alternatives
Chapter 5: Diversification
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Fall
Course EC3053 Course Title Business Communication in English
Code
Credit 2 Teacher Prof. Jung, Pei-Feng
Lecture in English.
※Pre-requisite: (1) Department: Department of Economics only.
Year: Fourth Year only. (2)Department:Master of Department of
Economics、PhD in Economics only. (3)Faculty: College of
Management only.
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Fall
Course EC5021 Course Title Managerial Economics
Code
Credit 3 Teacher Prof. Teng, Hsiao-Yun
※Pre-requisite: (1) Department: Master of Department of
Economics only. (2) Type: Master Programs only.
Course description Purposes of the course：
This course is to help students transfer economic principles to
the business world. The following goals should be accomplished
in order to do so. The first goal is to establish economics as a
decision-making framework. The second goal is to establish the
integrative nature of economics because economic models
permeate all business disciplines. The third goal is to accomplish
the above without sacrificing the formal analysis that underlies
rational choice. The final goal is to acknowledge that at times
managers can be boundedly rational. This course is intended to
show students how boundedly rational managers might act, and
help them to understand how behavior is affected.
Contents of the course：

Chapter 1: Introduction to Managerial Economics
Chapter 2: Demand Theory
Chapter 3: Consumer Behavior and Rational Choice
Chapter 4: Production and Cost
Chapter 5: Technological Change and Industrial Innovation
Chapter 6: The analysis of Costs
Chapter 7: Perfect Competition
Chapter 8: Monopoly and Monopolistic Competition
Chapter 9: Sophisticated Monopoly Pricing
Chapter 10: Oligopoly
Chapter 11: Game theory
Chapter 12: Risk analysis
Chapter 13: Moral Hazard and Principal-Agent Problems
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Chapter 14: Adverse Selection
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Fall
Course EC5023 Course Title Economic Development
Code
Credit 3 Teacher Prof. Chu, Yun-Peng
Lecture in English.
※Pre-requisite:(1)Department: Department of Economics only.
Year:Third Year、Fourth Year only.(2)Department: Master of
Department of Economics only.
(3)Department:Minor-Economics 、 Double Major-Economics
only. Year:Third Year、Fourth Year only. (4) Type: Undergraduate
Programme only. Faculty: College of Management only.
Year:Third Year、Fourth Year only. (5) Type: Master Programs
only. Faculty: College of Management only. (6) Type:
Undergraduate Programme only. Faculty: Non-College of
Management only. Year:Third Year、Fourth Year only. (7) Type:
Master Programs only. Faculty: Non-College of Management
only.
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Semester 2010 Department Institute of Human Resource Management

Fall
Course HR400 Course Title Business Communication in English
Code 1
Credit 0 Teacher Prof. Jung, Pei-Feng
Lecture in English.
※Pre-requisite: (1) Department: Master of Human Resource
Management only. Year: First Year only. [Advance Registration]
(2)Department Master of Human Resource Management only.
Course description This is a course devoted to developing students’ Business
English skills of listening and speaking. The topics selected from
Market Leader: Upper Intermediate Business English Course
Book can be of interest to students, and provide opportunities for
group and individual discussions to promote the development of
the communication skills which students need to succeed in
business.
In class, by taking class activities, such as note taking, group
discussion, oral presentation, and pair work, students have the
opportunities to express their opinions and interact with each
other in the target language.
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Semester 2010 Department Institute of Human Resource Management

Fall
Course HR600 Course Title Human Resource Management
Code 2
Credit 3 Teacher Prof. Fang, Mei-Yu

Lecture in English.
※Pre-requisite: (1) Department: Master of Human Resource
Management only. Year: First Year only.[Advance Registration]
(2)Department:Master of Human Resource Management only.
(3)Department: PhD in Human Resource Management only.
Course description Course Description：
This course will cover most areas in human resources
management. The topics will include external and internal
environment, staffing, compensation system, training, and some
special topics. Theories and practices are equally emphasized in
this class. All students are expected to read the assignments
before coming to the classroom.
PART I THE HUMAN RESOURCE ENVIRONMENT
Week 1 Introduction & Overview

Noe, R.A., et al., chapter 1
* Video Sample for theatric HRM
Week 2 Internal & External Environment

Noe, R.A., et al., chapter 1& 2
Reading 2: Pfeffer, J. (1995). Producing sustainable competitive

advantage through the effective management of people.
Academy of Management Executive, 9(1): 55-72.
Supplemental: Harlcrow, A. (June 2002). A 360-degree view of

HR workforce, 81(6), 28-32.
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Week 3 The Analysis and Design of Work

Reading13: McCann, J.E.Ⅲ, ＆ Buckner, M.(1994).

