NTU Course
Overview

Freshman Seminar

Offered in 112-1

  • Serial Number

    55906

  • Course Number

    GenEdu1000

  • Course Identifier

    H02 10100

  • Class 07
  • 2 Credits

  • Elective

    COMMON EDUCATION SECTION

      Elective

    • COMMON EDUCATION SECTION

  • CHAU TITING
  • Thu A, B

  • 大1女A

  • Type 2

  • 20 Student Quota

    NTU 20

  • No Specialization Program

  • English
  • NTU COOL
  • Course and Basic Attainment
  • Notes

    The course is conducted in English。The course is conducted in English。Restriction: international students. Permission for local students in the first lesson: 5. The absentee of the first lesson will be eliminated from the enrollment.

  • Limits on Course Adding / Dropping

    • Restriction: overseas Chinese students and international students and Restriction: freshmen

  • NTU Enrollment Status

    Enrolled
    0/20
    Other Depts
    0/0
    Remaining
    0
    Registered
    0
  • Course Description
    This course aims to primarily assist international freshmen to learn about the study and living at colleges in Taiwan. A few local students are also welcome to join this course and mingle with their foreign colleagues. The course will cover several sections, including: (1) NTU and the learning resources, (2) Taiwan and the education systems, (3) living in Taiwan, and (4) study abroad programs at NTU. Each section consists of several specific topics to enrich the contents. If you would like to join this course, please join us at the first meeting on September 7th (Thursday). Priority will be given to international students and overseas Chinese, especially students who have difficulty communicating in Mandarin.
  • Course Objective
    1. Assist the students in learning and living at colleges in Taiwan; 2. Guide the students to use all available learning and living resources for their college lives; 3. Inspire students to acquire critical thinking and communication skills and explore themselves through hands-on experiences, discussing, debating and brainstorming; 4. Bring international and local students together.
  • Course Requirement
    The students are required to actively participate all of the activities and home-work assignments. The students are encouraged to contact the instructors before and after the class for proper assistance.
  • Expected weekly study hours before and/or after class
    1 hour or less
  • Office Hour
    Thu20:00 - 21:50
    by appointment
    *This office hour requires an appointment
  • Designated Reading
    Herzog, Patricia S. and others, The Science of College: Navigating the First Year and Beyond (New York, 2020; online edn, Oxford Academic, 21 May 2020), https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780190934507.001.0001
  • References
  • Grading
    100%

    Course work

    Active participation is expected.

    1. NTU has not set an upper limit on the percentage of A+ grades.
    2. NTU uses a letter grade system for assessment. The grade percentage ranges and the single-subject grade conversion table in the NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY Regulations Governing Academic Grading are for reference only. Instructors may adjust the percentage ranges according to the grade definitions. For more information, see the Assessment for Learning Section。
  • Adjustment methods for students
    Adjustment MethodDescription
    D1

    由師生雙方議定

    Negotiated by both teachers and students

  • Make-up Class Information
  • Course Schedule
    09/07Week 1Welcome to National Taiwan University (歡迎/ 始於緣！)
    09/14Week 2Learning resources at NTU: Library, Open course, and more (Individual activity/ online posts, 學習資源：圖書館、開放式課程、學習促進組 etc., 其他資源: 體育館、保健中心、心輔中心)
    09/21Week 3National Taiwan University: Past, Present, and Future (Group activity/ online posts, 認識臺灣大學)
    09/28Week 4Holiday
    10/05Week 5Walking to the past -- Guest speaker
    10/12Week 6Presentation II: Where do I come from? Why am I here? (我的家鄉/大學生活的期許)
    10/19Week 7College Education (大學教育)
    10/26Week 8My Taipei experiences (我的台北經驗) How to study in college (如何讀大學)/ Presentation I: All about NTU (臺大和臺大人)
    11/02Week 9My courses at NTU (我在台大的上課經驗)
    11/09Week 10Study abroad programs at NTU 海外學習/ Internships, Teaching and Research opportunities at NTU (工讀、教學、研究機會)
    11/16Week 11NTU Annuverary/ [Presentation] Study abroad programs at NTU/ oversea experience 海外學習經驗或計劃分享
    11/23Week 12[Guest] Who is coming for dinner: Living in Taiwan (邀請外國人分享臺灣生活)
    11/30Week 13[Guest] Who is coming for dinner: study in college and career plan (邀請外籍學人分享大學生活)
    12/07Week 14Elha! Formosa! (臺灣，美麗之島)
    12/14Week 15Holidays in Taiwan (臺灣的節慶)/ Hello 2021! (迎接2021!)
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