Semester | Fall Semester, 2020 | ||
Department | Freshman Class of BA in Global Governance | ||
Course Name | Introduction to Global Studies | ||
Instructor | OU TZU-CHI | ||
Credit | 3.0 | ||
Course Type | Required | ||
Prerequisite |
Course Objective |
Course Description |
Course Schedule |
GGSD: Globalization and Democratic Governance(全球化與民主治理) GTIM: Global Technology and Innovation Management(全球科技與創新管理) AS: Asian Society and Sustainable Development(亞洲社會與永續發展)
Week 1 (9/16) Topic: Beyond borders: an interdisciplinary approach for the globe; Introduction to Asian Society and Sustainable Development (AS) Speaker: Prof. Tzu-Chi Ou歐子綺, International College of Innovation Week 2 (9/23) Topic: Global Supply Chain in the Post-Covid19 World (GGSD) Speaker: Prof. Chien-Huei Wu吳建輝, Institute of European and American Studies, Academia Sinica Week 3 (9/30) Topic: Introduction to global technology and innovation management (GTIM) Speaker: Prof. Yuh-Jong Hu胡毓忠, Dept. of Computer Science, NCCU Week 4 (10/7) Topic: 2030 SDGs Game: An invitation to explore the world and yourself (GGSD/AS) Speaker: CP Yen Foundation (朝邦文教基金會) Week 5 (10/14) Topic: Sustainability issues in Africa-China relations Speaker: Dr. Meryl Burgess梅麗爾, Visiting Scholar, NCCU Week 6 (10/21) Topic: Sustainable and Resilient Cities in the Pandemic (GGSD/AS) Speaker: Prof. Jeff Hou侯志仁, Department of Landscape Architecture, University of Washington Week 7 (10/28) Topic: Climate Change, economics, and policies (GGSD/GTIM/AS) Speaker: Prof. John Chung-En Liu劉仲恩, Department of Sociology, NTU Week 8 (11/4) Round Table I: Can the COVID-19 pandemic lead to deglobalization? Week 9 (11/11) Topic: From Words to Wisdom: A Brief Introduction to Textual Data Science (GTIM) Speaker: Prof. Hen-Hsen Huang黃瀚萱, Dept. of Computer Science, NCCU Week 10 (11/18) Topic: Multiple Facets of Grassroots Innovation: Technology Enthusiasm, Open Source, Hacking and Making (GTIM/AS) Speaker: Prof. Chen-Pang Yeang楊振邦, Institute for the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology, University of Toronto Week 11 (11/25) Topic: Technology and the US-China trade war (GTIM/ASSD/GDG) Speaker: Prof. Syaru Shirley Lin 林夏如, Compton Visiting Professor in World Politics at the Miller Center of Public Affairs at the University of Virginia. Week 12 (12/2) Topic: Technology and the US-China trade war (GTIM/AS/GGSD) Speaker: to be decided Week 13 (12/9) Round Table II: How to manage risks with data? Week 14 (12/16) Topic: TBD (GTIM) Speaker: Prof. Yan-Tsung Peng彭彥璁, Dept. of Computer Science, NCCU Week 15 (12/30) Topic: LGBT rights in Asia (AS/GGSD) Speaker: Jennifer Lu 呂欣潔, Executive Director, Taiwan Equality Campaign Week 16 (12/30) Topic: Civilizations and cultures: An anthropological view on Austronesian Studies (AS/GGSD) Speaker: Prof. Da-wei Kuan官大偉, Department of Ethnology, NCCU Week 17 (1/6) Topic: International law, global law, or multilevel world legal order? (AS/GGSD) Speaker: Prof. Vivianne Weng翁燕菁, Department of Political Science, NCCU Week 18 (1/13) Round Table III: Asia, center or periphery? |
Teaching Methods |
Teaching Assistant |
TBA |
Requirement/Grading |
1. Participation: 25% - Weekly discussion questions, frequency of questions, and attendance. Submit a discussion question each week by 5 pm on Tuesday before the class. 2. Team works: 60% (20% for each round table) Collective work and performance in each round table session. Each group member shares equally the responsibility of their collective work. 3. Critical Memo: 15% - Comprehensive reflection on the connection between reading assignments, lectures, and team works. Submitting an abstract of your memo by 12/23. |
Textbook & Reference |
TBA |
Urls about Course |
https://eel-hub.nccu.edu.tw/lecture/zu1001001/ |
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