Redesigning Work: Motivations, challenges, and practices in 181
companies. Human Resource Planning, 17(4).
Supplemental: Sparrow, P. (2000). New Employees behaviors,

work designs and forms of work organization: What is in store
for the future of work? Journal of Managerial Psychology, 15
(3), 202-218.
Week 4 Class Adjustment
PART II ACQUISITION AND PREPARATION OF

HUMAN RESOURCES
Week 5 Human Resource Planning and Recruitment

Reading20: Kristof, A.L.(1996). Person-organization fit : An

integrative review of its conceptualizations, measurement, and
implications. Personnel Psychology.
Supplemental: Pfeffer, J. (2001). Fighting the war for talents is

hazardous to your organization’s health. Organizational
Dynamics, 29(4), 248-259.
。人才招募，人力資源管理的十
Supplemental:房美玉（民 91）
二堂課。
Week 6 Selection and Placement

Readings23: Hogan, R., Hogan, J., & Roberts, B. W.(1996).

Personality measurement and employment decisions: Questions
and answers.
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Supplemental: Bingham, B., Ilg, S., & Davidson, N. (2002).

Great candidates fast: On-line job application and electronic
processing: Washington State’s new internet application system.
Public Personnel Management, 31 (1), 53-64.
Week 7 Training
Readings25: Caudron, S.(1996). Your learning technology

primer. Personnel Journal, June.
Supplemental: Woodward, N. H. (Sept. 1997). Beyond basic

benefits. HRMagzine, 42(9), 53-56.
Week 8 Midterm
PART III ASSESSMENT AND DEVELOPMENT OF HR
Week 9 Performance Management

* Noe, R.A., et al., chapter 8
Readings14: Ghorpade, J. & Chen, M.M.(1995). Creating

quality-driven performance appraisal systems. Academy of
Management Executive, 9(1), 32-41.
Supplemental: Nelson, B. (May/June, 2000). Are performance

appraisals obsolete? Compensation & Benefit Review,.
PART IV COMPENSATION OF HUMAN RESOURCES
Week 10 Pay Structure Decisions

Readings30: Ledford, G.E. Jr.,(1995). Paying for the skills,

knowledge, and competencies of knowledge workers.
Compensation and Benfits Review, July-Auguest.
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Supplemental: Claman, P H. (Winter 1998). Work has changed,

but our compensation programs have not. Compensation &
Benefits Management, 14(1), 1-6.
Week 11 Recognizing Individual Contributions with Pay

Readings31: Frank, R.H. & Cook, P.J.(1995). Runaway incomes

at the top.
Supplemental: Kelly, P. (May 2002) Revisiting Maslow.

Workspan, 45(5), 50-55.
PART V SPECIAL TOPICS IN HUMAN RESOURCE

MANAGEMENT
Week 12 Managing Human Resources Globally

Readings6: Hofstede, G.(1993). Cultural constraints in

management theories. Academy of Management Executive, 7(1):
81-94.
Supplemental: Kiger, P.J. (2002). How Deloitte builds global

expertise? Workforce, pp. 62-66.
* Video: Competing through people: Featuring Southwest

Airlines
Week 13 Presentation
Week 14 Theatrical Performance
Week 15 Final Exam
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Semester 2010 Department College of Electrical Engineering and

Fall Computer Science
Course CS4001 Course Title Technical Writing for Academic Publishing
Code
Credit 2 Teacher Prof. Steve
Lecture in English.
※Pre-requisite: Type: Doctoral Programme only. Faculty:
College of Electrical Engineering and Co only.
Course description Technical Writing for Academic Publishing
Teacher: Steve Wallace
2 hours per week
Description: This course endeavors to help students publish their

papers by eliminating common writing errors made by
Taiwanese writers and discusses ways to correct them. Grammar,
specific vocabulary and punctuation will receive special
attention. Additionally, time will be spent on strategies for
writing, preparing and revising research. This is a technical
writing class designed specifically for those who are trying to
publish papers. Examples of good and bad writing will be
presented in class.
After the class students will be able to：

