| Relevance of Course Objectives and Core Learning Outcomes(%) |
Teaching and Assessment Methods for Course Objectives |
| Course Objectives |
Competency Indicators |
Ratio(%) |
Teaching Methods |
Assessment Methods |
| Learn from the course: the basic unit of life, the mysterious genetic code, what life is, its response, maintenance and alternation, the value and application of life, and life's response to environmental changes and the fight against diseases. |
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| topic Discussion/Production |
| Discussion |
| Lecturing |
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| Attendance |
| Oral Presentation |
| Assignment |
| Quiz |
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| Course Content and Homework/Schedule/Tests Schedule |
| Week |
Course Content |
| Week 1 |
Introduction of life science- What life is? |
| Week 2 |
The origin and diversity of life. |
| Week 3 |
The basic unit of life. |
| Week 4 |
The basic unit of life. |
| Week 5 |
The energy for life. |
| Week 6 |
The mysterious genetic code. |
| Week 7 |
The mysterious genetic code. |
| Week 8 |
Diversity of Life.
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| Week 9 |
Midterm exam
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| Week 10 |
The response and maintenance of life.
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| Week 11 |
Microbial evolution, biology, and sustainable application.
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| Week 12 |
Plant evolution, biology, and sustainable application.
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| Week 13 |
Animal evolution, biology, and sustainable application.
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| Week 14 |
Ecology.
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| Week 15 |
Biotechnology and Genomics.
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| Week 16 |
The fight against environmental changes diseases.
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| Week 17 |
Human Impact on the Biosphere. |
| Week 18 |
Final Exam |
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| Evaluation |
| Written examination (middle and final)， Group discussion |
| Textbook & other References |
1.Sylvia S. Mader and Michael Windelspecht. (2021) Essentials of Biology. 6th edition. McGraw-Hill Higher Education. ISBN 9781260570540.
2.Sylvia Mader and Michael Windelspecht. (2022) Biology. 14th edition. McGraw-Hill Higher Education. ISBN: 9781264326600
3.周成功。 (2022) 生命為什麼如此神奇？：周成功教授的13堂探索之旅。下文化。 ISBN：9789865256913
4.中研院研之有物編輯群。2021。研之有物-見微知著！中研院的21堂生命科學課。時報出版。ISBN：9789571395746 |
| Teaching Aids & Teacher's Website |
| lecture media |
| Office Hours |
| Monday 16:00~17:00 |
| Sustainable Development Goals, SDGs |
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