NCHU Course Outline
Course Name (中) 科幻小說(4534)
(Eng.) Science Fiction
Offering Dept Continuing Bachelor Program in Foreign Languages and Literatures
Course Type Elective Credits 2 Teacher JUDY,RONALD
Department Continuing Bachelor Program in Foreign Languages and Literatures(N)Undergraduate Language English Semester 2025-SPRING
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

Course Content and Homework/Schedule/Tests Schedule
Week Course Content
Week 1 Hugo Gernsback, ”How to Write ’Science’ Stories”| Jules Verne, ”The Year 2889”
Week 2 PKD, ”The Chromium Fence” (pdf)
Week 3 Heinlein, ”All you zombies--” (pdf)
Week 4 Film: Forbidden Planet (1956)
Week 5 Ellison, ”Repent, Harlequin” (1965)
Week 6 Le Guin, ”The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas” 1973 (pdf)
Week 7 Butler, ”Blood Child” 1985 (reader)
Week 8 Film: District 9 (2009) S Africa
Week 9 **Midterm Quiz**
Week 10 George R.R. Martin, ”Sandkings” (reader)
Week 11 Chen Qiufan, ”Year of the Rat” / 陳楸帆《鼠年》(reader)
Week 12 William Gibson, ”Burning Chrome” (reader)
Week 13 Film: Star Trek: into Darkness
Week 14 Iain M. Banks: ”A Gift from the Culture”
Week 15 Hao Jingfang, ”Folding Beijing”《北京折疊》(reader) & Wu, "Great Wall Planet"
Week 16 Films: Alien: Romulus
Week 17 TBA
Week 18 Review
Evaluation
30% Midterm reading quiz
30% Classwork (oral & written assignments)
30% Final essay (topic approved by me)
10% Participation (weekly discussion)
Textbook & other References
My reader/materials:
*my reader + pdfs
*films, etc
Teaching Aids & Teacher's Website
Google drive for documents, etc:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/18a1wlY-ldg7dbU68kec9VSl7sW_6Iu-Y
Office Hours
TBA
Sustainable Development Goals, SDGs
04.Quality Education   15.Life On Land   16.Peace and Justiceinclude experience courses:N
Please respect the intellectual property rights and use the materials legally.Please repsect gender equality.
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