＊Write an effective paragraph using a topic sentence, body
development, and conclusion; using cohesive devices such as
connectors, restatement, and referencing
＊Use a writing process including topic selection and narrowing,
gathering information, organizing and outlining,drafting,
reviewing, and revising.
＊Write an effective essay using an introductory paragraph
including a thesis statement, body paragraphs supporting the
thesis, and concluding paragraph
＊Develop awareness of different kinds of writing patterns
including argumentation, cause/effect, compare/contrast and
summary
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＊Avoid plagiarism when summarizing or using external source
＊Summarize accurately and appropriately
＊Exercise control over grammatical accuracy in initial draft and
final edits
Prerequisites: Because the class is entirely taught in English; an

intermediate knowledge of English is necessary. Students should
be able to understand at least 50% of CNN news.
Grade Determination:
Assignments 20%
Attendance, participation and tests 80%
Suggested class size: Less than 30 students.
Textbook:
How to Write and Submit an Academic Paper in 18 Weeks,
A Textbook for Taiwanese Academic Writers
Steve Wallace
Class Policies:
1) Students who do not show up for class on the day of their
project will receive an “F” for that project unless other
arrangements have been made with the instructor.
2) Students who are absent for four class periods will receive an
“F” for the course.
3) If an assignment is plagiarized it will result in an “F”.
4) Late assignments are not accepted.
5) Projects and assignments will be assigned in class.
Course outline
Introduction Section
Chapter 1 What is the problem? (Introduction part one)

Describe the problem investigated.
Summarize relevant research to provide context, key terms, and
concepts so your reader can understand the experiment.
Chapter 2 Why is it important? (Introduction part two)

Review relevant research to provide rationale.
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Chapter 3 What conflict or unanswered question does your

experiment address? (Introduction part three)
Identifying and selling the problem
Chapter 4 What findings of others are you challenging or

extending? (Introduction part four)
Being critical and evaluating the contributions of others
Chapter 5 What solution do you propose? (Introduction part

five)
Briefly describe your experiment: hypothesis, research question;
method and reasons for using the method if alternatives exist.
Methods Section
Chapter 6 How did you study the problem? (Methods part one)
Briefly explain the general type of scientific procedure you used.
What did you use? (May be subheaded as Materials)
Describe what materials, subjects, and equipment (chemicals,
experimental animals, apparatus, etc.) you used. (These may be
subheaded Animals, Reagents, etc.)
Chapter 7 How did you proceed? (Methods part two)

Explain the steps you took in your experiment.
Describe the process: infinitive of purpose
Results Section
Chapter 8 What did you observe?

For each experiment or procedure:
Briefly describe experiment without detail of Methods section (a
sentence or two).
Report main results, supported by selected data.
Chapter 9 How can you describe quantities using visuals?

Highlight figures and tables
Discussion Section
Chapter 10
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What do your observations mean?

Summarize the most important findings at the beginning.
What conclusions can you draw?
For each major result:
Describe the patterns, principles, relationships your results show.
Explain how your results relate to expectations and to literature
cited in your Introduction. Do they agree, contradict, or are they
exceptions to the rule?
Explain plausibly any agreements, contradictions, or exceptions.
Describe what additional research might resolve contradictions
or explain exceptions.
Chapter 11
How do your results fit into a broader context?
Suggest the theoretical implications of your results.
Suggest practical applications of your results?
Extend your findings to other situations or other species.
Give the big picture: do your findings help us understand a
broader topic?
Trends and Projections
Chapter 12 How can you describing causes and effects?
Revising
Chapter 13 How can you use examples?

How to use examples
Abstract
Chapter 14 What is the report about, in miniature and without

specific details?
How to write the abstract
Citations
Chapter 15 How can we write about others who helped us?

How to write the references using different citation styles
Cover Letter to the Editor
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Chapter 16 How can we writing a cover letter to the editor?

How to write the cover letter to the editor of an academic journal
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Semester 2010 Department Department of Electrical Engineering

Fall
Course EE8039 Course Title Algorithms and Their Hardware
Code Implementation
Credit 3 Teacher Prof. Wey, Chin-Long
Note The 4th Grade Department of Electrical Engineering students
can elect this course.This course is open to both Master and PhD
students.PIN Card not required. Lecture in English. This course
is open to the general publics.
Course description 1. Algorithm Development – Computer Arithmetic Algorithms
●Number systems
●Arithmetic Functions (Algorithms)
●Floating-point Arithmetic
2. High-speed Arithmetic operations
●Fast Addition
●High Speed Multiplication/division
●Advanced Arithmetic Algorithms
3. Hardware Implementation
●VLSI Implementation
●PLD and FPGA Implementation
●Testability and Reliability
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Semester 2010 Department Department of Computer Science &

