National Taiwan University

The environment influences organisms profoundly. It affects their present-day ecology (determining where they live and how many can survive there) and, through natural selection acting over past generations, influences their form and adaptations. Present day human-induced changes to the environment are also responsible for endangering species and even driving them to extinction. This course introduces principles and applications of ecology at different levels of ecosystems (i.e. individual, population, community, ecosystem, regional and global scales). The ecological theories are illustrated with examples in order to enable better understanding of the links between the environment and organisms as well as the biological interactions and human-induced threats at each level of ecological organization. The course concludes with the introduction of biodiversity management, i.e. conservation, restoration and sustaining biodiversity, global ecological crisis, and the economical and socio-political dimensions of nature and environmental management. 

This course is primarily taught in Chinese. It teaches classic and practical Chinese idioms used in everyday conversations, as well as how to read short passages in written form

This course offers an exploration to introduce the history of China and kingdoms from the 14th century through the end of the 1800s with focus on academic journals and discussion classes. Students translate course materials from ancient mandarin texts. Topics include: Qin monarchy, Han Empire, Tang and Song, Mongol Empire, Confucianism, Taoism and Buddhism. AssessmentL final exam, class discussion, reading summaries.

This course applies political risk analysis to explain the linkage between luxury consumption and the anti-corruption movement in China. It cultivates students’ understanding about how economic behavior and commercial market are affected by political dynamics in a one-party regime like China. The course analyzes the anti-corruption campaigns during the two decades under the Hu-Wen and Xi-Li regime from 2003 to 2022, and the varieties of luxury goods that are commonly used to capitalize illegal gains. Quantitative, analytical tools, such as game theory and regression methods, are introduced.

The purpose of this course is to introduce the basic principles of statistics and its application. The course focuses on introducing and proving the basic theorem of statistics, statistical data processing and computer software applications, and the interpretation of statistical analysis.

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.