National Taiwan University

As a part of advanced use of biological resources, this course explains the conversion and utilization technology of biomass to energy and materials. This course also refers to the latest technologies and diffusion trends on renewable energy and considers constructing a resource recycling society where renewable energy is utilized.  

This course offers practical training in data science, focusing on high-dimensional data computing and dimension reduction algorithms. The characteristics of this course are the hands-on experience with high-performance computers and the observation of real data from a statistical perspective. Practical exercises will be conducted on high performance GPU servers on the cloud, possibly utilizing resources such as the NVIDIA V100 from our NTU or Google Colab. In addition to the hands-on exercises, statistical theories related to dimension reduction algorithms, data visualization, and data interpretation are introduced. The Python programming skills are taught during the first month as part of a combined and quick recap course. The course is taught in English, but bilingual Q&A sessions are acceptable. 

Negotiation is a cornerstone skill in both personal and professional realms, influencing outcomes from business deals to interpersonal relationships. By adopting the Harvard Negotiation Project framework, this course aims to empower students with the knowledge, strategies, and practical techniques necessary to excel in various negotiation scenarios, fostering mutually beneficial agreements and sustainable relationships. Topics include the basic principles of negotiation, development of effective communication skills, application of analytic frameworks, and navigation of power dynamics, which will allow students to foster the needed skill sets for successful negotiation. 
 

This course explores the use of ChatGPT, a large language model, as a tool for engaging with philosophical questions and problems. The course instructs how to interact with  ChatGPT to generate responses to philosophical questions and covers a range of topics on the philosophy of space. For instance, the course seeks to answer the questions: Does space exist like a substance in its own right, or is it nothing but spatial relationships between objects? Are there objective facts about the geometry of space, or are they in some way conventional?   
 
Overall, this course aims to develop students' critical thinking and analytical skills by providing them with a unique opportunity to engage with philosophical questions using cutting-edge technology. 

This course discusses the basic principles and practical applications of bioinformatics. The course discusses the processing power of computers to effectively solve data analysis in biomedical research, the application analysis of biomedical databases, and biomolecular structure analysis and functions prediction.   

This course is a continuation and extension both in materials and depth of Fluid Mechanics I, which is a fundamental and required course of the Department of Mechanical Engineering. This course provides students with a clear picture and explanation of flow phenomena but also enhance their capability of analysis of engineering problems. This course covers the following topics: Kinematics of Fluids; Governing Equations; Elements of Ideal-Fluid Flow; Viscous Flow Theory; Elements of Turbulent Flow; Steady One-Dimensional Compressible Flow, and Oblique shock and Expansion Waves.

Digitization and the internet lower the cost to collect, disseminate and analyze data. This course explores how digitization affects interactions between people, firms and governments.  It examines how institutions and regulations can and do respond. Topics include privacy, social networks, network effects, online platforms, recommendation algorithms, reputation mechanisms, search, matching and digital payment systems. Advanced economic theory, especially tools from information economics, are used to explain features of the digital economy and suggest policy recommendations. 

Phonology is the ability of the human brain to organize speech sounds. This course explores different aspects of phonology within generative linguistics, using rule-based frameworks in the tradition of Chomsky and Halle’s (1968) Sound Pattern of English.  The course discusses phonological representations, phonological features, phonology-morphology interaction, syllabification, and stress assignment.   

Brands are at the core of the business success and financial power of the world’s most successful international companies. The critical importance of building and effectively managing strong global brands has never been as pressing as today, as the other sources of lasting competitive advantage in the market erode rapidly or collapse (incl. access to technological, manufacturing or financial resources). While almost any new product or technology can be replicated rapidly and cheaply by competition, a well-established brand and its relationships with the consumers cannot, which makes it a source of lasting and highly resilient competitive advantage for the long-term financial success of the business. As such, this course features course lectures and in-class discussions covering case studies and simulation tools. Presentations, readings, projects, and a computer-based international marketing simulation game, Country Manager, are utilized in this course. The simulation entails selecting a new Asia market for entry, establishing a brand presence in that market, and expanding into additional foreign markets.  

The course introduces the rapid growing field of health psychology, which could be defined as an interdisciplinary field concerned with the application of psychological knowledge and techniques to health, illness and health care. The primary purpose of health psychology is to understand and improve the well-being of individuals and communities. A better understanding of psychosocial factors and behaviors associated with health outcomes would inform strategies or policies aimed to promote health, prevent illness, and enhance the quality of health care by facilitating changes in beliefs and behaviors about health.