National Taiwan University

This course is for students who have completed intermediate Chinese language study. This course examines Chinese society and culture through articles given by the teacher which practice reading and listening. The course uses vocabularies and structures learned from articles to discuss issues in class. This course not only improves Chinese reading and listening abilities, but also provides understanding of Chinese culture. Furthermore, students can use vocabularies and structures learned in this semester to introduce Taiwan or tell others the difference between Taiwanese culture and their home country's culture.

This course surveys the internal development and external relations of East Asia since 1800. Topics include interaction with the West, internal rebellions and reforms, the importance of certain key figures, the changing roles of women, protests, and current social issues. By the end of the course, students should have a firm understanding of changes in East Asia over the past two centuries and be able to assess these historical factors that shaped the current societies.

This course provides an introduction to modern cryptography with a mathematical focus. It covers the basics of abstract algebra and number theory, and introduces cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin, BlockChain, and FinTech. Topics include data security, stream ciphers, Data Encryption Standard (DES) and alternatives, Advanced Encryption Standard (AES), block ciphers, public-key cryptography, RSA Cryptosystem, elliptic curve cryptosystems, digital signatures, hash functions, Message Authentication Codes (MACs), and key establishment.

This course is a continuation of the survey of European literature from the cusp of Romanticism through Modernism, focusing on key literary texts, supplemented with other cultural material (from philosophy, the sister arts, etc.). The aim of this course is to familiarize DFLL students with key non-Anglophone European literary texts from the "long" 19th century as crucial to an understanding of the contemporary British and American texts in their other courses, and as recent prehistory of the present.

This course is designed to connect school students in remote areas with the international and local NTU students in Taiwan. Students demonstrate their commitment to the rural community through service and learning opportunities. Activities range from distance interactions through webcam and school visits located in Keelung City, Chaiyi, Nantou, Taitung, and Kaohsiung areas. By going to one of the 7 primary or secondary schools located at the countryside in Taiwan, students are given the opportunity to gain an in-depth understanding of Taiwanese culture and share their own culture. At the same time, teachers and students in Taiwan will acknowledge their own community values and opportunities for exchange from a global and co-existing point of view. Students participate in volunteer activity via webcam, volunteer training with reflective learning and school visit and teaching. Assessment: presentation and final report.

Drawing on studies in psychology, management, and communication, this course covers a variety of topics (e.g., identity, motivation, and interpersonal relationships) from a cross-cultural perspective. The first half of the course starts with an introduction to culture and cross-cultural communication and proceeds to mapping world cultures along the dimensions of value systems as well as how such systems affect individuals in terms of development and communication. The second half of the course applies knowledge to different settings and elaborates on how the differences impact conflict management and relational maintenance in various contexts, such as tourism, business, education, and health care.  
 

This course provides the mechanical basis underlying body posture and movement; and techniques necessary for the analysis of human movement for clinical applications and research. Human posture and movement are a result of highly coordinated mechanical interactions between bones, joints, ligaments and muscles under the control of the nervous system. Understanding of the synthesis and control of human movement requires a complete knowledge of the force interactions within the neuromusculoskeletal system. This course offers a clear understanding of the mechanics of posture and movement as well as the theoretical basis and ability of operation of instruments used in human motion analysis such as stereophotogrammetry systems, EMG and force plates.

This course strengthens Chinese listening, writing, and speaking skills and focuses on improving pronunciation. The course is designed for exchange students and visiting students only. The Chinese course is offered for those students who are taking Chinese course Elementary I, II & III from NTU Center for International Education.This class goes over vocabulary and grammar in depth. There are class discussions every lesson. Class discussions are held every class for approximately one hour. The course also furthers understanding of Taiwanese culture and language. Attendance is required. Students who miss five courses will receive an F. Assessment: attendance and participation, midterm exam, interview, written exam, assignments, quizzes and reports. Textbook: FAR EAST EVERYDAY CHINESE (2A)

This course in cryptography introduces techniques used in secure communication, from historical ciphers to modern symmetric and asymmetric encryption schemes. The course begins with a guide through the necessary mathematical foundation for advanced cryptographic studies. The latest developments in computer cryptography, including the Rijndael algorithm chosen for the new Advanced Encryption Standard, the OAEP padding system for RSA and modern stream ciphers are covered. Key encryption, exchange, and digital signatures are also discussed. The course also looks at attacks on insecure cryptosystems and how to prove that a cryptosystem is secure.

This course studies fundamentals in algebra. Topics include field theory, dedekind domains, finite group representations, and lie algebras.