Fall Information Engineering
Course CE2002B Course Title Data Structure
Code
Credit 3 Teacher Prof. Sun, Min-Te
Lecture in English.
※Pre-requisite :( 1) Department: Department of Computer
Science and Elec. Engineering only. Year: Second Year only.
Class: B only. [Advance Registration] (2)Department:
Department of Computer Science and Elec. Engineering only.
Year:Third Year 、 Fourth Year only.
(3)Department:Minor-Computer Science and Information
Engineering、Double Major-Computer Science and Information
Engineering only. (4)Type: Undergraduate Programme only.
Department: Non Department of Computer Science and Elec.
Engineering only. Year:Second Year、Third Year、Fourth Year
only.
Course description 1. Introduction to C++ and Algorithms

2. Arrays
3. Stacks and Queues
4. Linked Lists
5. Trees
6. Graphs
7. Internal Sorting
8. Hashing
9. Priority Queues
10. Advanced Topics on Search Trees (AVL trees, B-trees)
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Semester 2010 Department Graduate Institute of Network Learning

Fall Technology
Course NL6001 Course Title Seminar
Code
Credit 0 Teacher Prof. Chan, Tak-Wai
※Pre-requisite:(1)Department:Graduate Institute of Network
Learning Technology、PhD in Graduate Institute of Network
Learning Technology only. Year: First Year only. [Advance
Registration] (2)Department:Graduate Institute of Network
Learning Technology only.
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Fall Technology
Course NL6011 Course Title Specail Topics in Learning Technology
Code
Credit 0 Teacher To be announced
※Pre-requisite: Department:MSc in Computer Science and
Information Engineering 、 Graduate Institute of Network
Learning Technology 、 PhD in Computer Science and
Information Engineering、PhD in Graduate Institute of Network
Learning Technology only.
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Fall Technology
Course NL6054 Course Title Learning Collaboration and Creativity
Code
Credit 3 Teacher Prof. Liu, Chen-Chung
Learning Technology only. (2) Type:Master Programs、Doctoral
Programme only.(3) Type: Undergraduate Programme only.
Faculty: College of Electrical Engineering and Co only.
Course description • Learning: From Speculation to Science
• Constructivist values for instructional system design
• Situated Cognition and the Culture of Learning
• Connectivism: A learning theory for the digital age
• Beyond the ownership of handheld devices: active learning
with ubiquitous learning minds
• Learner centered education: a series of papers
• CSILE/Knowledge Forum
• “What Is Web 2.0: Design Patterns and Business Models for
the Next Generation of Software”
• Creating Creativity: User Interfaces for Supporting
Innovation
• All I Really Need to Know (About Creative Thinking) I
Learned (By Studying How Children Learn) in
Kindergarten*
• Beyond Binary Choices: Integrating Individual and Social
Creativity
• Exploring Mutual Engagement in Creative Collaborations
• Spinning stories: the development of the small histories
project as an online facilitator of multiple life stories
• Surprising creativity: a cognitive framework for interactive
exhibits designed for children
• An In-depth Case Study of Art-Technology Collaboration
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Semester 2010Fall Department Graduate Institute of Network Learning

Technology
Course NL6057 Course Title Broadband Wireless Network
Code
Credit 3 Teacher Prof. Huang, Wu-Yuin
Programme only.
Network Protocol
Medium Access Control
OSI 7-Layer Architecture
BISDN and ATM
Wireless
2. ATM
ATM Layer
AAL
ATM Lan Emulation
3. WirelessLAN(802.11) ＆ QOS issues
4. WiMAX
5. Bluetooth
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Fall Technology
Course NL6063 Course Title Creativity Support Tools
Code
Credit 3 Teacher Prof. Liu, Chen-Chung
Programme only.
Course description Introduction to the course, Syllabus：
2-1. The Concept of creativity: Prospects and paradigms
2-2. Creating Creativity: User Interfaces for Supporting
Innovation
3-1. Psychometric approaches to the study of human creativity
3-2. Beyond Binary Choices: Integrating Individual and Social
Creativity
4-1. Experimental studies of creativity
4-2. Environments for Creativity – A Lab for Making Things
5-1. The case study method and evolving systems approach for
understanding unique creative people at work
5-2. Group Creativity in Virtual Math Teams: Interactional
Mechanisms for Referencing, Remembering and Bridging
6-1. Creative cognition
6-2. Propagating Collaboration: An instructional methodology
for artists and engineers
7-1. Creativity and knowledge
7-2. An In-depth Case Study of Art-Technology Collaboration
8-1. Creativity and intelligence
8-2. Using Empathy to Research Creativity: Collaborative
investigations into distributed digital textile art and design
practice
9-1. Motivation and creativity
9-2. Performative Roles of Materiality for Collective Creativity
10-1. Computer models of creativity
10-2. Exact Imagination and Distributed Creativity: A Lesson
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from the History of Animation

