Semester	Spring Semester, 2025
Department	International Doctor Program in Asia-Pacific Studies, First Year International Doctor Program in Asia-Pacific Studies, Second Year
Course Name	Strategic Analyze in Asia－Pacific Region
Instructor	LEE HSI-MIN
Credit	3.0
Course Type	Elective
Prerequisite

Course Objective

Course Description

Course Schedule

Class Schedule

Course Schedules
Week	Date	Topic	Unit	Remark
1	02/19	Course orientation	Course Introduction and Discussion	Add/Drop Period
2	02/26	Introduction of Strategy		Add/Drop Period
3	03/05	Strategic Posture of Taiwan Strait	The Overall Defense Concept and Asymmetrical Capability of Taiwan
4	03/12	Overall Defense Concept I
5	03/19	Overall Defense Concept II
6	03/26	Introduction of Strategic Analysis
7	04/02	University Holiday
8	04/09	Strategic Thinkings of China
9	04/16	Guest Speaker Lecture 1	Strategic Analysis of ASEAN	TBA
10	04/23	Military Field Trip	Options: NCSIST or AIDC Military Bases	TBA
11	04/30	Korean Peninsula
12	05/07	Indo-Pacific Strategic Analysis
13	05/14	War Game Practice
14	05/21	University Holiday
15	05/28	Student Group Presentations 1
16	06/04	Student Group Presentations 2	Paper Writing
17	06/11	Research Paper Writing
18	06/18	Finals Week		Final Paper due on June 30

Teaching Methods

Teaching Assistant

N/A

Requirement/Grading

Class Discussion and Participation (30%):

Students are expected to read and discuss the reading materials, as well as participate in class activities. This means that students need to complete the assigned tasks and readings properly and immerse yourself into the class discussions during the lectures. There will be multiple opportunities for participation, including class discussion, bringing in comments or feedback to class, asking questions, and other group activities such as visits and table top exercise, and other events.

It is fine if you need to be absent or leave class early, just let course instructors know beforehand. Normally we do not take attendance.

Group Presentation (25%):

Students need to form a presentation group (each group contains 2 people) and choose one topic relevant to the Asia-Pacific security issues and present it in class for about 20 minutes; after presentation presenters should lead the discussions and answer questions. A power point slide should be used for presentation. If you are not sure about topics, consult with the course instructor.

Participation of Extracurricular Activities (5%):

A visit to military bases, academies, or defense R&D institutes will be organized. It is agreed that this visit to be arranged on Friday. Students (especially international students) should take advantage this opportunity to take part and get to know more through the visit.

Final Paper: (40%)

A 2500 words (maximum 3000 words) of paper or essay is required. It should focus on Asia-Pacific security related topics. If you are not sure whether your topic is relevant or acceptable, please ask the instructor. Essays should conform to the following basic format: 1. Synopsis, 200 words; 2. Background description, 200-300 words; 3. Analysis, 800-1,200 words; 4. Policy Recommendations, 200-300 words. Notes should be formatted as endnotes. For questions of style and usage, you should consult the Chicago Manual of Style. Please see (https://taiwancss.org/strategic-vision/) for further information. Paper due date is June 30, 2025.

Textbook & Reference

Sumit Ganguly, Andrew Scobell, Joseph Chinyong Liow (Eds.). The Routledge Handbook of Asian Security Studies, 2^nd edition. Routledge (2017).

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