Students learn advanced starch chemistry through reading, leading and participating in the discussion, and presenting comprehensive reviews of peer reviewed articles published in the last three years (2013-2016). Both students and the instructor will select articles that are related to the students’ research projects or disciplines. The instructor will provide guidelines f leading group discussions and facilitate the discussions. Through in-class activities, students will gain knowledge that will advance research projects related to starch chemistry. Students will also build up critical-thinking, leadership, and communication skills in the class. The final presentations, both an oral and a written report, are expected to be part of the students’ future theses, manuscripts or research presentations. 1. Students will gain knowledge about starch science and its relationship with nutritional and technical functionalities. 2. Students will gain an understanding of the role of starch chemistry in agricultural and life sciences. 3. Students will read and analyze various hot topics related to starch science and technology. College of Bio-Resources & Agriculture Main Campus Instructor’s permission. The instructor recommends students to take scientific writing, seminar, organic chemistry, biochemistry, food chemistry and take the Library database training before the class. Ting-Jang Lu 10 Tuesday 1,2 FOOD7209 (641EM3090) 1 (College of Bioresources and Agriculture) Graduate Institute of Food Science & Technology http://www.fst.ntu.edu.tw/eng/p1-letter.asp

Landscape ecology introduced several perspectives and principles that become foundational for planners. Landscape structure, a description of spatial relationships among ecosystems, can be measured by landscape metrics. This course offers a cross-sectional overview of current research progress in the field of landscape measuring and landscape ecological planning. The contributions that are included in the chapters of the course range from the foundation of landscape ecology, methodology, landscape metrics and landscape ecological planning to the actual application of landscape measuring and planning. This course is an indispensable guide for students interested in landscape measuring and landscape ecological planning, their backgrounds and their application. Additional exercises and assignments help students to critically assess the potential of these instruments. Landscape ecology introduced several perspectives and principles that become foundational for planners. Landscape structure, a description of spatial relationships among ecosystems, can be measured by landscape metrics. This course offers a cross-sectional overview of current research progress in the field of landscape measuring and landscape ecological planning. The contributions that are included in the chapters of the course range from the foundation of landscape ecology, methodology, landscape metrics and landscape ecological planning to the actual application of landscape measuring and planning. This course is an indispensable guide for students interested in landscape measuring and landscape ecological planning, their backgrounds and their application. Moreover, systematic conservation approaches and tools will be introduced in this course. Additional exercises and assignments help students to critically assess the potential of these instruments. Related analysis tools will be introduced in this course. In addition, Drs. Loyau and Schmeller who are worldwide well-knowing biologists from Germany will join this course to introduce concepts and topics related to nature conservation, Conservation Networks and Natura 2000, and Biodiversity Monitoring in three weeks. This course is an indispensable guide for students interested in landscape measuring and landscape ecological planning, their backgrounds and their application. Additional exercises and assignments help students to critically assess the potential of these instruments. Additionally, concepts of nature conservation, Conservation Networks and Natura 2000, and Biodiversity Monitoring will also be introduced to student to know nature conservation worldwide. College of Bio-Resources & Agriculture Main Campus HOMEWORK:30% MIDTERM REPORT:30% FINAL REPORT:40% Yu-Pin Lin 46 Tuesday 6,7,8 BSE5046 (622EU4730) 3 (College of Bioresources and Agriculture) Graduate Institute of Bioenviromental Systems Engineering,
(College of Bioresources and Agriculture) Department of Bioenvironmental Systems Engineering http://www.bse.ntu.edu.tw/english/super_pages.php?ID=english

This course consists of three sections. In first section, we survey research articles concerning with meteorology and hydrology in Taiwan and Japan. In second section, we survey research articles concerning with ecology in Taiwan and Japan. In third section, we discuss impacts of human activity on ecohydrological processes in forests in Taiwan and Japan. This course aim to study locality and generality of forest ecohydrological processes such as water, carbon, nitrogen, and soil erosion in East Asian forests under the influence of Asian monsoon. In addition, this course aims to learn forest culture in Taiwan and Japan and aim to discuss their impacts on ecohydrological processes. College of Bio-Resources & Agriculture Main Campus Nothing Tomonori Kume 5 Forest7044 (625EM2460) 3 (College of Bioresources and Agriculture) School of Forestry and Resource Conservation
*Registration eligibility: graduate students. http://www.fo.ntu.edu.tw/main.php?lang=en&Trad2Simp=n

Microeconomics studies all kinds of individual decisions and how those decisions change in response to changes in the given conditions. The intent of this course is to give students a full exposition of the analytic tools used for the study of individual economic choices. Students will master the key concepts of optimization, equilibrium, comparative statics, as well as market analysis throughout the 18-week period. Given a problem concerning economic decisions, students will learn how to identify the appropriate framework, a suitable analytic tool, and undertake an informal microeconomic analysis. College of Bio-Resources & Agriculture Main Campus Yir Hueih Luh 10 Monday 2,3,4 AGEC7074 (627EM4680) 3 *Majors-only (including minor and double major students).
*Registration eligibility: graduate students.
*Registration eligibility: international students.