11-1. Enhancing creativity
11-2. Tool Support for Creativity Using Externalizations
12-1. Development of creativity
12-2. Designing for collaborative creative problem solving
13. Special reading of Creativity and Cognition 2009 (1)
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Fall Technology
Course NL7021 Course Title Interaction Design
Code
Credit 3 Teacher Prof. Sherry Y. Chen
Learning Technology only. (2)Faculty: only.
Course description The aim of this module is to: to stimulate candidates’ creativity
and improve the application of decision-making in conceptual
design, prototyping and the evaluation of user-centred
applications. There are three components to this module:
1. Principles of Interaction Design

Introduction to Interaction Design Principles
Usability and Credibility of Interaction Design
Application Framework of Interaction Design
Human Factors in Interaction Design
2. Interaction Design Techniques

Authoring Tools for Prototyping
Multimedia Interaction Design
Interactive Interface Design
Individualised Interaction Design
3. User-Centred Design
Documentation for User-Centred Design
Evaluation of Interaction Design
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Fall Technology
Course NL7023 Course Title Design and Applications of Digital Classrooms
Code
Credit 3 Teacher Prof. Chan, Tak-Wai
general publics.
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Fall Technology
Course SE6025 Course Title Multimedia Technologies and Applications
Code
Credit 3 Teacher Prof. Timothy K. Shih
Note For junior and senior students too.This course is open to both
Master and PhD students.Students who are NOT in the prior
range of distribution OR those applying for already-full class,
please use your PIN Card. Lecture in English.
※Pre-requisite: (1) Department: Department of Computer
Science and Elec. Engineering only. Year:Third Year、Fourth
Year only.(2)Department:MSc in Computer Science and
Information Engineering、Institute of Software Engineering、PhD
in Computer Science and Information Engineering
only.(3)Department:Minor Computer Science and Information
Engineering only. Year:Third Year、Fourth Year only. (4) Type:
Undergraduate Programme only. Year:Third Year、Fourth Year
only.
Course description Overview of Multimedia Technologies
-Introduction to Multimedia
-Multimedia Authoring and Tools
Multimedia Data Representations

-Graphics and Image Data Representations
-Color in Image and Video
-Fundamental Concepts in Video
Multimedia Data Compression

-Lossless Compression Algorithms
-Lossy Compression Algorithms
-Image Compression Standards
-Basic Video Compression Techniques
MPEG Video Coding

-MPEG-1 and MPEG-2
-MPEG-4, MPEG-7 and Beyond
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Image/Video Enhancement and Restoration
Image/Video Analysis
Applications of Image and Video Processing (Research Issues)

-Content-Based Multimedia Information Retrieval
-Image Inpainting
-Video Inpainting
-3-D Surface Inpainting
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Fall Technology
Course SE6026 Course Title e-Learning Standards and Software Systems
Code
Credit 3 Teacher Prof. Timothy K. Shih
Note For junior and senior students too.This course is open to both
Master and PhD students.Students who are NOT in the prior
range of distribution OR those applying for already-full class,
please use your PIN Card. Lecture in English.
※Pre-requisite:(1)Department:MSc in Computer Science and
Information Engineering、Institute of Software Engineering、PhD
in Computer Science and Information Engineering only.
(2)Type: Undergraduate Programme only. Department:
Department of Computer Science and Elec. Engineering only.
Year:Third Year 、 Fourth Year only.
(3)Department:Minor-Computer Science and Information
Engineering only. (4) Type: Undergraduate Programme only.
Course description Overview of Distance Learning Technologies
Asynchronized Distance Learning
Synchronized Distance Learning
Distance Learning Software Systems
Distance Learning Standards
Project Overview
Learning Object Repositories
Intelligent Tutoring and Adaptive Testing
Selected Topics for e-Learning Technologies
Project Demonstrations
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Semester 2010 Department Department of Atmospheric Sciences

