NCHU Course Outline

Course Name	(中) 昆蟲生態學實習(2171)
	(Eng.) Insect Ecology Lab
Offering Dept	Department of Entomology
Course Type	Required	Credits	1	Teacher	HWANG,SHAW-YHI ect.
Department	Department of Entomology/Undergraduate	Language	English	Semester	2025-SPRING
Course Description	本課程將從昆蟲的個體，族群，及群聚各方面來探討昆蟲生態的相關領域議題。
Prerequisites				self-directed learning in the course	N

Relevance of Course Objectives and Core Learning Outcomes(%)			Teaching and Assessment Methods for Course Objectives
Course Objectives	Competency Indicators	Ratio(%)	Teaching Methods	Assessment Methods
1. 經由實作熟習昆蟲的個體，族群，及群聚各方面有關昆蟲生態的知識	1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.	10 10 20 15 15 10 20	Visit Practicum Discussion	Quiz Written Presentation Oral Presentation Assignment
Course Content and Homework/Schedule/Tests Schedule
Week Course Content Week 1 Exercise 1: Reading and writing scientific literature Week 2 Exercise 2: Ecosystem (Insect) survey (sampling) method: Litter/soil arthropod communities & project preview Week 3 Exercise 3: Measuring plant herbivory Week 4 Exercise 4: Sampling and Trapping Technique (methods) - (I): Sticky Trap & Pitfall Trapping for Sampling Week 5 Exercise 5: Sampling and Trapping Technique (methods) - (II): Use of Pheromone Trap Week 6 Exercise 6: Insect Galls Week 7 Exercise 7: Pollination Ecology Presentation and discussion of Project Exercise 8: Literature search Week 8 Field trip: Miaoli Biological Control Center Week 9 Exercise 9-1: Insect mass rearing technology Week 10 Exercise 9-2: Predators collecting and rearing Week 11 Exercise 9-3: Parasitoids collecting and rearing Week 12 Exercise 10: Head capsule width- Dyar’s rule Week 13 Exercise 11-1: Thermal summation- Temp. effect Week 14 Exercise 11-2: Thermal summation- Temp. effect Week 15 Exercise 11-3: Thermal summation- Temp. effect Week 16 Exercise 12: Grouping design- Conservation for a specific natural enemy Week 17 Exercise 12-1: Grouping design- Conservation for a specific natural enemy Week 18 期末考- Individual interview- Q and A
Evaluation
報告及考試
Textbook & other References
1. George W. C. 2002. General Ecology, laboratory manual. McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., New York 2. Brower et al. 1998. Field and laboratory methods for general ecology. McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., New York
Teaching Aids & Teacher's Website
Office Hours
每週一下午2-3點
Sustainable Development Goals, SDGs
include experience courses：N

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