National Taiwan University

This course focuses on trust law in Taiwan and under English law. The first half of the course focuses on general legal framework and doctrines of trust law under English law (from which trust law originates) and Taiwan law. The second half of the course focuses on the application of trust. Through case studies and voluntary group/individual presentations, the course reviews different potential applications of trust in the market.

This course examines how global supply chains are impacted by international political factors and how companies can adjust their strategies to respond to both international and domestic political pressures. The focus is on how firms can manage these influences on their operations and assess their strengths and weaknesses to make the best adjustments. In addition to providing a political analysis framework for understanding global supply chains, the course uses case studies to help students comprehend strategic and behavioral options companies have in responding to domestic and international political pressures. Through real-case analysis, the course provides insights into empirical applications of these strategies and behaviors. 

This course covers critical food safety issues in Taiwan, from foodborne chemicals; foodborne micro-organisms; health behavior policies; climate change and food safety/security; food fraud and terrorist attacks; genetically modified and emerging foods, to regulatory tools related to food safety. It analyzes contemporary issues in food safety from different perspectives via dialogue and critical thinking.  

This course provides a comprehensive introduction to Python programming, focusing on fundamental concepts and techniques. It is designed for beginners and covers key topics such as data types, variables, control structures, functions, and file handling. The course exposes students to libraries like NumPy for numerical computations and Matplotlib for data visualization. Through hands-on exercises and projects, students will develop problem-solving skills; explore foundational elements of object-oriented programming, and learn to create reusable, efficient Python code. By the end of the course, students will have the skills to write clear, efficient, and reusable Python code as well as a strong foundation for further study in programming. 

This course aims to develop an in-depth understanding of what public policy is and why government involvement in solving collective problems is accepted. The course reviews definitions and practical examples of public policy and of the policy process (agenda setting, formulation, implementation, and evaluation), making use of several examples from China, East Asia, and Europe.  

This course is divided into two parts. The first part consists of lectures, discussions, and a policy data workshop to gain theoretical and data knowledge on public policies. The second part of the course is more interactive and consists of lectures, students’ presentations, a field trip, and a video projection. This part focuses on specific policies at the center of current public debates, such as economy, labor market and migration, environment, education, health care, housing, and welfare.  

Drawing on chemistry, genetics, neurobiology, evolution, and psychology, this course explores why and how humans have pursued flavor for millennia. The course includes literature discussion; market visits; food preparation and testing, as well as performance of DNA-based gene testing to uncover food biological history.   

This Cell Biology course is tailored for graduate or upper-division undergraduate students with a background in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. The course delves into key concepts across various sub-fields of cell biology, fostering a comprehensive understanding of the subject.  

Focusing on the cases of Taiwan, China, South Korea, and Japan, this class explores how different governance systems address social inequalities, and how Mainland China differs from its East Asian counterparts. This course is divided into two parts. The first part consists of lectures, discussions, and a data analysis workshop aimed at helping students gain theoretical and data knowledge on governance and social inequalities in East Asia. The second part of the course introduces students to comparative methods aimed at understanding different cases using empirical studies focused on East Asia; additionally, students will be invited to present conduct their own comparisons on governance and social inequalities in East Asia.    

This is an upper division and graduate level course on experimental economics, focusing on behavioral game theory. The course covers an introduction to Experimental Economics, analyzing classic experiments in each field of behavioral game theory and describing how their results affirm or differ from economic theory and field data. The course provides opportunities to evaluate current research and practice experimental design by writing a research proposal. 

Course Prerequisite: Intermediate microeconomics or game theory. Graduate microeconomic theory and/or undergraduate analysis is valuable.
 

This is an advanced course in corporate finance, with the goal of bringing students to the frontier of knowledge so that they can start doing their own research in this field. 

This course focuses on nine topics in applied corporate finance:

(1)Topics related to accounting irregularities and misreporting;

(2)Topics related to the CEO's early life experience and CEO management styles;

(3)Topics related to the Fetal origins hypothesis; 

(4)Topics related to the issues of climate change risk and opportunities exposures, pollution on investor behavioral bias, and on corporate policies, and Greenwashing versus brownwashing;

(5)Topics related to corporate social responsibility (CSR) and environmental, social, and governance (ESG) policies;

(6)Topics related to token-based platform finance and B2B financing;

(7)Topics related to innovation & entrepreneurship;

(8) Topics related to intergenerational persistence of occupational choice, and 

(9) Trending topics, including water quality.