Fall
Course AP8003 Course Title Seminar
Code
Credit 1 Teacher Prof. Huang, Ching-Yuang
※Pre-requisite: Department: PhD in Atmospheric Physics only.
Year: First Year only. [Advance Registration]
Course description Oral Presentation
discussion
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Semester 2010 Department Department of Atmospheric Sciences

Fall
Course AP8007 Course Title Seminar Ⅱ
Code
Credit 1 Teacher Prof. Yen, Ming-Cheng
※Pre-requisite: Department: PhD in Atmospheric Physics only.
Year: Second Year only. [Advance Registration]
discussion
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Semester 2010 Department Department of Earth Sciences

Fall
Course GP3053 Course Title Numerical Analysis
Code
Credit 3 Teacher Prof. K. I. Konstantinou
※Pre-requisite: (1) Department: Department of Geophysics
only. (2)Department: Specialty Program-Earth Sciences
Informatics only. (3)Department: Non-Department of
Geophysics only.
Course description Calculus review and computer arithmetic; Taylor‘s polynomial
and series; Interpolating polynomial; Splines and other
approximations; Numerical integration and differentiation;
Solution of algebraic equations; Linear equations; Eigenvalues
and eigenvectors; Systems of nonlinear equations; Solution of
Ordinary Differential Equations (ODE); Boundary value
problems for ODEs.
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Fall
Course GP4097 Course Title Special Topics in Earth Science
Code L
※Pre-requisite: Department: Department of Geophysics only.
Year: Fourth Year only.
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Fall
Course GP5051 Course Title Volcanology
Code
※Pre-requisite: (1) Faculty: College of Earth Sciences only.
(2)Faculty: Non-College of Earth Sciences only.
Course description Review of Plate Tectonics; Physical/chemical properties of
magmas; Anatomy of volcanoes and volcano types; Mechanics
of volcanic eruptions and eruption types; Eruption products;
Volcano hazards; Volcano monitoring/Volcano seismology;
Study of historical eruptions (Santorini-Greece 1620 BC,
Vesuvius-Italy 79 AD, Krakatau-Indonesia 1883 AD, Mt
Pelee-Martinique 1902 AD, Mt St Helens-USA 1980 AD)
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Fall
Course GP5055 Course Title Seismotectonics and Seismic Observations
Code aiong the Japan Islands
Credit 2 Teacher Prof. Ando Masataka
general publics.
※Pre-requisite:(1) Type:Master Programs、Doctoral Programme
only. (2) Type: Undergraduate Programme only.
Course description Syllabus ：
This course will mainly deal with earthquake mechanisms and
their seismotectonic interpretations, focusing mostly on
Japanese islands where the seismicity is extremely high and
cause huge damage to people and societies. There are three
tectonic slab subducting beneath the Japanese islands: the
Pacific slab (cold), the Philippine Sea slab (warm) and the
North American slab. The differences in the age and
convergence rate of slab causes different mode of earthquakes
in the subduction areas as recorded and observed in various
geophysical networks.
The current observation systems in Japan were significantly
improved after the 1995 Kobe earthquake. This particular event
had impacted the Japanese society gravely and had prompted a
nationwide effort for building reinforcement, survey
improvement and further enhancement on earthquake research.
Accordingly, under these new endeavors, active fault surveys,
urban area mapping of surface structures, strong ground motion
forecast, and investigations of tsunamis hazards were
undertaken. Since the 1995 Kobe earthquake, eight (8)
destructive earthquakes (Mw6.6 – 8.0) occurred on Japanese
islands and had caused considerable damage to the societies.
Furthermore, recent observations indicate high seismic activity
in the region and had triggered a controversial argument that the
present situation could be an indication of preseismic stage prior
to a large subduction earthquake(s).
The course would also discuss the national earthquake
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prediction program of Japan: The program had started in 1965,

and since then it has been renewed every 5 years. As a matter of
fact, its contents and knowledge has changed significantly
through the years. Critical review of the project would also be
presented during the course.
Following is the course tentative schedule:

