Serial Number
20477
Course Number
SW7033
Course Identifier
330 M1710
No Class
- 3 Credits
Elective
THE GRADUATE INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL WORK
THE GRADUATE INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL WORK
Elective- PEI SHAN YANG
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COLLEGE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WORK
peishan@ntu.edu.tw
- 學院 樓 室sicuak work R412
02-33661261
- Wed 2, 3, 4
社110
Type 2
15 Student Quota
NTU 9 + non-NTU 6
No Specialization Program
- English
- NTU COOL
- Core Capabilities and Curriculum Planning
- Notes
The course is conducted in English。 The course is conducted in English。
- Limits on Course Adding / Dropping
Restriction: MA students and beyond
NTU Enrollment Status
Enrolled0/9Other Depts0/5Remaining0Registered0- Course DescriptionPopulation aging is a global trend, especially in East Asia. Population aged 65 and over has reached 20% of the total population in 2025 in Taiwan. Though the total number of aged population is relatively small compared to developed countries, the speed of population aging is one of the fastest in the world, thus leaving Taiwan less time to prepare policies and re-construct an aged society. Aging related social policies are major challenges for many countries. This course will introduce various policy areas among different countries. For example, health and mental health, social care, economic security, life long learning, senior employment, voluntary services, age-friendly community development, social sustainability and SDGs, etc. Teaching methods include lectures, invited speakers, field visits, group discussions and independent learning. This course will also aim to engage students in active participation. Students are free to share their life experiences and policy opinions in class, so to facilitate mutual learning.
- Course Objectivea. The students will understand population ageing in East and Southeast Asian countries and globally. b. The students will develop capacity to do ageing social policy analysis and policy practice. c. The students will have field experiences and know how ageing social policies are done and materialized in Taiwan. d. The course will facilitate students from various countries to interact with each other and share their own experiences and ideas related to ageing societies.
- Course Requirementa. participate in class and filed visits (10%) b. complete one field visit report (20%) c. mid-term report on literature review of a chosen topic (20%) d. individual oral presentation in class and full written report on the chosen topic (50%)
- Expected weekly study hours before and/or after class
- Office Hour
- Designated Reading1. United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2022). World Population Prospects 2022. https://population.un.org/wpp/ 2. Danely, J. (2017). Aging and Subjectivity: Ethnography, Experience and Cultural Context. In: Samanta T. (eds) Cross-Cultural and Cross-Disciplinary Perspectives in Social Gerontology. Springer, Singapore. 3. Chen, S. & Powell, J. L.(2012). Aging in China: Implications to Social Policy of a Changing Economic State. International Perspectives on Aging 2, Boston, MA: Springer.
- References1. Devasahayam, T. W. (2014). Gender and Ageing: Southeast Asian Perspectives. Ed. Singapore: ISEAS Publishing. 2. Hooyman, N. R., & Kiyak, H. A. (2011). Social Gerontology. Boston: Pearson Education, Inc. 3. Suzuku, T. (2013). Low Fertility and Population Aging in Japan and East Asia. Tokyo: Springer. 4. Andreoni, G., & Membretti, C. (2021). Digital Health Technology for Better Aging: A Multidisciplinary Approach. Cham : Springer International Publishing AG
- Grading
20% Mid-term report
Students are required to complete a literature review on a chosen topic.
50% Final individual oral and written report
Each student is responsible for submitting his|her own report with a specific topic. An oral presentation will be given in class and a written report is due at the end of the semester. The final written report shall be within 3000 words. If you use more quantitative data analysis, charts and graphs, it is okay that your report may be shorter. The final report should include three parts: first, a brief background of your chosen topic; second, a literature review section (basically the mid-term report); and third, an anlysis of policies or services regarding your topic. Some suggestions following your analysis will be better. Finally, please add a list of reference. The oral report will be given in class. Each student should do a 15 minute presentation on the same topic as the written report. You may edit and revise your written report after the in-class presentation and feedback from the classmates and the teacher. The final written report is due no later than the 15th of June. In addition, please also write a short briefing of no more than 1000 words in your final individual report about what you have done during the semester for your self learning.
10% Class participation
This is a small class. Each student needs to fully participate in class and filed visits. All absence without prior notice will cost the final grade.
20% field visit report
Each student is required to pay a field visit (on site or online) to any chosen activity or service designed for older persons in your country. Each student needs to hand in a filed visit report.
- NTU has not set an upper limit on the percentage of A+ grades.
- 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 Method Description A3 提供學生彈性出席課程方式
Provide students with flexible ways of attending courses
B1 延長作業繳交期限
Extension of the deadline for submitting assignments
D1 由師生雙方議定
Negotiated by both teachers and students
B6 學生與授課老師協議改以其他形式呈現
Mutual agreement to present in other ways between students and instructors
- Make-up Class Information
- Course Schedule
2/25Week 1 2/25 Course introduction 3/04Week 2 3/04 Global population aging 3/11Week 3 3/11 Public and Private Partnership 3/18Week 4 3/18 Successful aging 3/25Week 5 3/25 Culture matters 4/01Week 6 4/01 Trends and development: Country report I 4/08Week 7 4/08 Trends and development: Country report II 4/15Week 8 4/15 Policy as knowledge and practice (field trip) 4/22Week 9 4/22 Financing aged society and care economy 4/29Week 10 4/29 Work and retirement 5/06Week 11 5/06 Aging theories and applications 5/13Week 12 5/13 Creative aging 5/20Week 13 5/20 Digital aging 5/27Week 14 5/27 Geriatric health care and telecare 6/3Week 15 6/3 Final presentations 6/10Week 16 6/10 Self learning week