(College of Bioresources and Agriculture) Graduate Institute of Agricultural Economics
http://www.agec.ntu.edu.tw/main.php?lang=en&Trad2Simp=n

This course gives an opportunity for students to create the benefits of natural landscape by landscape planning and design. From the concept of healthy landscape healthy people to the practice of therapeutical landscape design and planning. This course expect to depict the healthy design criteria and it’s applications based on the related research findings. The purpose of this course includes: 1. familiar with the research findings of healthy landscape healthy people 2. practice by establishing the design criteria of healthy benefits of natural landscape and designing the facilities for users College of Bio-Resources & Agriculture Main Campus Design and discussion will be the most important requirements. As a designer, this studio ask students to practice survey, analyze, evaluate and be creative in their design work. Chun-Yen Chang 30 Monday 6,7,8,9,10 HORT5070 (628EU2070) 3 *Registration eligibility: juniors and above.
(College of Bioresources and Agriculture) Graduate Institute of Horticulture, Landscape Horticulture Division,
(College of Bioresources and Agriculture) Department of Horticulture http://www.hort.ntu.edu.tw/main.php?lang=en&Trad2Simp=n

This course deals with basic nutrition knowledge and their application in small animal clinical diseases nutritional management College of Bio-Resources & Agriculture Main Campus Jih-Jong Lee 50 VM5094 (629EU2490) 2 (College of Bioresources and Agriculture) Graduate Institute of Veterinary Medicine,
(College of Bioresources and Agriculture) Institute of Veterinary Clinical Sciences
*Majors-only (including minor and double major students).
*Registration eligibility: seniors and above. http://www.vm.ntu.edu.tw/Clinical_Eng/index.html

Nano/micro engineering technology has increasing impacts in biomedical research. The manipulation and measurement of this scale, ie,several hundred nanometers down to atomic resolution, is closely related to the dimension of many important biomolecules and the sampling of the volume down to this size has significant biomedical implications.The full understanding of a biological system is the first step of being able to control or even manipulate it in the future. In this course, we will introduce some basic nano/micro engineering techniques used at our lab for the biosensing, analysis, and manipulation at molecular, cellular and tissue levels. In previous years, the course is undergone by a weekly class with half part in literature discussion and the other half for technique introduction. In this year, we have made some changes by decreasing the literature discussion with most literature discussion dedicated on the identification of a biomedical issue; on the other hand, the related nano/micro techniques are introduced in more details and accompanied by approperiate demonstration. The choice of a term project has been changed from technique-based to biomedical issue-oriented.Instead of picking a technique and finding a biomedical application, the students have to identify a central question in biomedical research or come up with a device design to facilitate biomedical test, and then find the appropriate techniques to answer or fullfil the purpose and intention raised in their project. This will help students to pick up all the nano/micro engineering techniques which meet the biomedical research requirement. And with the guidance of the need in biomedical research, students will be able to foresee the future direction of technology advancement in assisting the biomedical research and practice. 1. Encourage the interdisiplinary discussion and enlarge the understanding of the core biomedical issues from a multidisciplinary view. 2. Gaining in-depth experience from a hands-on project. College of Engineering Main Campus In this semester, we will work on the theme of “Digital Nano Array” with microlabs on nanofabrication, measurement, and analysis. The students will be set into 2 groups for a hands-on term project. The students can pick an issue in biomedical research or practice. The focus given at this semester is “pre-processing of raw sample for subsequent biomolecule sensing.” The students need to specify their purpose and research methods and give an oral presentation on April 12. The complete experimental results will be delievered at the final report, which is on Jun 12, along with a paper report detailing the procedures and results. Chii-Wann Lin 10 Friday A,B,C Biomed7038 (548EM0650) 3 (College of Engineering) Graduate Institute of Bomedical Engineering,
Non-degree Program: Nano-Technology Engineering,
(College of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science) Graduate Institute of Biomedical Electronics and Bioinfornatics http://bme.ntu.edu.tw/english/

