NCHU Course Outline
Course Name (中) 專題討論(一)(6235)
(Eng.) Seminar (I)
Offering Dept Department of Plant Pathology
Course Type Required Credits 1 Teacher Cheng-Fang Hong
Department Department of Plant Pathology/Graduate Language English Semester 2026-FALL
Course Description
Prerequisites
self-directed learning in the course Y
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.Knowledge and technology related to plant pathology and plant health inspection and quarantine
2.Knowledge of plant pathogenic microorganisms
3.Skills on agricultural biotechnology and its application
4.Practical skills for plant medicine
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25
25
25
Discussion
Lecturing
Attendance
Other
Course Content and Homework/Schedule/Tests Schedule
Week Course Content
Week 1 9/10 洪爭坊 副教授 General rules for the Seminar
Week 2 9/17 中研院農業生物科技研究中心 陳韻竹 助理研究員
Exploring New Regulators of Systemic Acquired Resistance and the Potential Contribution of Leaf Microbiota to Plant Defense
Week 3 9/24 中研院植物暨微生物學研究所 謝侑穎 助理研究員
Genetic discovery and evolutionary consequences of fungal-bacterial competition
Week 4 10/1 中研院生物多樣性研究中心 蔡怡陞 研究員
What do we know about ”interesting” fungi in Taiwan?
Week 5 10/8 中興大學農藝系 蔣國司 教授
Absence of Evidence Is Not Evidence of Absence: Rethinking Biosecurity Risk Analysis
Week 6 10/15 中研院植物暨微生物學研究所 郭志鴻 研究員兼副所長
Phytoplasma Genomics: Mobile Genetic Elements, Effectors, and Host Reprogramming
Week 7 10/22 Dr. Brian H. Kvitko, Associate Professor, Department of Plant Pathology, University of Georgia
Week 8 10/29 期中考(彈性週)
Week 9 11/5 Dr. Jongsoo Shin, ASIA Director, International Rice Research Institute
Week 10 11/12 The 20th International Symposium on Biocatalysis and Agricultural Biotechnology(自主學習)
Week 11 11/19 陽明交大 微生物及免疫學研究所 張道欣 助理教授
The Journey of a Plant Pathologist & From Academic Research to Drug Discovery in Global Pharma:
Part I: From Plant Molecular Virology to Structural Biology in Plant Scent
Part II: Decoding Mechanisms and Rewiring Human Signaling Pathways in Health and Disease
Week 12 11/26 Dr. Michael Kolomiets, Professor, Department of Plant Pathology, Texas A&M
Week 13 12/3
1. 學生報告

2. 中興大學基因體暨生物資訊學研究所 朱彥煒 教授
Week 14 12/10
1. 碩士班學生報告

2. 博士班學生報告

3. 博士班學生報告
Week 15 12/17 Faculty visit seminar, Texas A&M University
Week 16 12/24 Faculty candidate seminar
self-directed
learning
   01.Participation in professional forums, lectures, and corporate sharing sessions related to industry-government-academia-research exchange activities.
   05.Participation in various workshops organized by different departments of NCHU.

Evaluation
出席率60%,課程中提問30%,參與研討會自主學習心得 10%。Attendance 60%; participation & discussion 30%; Feedback on attending 20th ISBAB and TAMU faculty seminar 10%.
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