1. Tectonics along Japanese islands: Hokkaido, Honshu, Kyushu
and Okinawa
2. Outline of seismicity along Japanese islands
3. Asperities: distribution and nature revealed by analyses from
recent earthquakes
4. Slow events: slow slips, slow earthquakes and microtremors
5. The 1995 Mw6.9 Kobe (Hyogo-ken Nanbu) earthquake:
mechanism, damage and impacts to societies
6. Seismic and geodetic observation systems: present status and
data acquisition techniques
7. Historical and future earthquakes along Nankai trough:
comparison with cold slab (Japan and Mariana trench)
subductions
8. Active faults: distribution, recurrence time and forecasting
9. Recent inter- and intra-plate earthquakes in Japan
10.Disaster mitigation programs in Japan
11.Earthquake prediction program in Japan: history and present
status
12. Seafloor geodesy: Ocean bottom crustal deformation
observation system
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Fall
Course GP5057 Course Title Advanced Geology Field Excursion
Code
Credit 2 Teacher Prof. Hung, Jin-Hao, Prof. Chang, Chung-Pai
Note This course is open to both Master and PhD students.No
Advance Registration. Pin Card is required during Registration
Period. Lecture in English.
※Pre-requisite: Department:MSc in Geophysics 、 PhD in
Geophysics only.
Course description Preliminary schedule
Field trip Pyrénées
UPMC-NCU Master 2 LBP
2010
Sat. 28 August
Arrival Toulouse Blagnac
- Introduction to Pyrénéan geology
- Cross-section ZSP, ZNP, ZIM, ZA
Overnight
Roda de Isabena (Lerida, Spain)
Meson de Roda
Pza. Mayor, s/n,
22482 - Roda de Isabena
tel: +34 974 544 528
Sunday 29 Agust
- Logging in foreland Upper Crétaceous-Paleogene
series
- Roda sandstone – deltaic deposition
- Panorama Graus basin (Bénabarre)
Monday 30 August
- Campo section Paleocene-Eocene
Transition and climate record
- Pobla de Segur conglomerate
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questions and tectono-sedimentary

evolution
Tuesday 31 August
- Comiols – Boixols thrust
Wednesday 1st September (transfert)

- Overview of Ainsa basin
- Mediano anticline
Overnight Alquezar (Huesca, Espagne)
Thrusday 2 September
- Brittle deformation and growth strata in the Pico del Aguila
anticline
- Panorama Lutetian carbonaceous plateform - Sierra de Guara
Friday 3 September
- Log. C-Paleogene-Guara
- Biescas-Broto (turbidites Hecho Group)
- Panorama sur Bassin de Jaca (col de Montrepos)
Saturday 4 September
Flight back to Paris – visiting Paris
Reception at UPMC
Flight back to Taiwan Sunday
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Fall
Course GP8001 Course Title Seminar III
Code
Credit 1 Teacher Prof. Wen, Kuo-Liang
※Pre-requisite: Department: PhD in Geophysics only.
discussion
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Fall
Course GP8045 Course Title Seminar Ⅳ (Geology)
Code
Credit 1 Teacher Prof. K. I. Konstantinou,
Prof. Chen, How-Wei
discussion
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Fall
Course GP8047 Course Title Seminar Ⅳ (Geophysics)
Code
Credit 1 Teacher Prof. Hsu, Shu-Kun,
Prof. Ma, Kuo-Fong
discussion
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Semester 2010 Department Graduate Institute of Space Science

Fall
Course SS6012 Course Title Electromagnetic Wave
Code
Credit 3 Teacher Prof. Tsai, Lung-Chih
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Fall
Course SS7002 Course Title Special Theory in Signal Processing
Code
Credit 3 Teacher Prof. Tsai, Lung-Chih
Note No Advance Registration. Pin Card is required during
Registration Period. Lecture in English.
Course description The definition of the ionosphere and its structure
Plasma properties of the ionosphere
The Appleton formula
Formation of the ionosphere
Radio sounding (MH, HF, and VHF) of the ionosphere
Space-based GPS receivers
ITS30, COSMIC beacon receivers
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Fall
Course SS8031 Course Title Special Topics on Ionospheric Physics Ⅰ
Code
Credit 3 Teacher Prof. Liu, Jann-Yeng
※Pre-requisite :( 1) Department: PhD in Space Sciences only.
Year: First Year only. [Advance Registration](2)Department:
PhD in Space Sciences only. Year: Non-First Year only.
(3)Department: Non-PhD in Space Sciences only.
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Semester 2010 Department International PhD Program for College of Earth