Over 3000 international investment agreements (IIA) currently operates through Bilateral investment treaties (BITs) and investment protection provisions of free trade agreements (FTAs). Investment agreements are concluded by the investor’s home country and the host country. Its aim is to protect the investor and investment made in the territory of the host country. By the nature of mixing public-private law, investment treaties usually have a wider implication for the domestic regulatory regime of host states. Notable examples include trade, tax, intellectual property, renewable energy, environment and public health policies. How to balance investor’ rights and the host state’s right to regulate in public mattes has thus become a topical issue in investment relations. On dispute settlement, foreign investor are given the direct rights to use international arbitration challenging the host state’s measures. The arbitral rules of the ICSID (International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes) and United Nations Commission International Trade Law Arbitration Rules (UNCITRAL) are the two rules which have been most commonly used. As practiced, the number of investor-State arbitrations has mushroomed as hundreds of millions of dollars have been awarded as compensation remedies. Investment arbitration usually affects a wider public interest of a host state and thus has invited hot debates within international economic community. Tentative topics to be discussed follow. (1) Overview of International Investment Law Proliferation in Asia (2) Definition on investors and investments (3) Non-discrimination treatment: National Treatment; Most Favoured Nation (4) Indirect expropriations and right to regulate (5) Fair and equitable treatment: the emerging proportionality principle? (6) Full protection and security/ umbrella clause (7) Cross-cutting Issues in Investment Law Asia Perspective on Sustainable Environment and Public Health (8) BIT dispute settlement in East Asia and the dispute settlement in the investment chapter of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) (9) Introduction to ICSID arbitral rules(I): ICSID Jurisdiction, applicable law and interim measure (10) Introduction to ICSID arbitral rules(II):Challenge and annulment procedures (11) Introduction to ICSID arbitral rules(II): Enforcement and sovereign immunity The course is designed to help students establish the basic capacity to deal with issues on foreign investment law. It will also help students have good basic knowledges of investment arbitration. College of Engineering Main Campus Class sessions will be conducted by lectures, students’ presentations and discussions. 2. Each student is required to pick up a topic and make presentation in class. The topic shall be approved by the instructor. 3. The Power-Point slides should be delivered to the instructor, teaching assistant and students via e-mail and ceiba three days prior to presentation. 4. Each student is required to write a term paper at the end of the semester. The topic of the term paper needs to be approved by the instructor. The 10-page full-paper should use blue book citation. 5. Attendance for all classes and active class participation is strongly encouraged. In no event, the participants should miss two classes without good reason. 6. The course evaluation will be based on class participation (including attendance and discussion) (40%), the presentation (30%) and the final term paper (30%). Tung-Wu Lu 15 Wednesday 2,3,4 Biomed7054 (548EM0910) 3 (College of Medicine) Graduate Institute of Occupational Therapy,
(College of Engineering) Graduate Institute of Bomedical Engineering,
(College of Medicine) Graduate Institute of Occupational Therapy
*Registration eligibility: graduate students.
http://bme.ntu.edu.tw/english/

This class provides an introduction to the interactions between cells and the surfaces of biomaterials. The course covers: surface chemistry and physics of selected metals, polymers, and ceramics; surface characterization methodology; modification of biomaterials surfaces; quantitative assays of cell behavior in culture; biosensors and microarrays; bulk properties of implants; and acute and chronic response to implanted biomaterials. General topics include biosensors, drug delivery, and tissue engineering. This class provides an introduction to the interactions between cells and the surfaces of biomaterials. The course covers: surface chemistry and physics of selected metals, polymers, and ceramics; surface characterization methodology; modification of biomaterials surfaces; quantitative assays of cell behavior in culture; biosensors and microarrays; bulk properties of implants; and acute and chronic response to implanted biomaterials. General topics include biosensors, drug delivery, and tissue engineering. College of Engineering Main Campus Feng-Huei Lin 40 Tuesday 2,3,4 Biomed5001 (548EU0110) 3 *Registration eligibility: graduate students.
(College of Engineering) Graduate Institute of Bomedical Engineering,
(College of Engineering Ph.D.Program of Greem Materials and Precision Devices,
Non-degree Program: Nano-Technology Engineering http://bme.ntu.edu.tw/english/

