SemesterFall Semester, 2020
DepartmentFreshman Class of BA in Global Governance
Course NameIntroduction to Global Studies
InstructorOU TZU-CHI
Credit3.0
Course TypeRequired
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/
Attachment

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