Fall Sciences
Course ES7001 Course Title Introductory Earth System Science
Code
Credit 3 Teacher Prof. Chao, Benjamin Fong
Prof. Sui, Chung-Hsiung
Prof. Wong, G. T. F
Note Classroom：Room 207, Teaching and Administration Building,
Academia Sinica.This course is open to both Master and PhD
students.PIN Card not required. Lecture in English.
※Pre-requisite :( 1) Department: International Ph.D. Graduate
Program for Earth System Science only. Year: First Year only.
[Advance Registration] (2)Department: International Ph.D.
Graduate Program for Earth System Science only. (3)
Type:Master Programs、Doctoral Programme only.
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Fall Sciences
Course ES7005 Course Title General Geophysics
Code
Credit 3 Teacher Prof. Chao, Benjamin Fong,
Prof. Hsu, Shu-Kun,
Prof. Kuo, Ban-Yuan
Note 1.Classroom：Room 314, IES, Academia Sinica 2.Must select
two courses out of the following three：General Geophysics
(ES7005)、Global Seismology(ES7002)、Geology and Tectonics
(ES7004).3. Pre-session: General Physics.This course is open to
English.
※Pre-requisite: (1) Department: International Ph.D. Graduate
Program for Earth System Science only. (2)Type:Master
Programs、Doctoral Programme only.
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Fall Sciences
Course ES7007 Course Title Physical Oceanography
Code
Credit 3 Teacher Prof. Wong, G. T. F
Note Classroom：Room 1101, South Humanities and Social Sciences
Building, Academia Sinica.This course is open to both Master
※Pre-requisite: (1) Department: International Ph.D.Graduate
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Fall Sciences
Course ES7009 Course Title Tectonic Geomorphology
Code
Credit 2 Teacher Prof. Lee, Jian-Cheng
Note Classroom：Room 314, IES, Academia Sinica..This course is
open to both Master and PhD students.PIN Card not required.
Lecture in English.
※Pre-requisite : (1)Department: International Ph.D. Graduate
Program for Earth System Science only. Specific Subject
Requirements:e 先修(修過即可)ES7004 only. (2) Type:Master
Programs 、 Doctoral Programme only. Specific Subject
Requirements:e 先修(修過即可)ES7004 only.
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Fall Sciences
Course ES7011 Course Title Marine Biogeochemistry
Code
Credit 3 Teacher Prof. Hsu, Shih-Chieh
Prof. Ho, Tung-Yuan
Prof. Kao, Shuh-Ji
Prof. Wong, G. T. F
Building, Academia Sinica; Prerequisite: One year of freshman
chemistry for science major or equivalent.This course is open to
English.
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Fall Sciences
Course ES7013 Course Title Seminar
Code
Credit 1 Teacher Prof. Liang, Mao-Chang
Building, Academia Sinica..This course is open to both Master
Program for Earth System Science only. [Advance Registration]
(2) Type:Master Programs、Doctoral Programme only. Faculty:
College of Earth Sciences only.
Course description Week 1：Start from next week
Week 2： Big Bang and Cosmology
Week 3： Star formation
Week 4： Nucleosynthesis: Formation of heavy elements
Week 5： Planetary system formation
Week 6： Astrochemistry: Synthesis of organics
Week 7： The structure of solid Earth
Week 8： Mantle convection and plate tectonics
Week 9： Plate tectonics and rare metals
Week 10： Review and midterm report
Week 11： The vast ocean
Week 12： Physical oceanography
Week 13： Marine biogeochemistry
Week 14： The structure of the atmosphere
Week 15： Meteorological atmosphere
Week 16： Pollution: Industrial revolution, urbanization, and
globalization
Week 17： Global warming
Week 18： Review and final report
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Fall Sciences
Course ES7017 Course Title Atmospheric Chemistry and Climate Changes
Code
Credit 3 Teacher Prof. Liu, Shaw-Chen
Building, Academia Sinica. 2. Must select two courses out of the
following three Atmospheric Chemistry and Climate Changes、
Atmospheric Dynamics、Aerosols and Air Pollution.This course
is open to both Master and PhD students.PIN Card not required.
Lecture in English.
※Pre-requisite: (1) Department:International Ph.D. Graduate
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Fall Sciences
Course ES7019 Course Title Marine Biogeochemistry Laboratory
Code
Credit 3 Teacher Prof. Wong, G. T. F, Prof. Ho, Tung-Yuan
Prof. Kao, Shuh-Ji, Prof. Shiao, Fuh-Kwo
Building, Academia Sinica.This course is open to both Master
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