Overview 課程概論 The environment influences organisms profoundly. It affects their present-day ecology (determining where they live and how many can survive there) and, through natural selection acting over past generations, influences their form and adaptations. Present day human-induced changes to the environment are also responsible for endangering species and even driving them to extinction. This course introduces the basic principles and the applications of ecology at different levels of ecosystems (i.e. individual-, population-, community-, ecosystem-, regional and global scales). The ecological theories will be illustrated with examples in order to enable better understanding of the links between the environment and organisms as well as the biological interactions and human-induced threats at each level of ecological organisation. The present course will be concluded with the introduction of biodiversity management, i.e. conservation, restoration and sustaining biodiversity, global ecological crisis, and the economical and socio-political dimensions of nature and environmental management. (1) Introduce the basic principles of ecology and its applications at different levels of ecosystems (i.e. individual-, population-, community-, ecosystem-, regional and global scales) (2) Explain how the environment affects organisms in terms of their present-day ecology (determining where they live and how many can survive there) and, through natural selection acting over past generations, influences their form and adaptations (3) Describe patterns of biological interactions and adaptations (4) Describe the causes and consequences of human-induced threats at different levels of ecological organisation (5) Illustrated ecological applications to different levels of ecosystems with published examples (6) Explain the value of biodiversity to human and biodiversity management, i.e. conservation, restoration and sustaining biodiversity (7) Introduce regional and global ecological crisis and ecological management (8) Introduce the economical and socio-political dimensions of nature and environmental management College of Bio-Resources & Agriculture Main Campus Grading policy: Assignments and continuous assessment (10%) Project presentation (30%) Class tests (20%) Final examination (40%) Rita S. W. Yam 110 Thursday 5,6,7 BSE2029 (602E27800) 3 (College of Bioresources and Agriculture) Department of Bioenvironmental Systems Engineering,
Non-degree Program: Ecological Engineering http://www.bse.ntu.edu.tw/english/super_pages.php?ID=english

課程名稱: 細胞微機電及微流體導論 (Introduction to Cellular BioMEMS and Biomicrofluidics) 1.Cellular biomechanics: anatomy and physiology of cells, mechanics of cytoskeleton, cell-matrix interaction, focal adhesions, mechanical model, mechanoreceptors, mechanical behavior of cells: mitosis, migration, and introduction to infection induced cell abnormality. 2.Tissue Engineering: microcirculation, capillary anatomy, diffusion and convection, Starling law, osmotic pressure, interstitial flow, basics of angiogenesis and vasculogenesis. 3.BioMEMS: Photolithography, bulk micromachining, surface micromachining, micro-molding, plastic manufacturing. 4.Microfluidics: scaling laws, surface to volume ratio, hydraulic resistance, wall shear stress, diffusion, capillary flow, hydrodynamics in porous media. 5.Special topic: Cell-based chip for biotechnology – bioreactors, studies of mechanics of abnormal cells, cell sorting, cell trapping. 6.Special topic: BioMEMS for cell biology – substrate dependency of cells, cell-cell contact, cell migration. 7.Special topic: Tissue microengineering – 3D culture, angiogenesis, vasculogenesis, organ on a chip. (1) Introduce how to use basic mechanics to explain cell and tissue mechanics. (2) Explain how to apply cell mechanics to the design of BioMEMS and Biomicrofluidic devices (3) Understand the applications of BioMEMS and Biomicrofluidics in medical applications College of Engineering Main Campus Yu-Hsiang Hsu 20 Tuesday 7,8,9 AM7166 (543EM5310) 3 Non-degree Program: Nano-Technology Engineering,
(College of Engineering) Graduate Institute of Applied Mechanics http://www.iam.ntu.edu.tw/English/EN-homepage/homepage-Frameset.htm

This course is to give an overview of circulatory biomechanics from the standpoints of engineering, physiology, and medical sciences. Experimental results from advanced clinical researches are used as examples and served as the guide to new focused research areas with great clinical values. Introduction to Physiological Fluid Dynamics Medical Terminology Physiological Properties of Human Body and Blood Rheology Dynamics of Circulatory System Relation of Cardiovascular Diseases (CVD) to Fluid Dynamics Mechanics of the Heart Principles of Ultrasound for BioFluid Research (Experiment 1) Arterial Fluid Dynamics and Hemodynamics(Experiment 2) Mechanical Properties of Arterial Vessels
(Experiment 3) Venous Fluid Dynamics Fluid Dynamics of Micro-circulation (Experiment 4) Fluid Dynamics of Pulmonary circulation Artificial Organs (Experiment 5) Grades: Literature reviews (Reports *3: 50%) Lab. Results & Discussion (*5; 50%) Text Book & References: 1. Biomechanics: Circulation (text book) by Y.C. Fung (Springer) 2. Biomedical Engineering Principles by David Cooney (Marcel Decker) 3. Biomechanics: Motion, Flow, Stress and Growth by Y.C. Fung 4. Blood Flow through Organs and Tissues by Bain and Harper 5. Cardiovascular Fluid Dynamics by Huang and Normann College of Engineering Main Campus Yio Wha Shau 20 Wednesday A,B,C AM7102 (543EM6230) 3 (College of Engineering) Graduate Institute of Applied Mechanics http://www.iam.ntu.edu.tw/English/EN-homepage/homepage-Frameset.htm