| 週次 |
授課內容 |
| 第1週 |
Introduction and Fundamental Concepts (I)
1. Course introduction
2. Definition and fundamental concepts |
| 第2週 |
Introduction and Fundamental Concepts (II)
1. Information Technology vs. Agricultural Information Technology
2. Overview and historical development of IT applications in agriculture. |
| 第3週 |
Agricultural Data Collecting, Processing and Management (I)
1.Role of data in modern farming
2.Types of agricultural data (e.g, weather, soil, crop or livestock productivity
*Hand-on exercise: Agricultural data searching and collecting |
| 第4週 |
Agricultural Data Collecting, Processing and Management (II)
*Hand-on exercise : Agricultural data processing and synthesis |
| 第5週 |
Agricultural Data Statistics and Analysis
1. Charts/diagrams creation of agricultural statistics
2. Interpretation and application of agricultural statistical information |
| 第6週 |
Agricultural Data Management and Databases
1. Basic concepts and operations of database
2. Agricultural database development and management
3. Application of Agricultural Database and Information System |
| 第7週 |
Guest Speaker: AI and database applications in modern agriculture
(Topic/Schedule: tentative; Further detail will be provided in class) |
| 第8週 |
Mid-term review section
1. Synthesis and reviews of Week 1-8 contents
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| 第9週 |
Mid-term Exam |
| 第10週 |
2026 GEAR-UP FORUM： Advancing Agricultural Science in the Age of Data and AI
*Required to participate the morning section of the Borlaug Lecture Series on 11/10 |
| 第11週 |
Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Remote Sensing in Agriculture
1.Basics of GIS and mapping in agriculture
2. Role of remote sensing in agriculture
*In-clas discussion: GIS or/and remote sensing in agriculture production (e.g., crop monitoring, site selection or farmland management) |
| 第12週 |
Smart Farming and Internet of Things (IoT) in Agriculture
1.Concept of smart farming
2.IoT-enabled farm management (e.g., use of drones, robotics and/or automated irrigation)
3.Role of ICT in agricultural extension services
4.Final Project Instruction
*In-class discussion (Tentative): Final Project Group Arrangement |
| 第13週 |
Precision Agriculture Technologies
1.Concepts of precision agriculture
2.Use of IoT devices, GPS, and sensors
3.Spatial data and GIS application in precision agriculture |
| 第14週 |
Future Trends in Agricultural Information Technology
1.Emerging trends: AI, blockchain, cloud computing
2.Future challenges and career opportunities in Agri-IT
*Final Project Development |
| 第15週 |
Final Project Development |
| 第16週 |
Final Project Presentationn (Group/Individual) and Post-class self-reflection report (Individual)
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自主學習
內容 |
01.參與專業論壇、講座、企業分享等產官學研相關交流活動
02.閱覽產業及學術相關多媒體資料
03.製作專題報告
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