Do we have free will or is free will an illusion? The problem goes back at least to the Stoics. Due to developments over the last few decades in neurocience and research on the brain, it has taken central position in today’s discussion, not only in sophisticated philosophical circles but also in the popular media. The problem is related to philosophy of mind, philosophy of language, moral theory, and many other areas. In this course we will read some now almost classic essays on free will from the analytic tradition of the 20th century. We will use the book “Free Will”, second edition, edited by Gary Watson, 2003. The book has a little more than 400 pages and contains 22 essays. We will probably read one essay per week and thus not be able to read all of them. This course is not about the history of free will. It is about arguments, not about history. But the arguments have a history themselves. The course objective is to lead us to a better understanding of the problem of free will in its current debate. Free will touches on many basic problems in philosophy, such as determinism, physicalism, mind-soul identity or mind-brain identity (or duality), personal identity, and morality. We will try to arrive at a better understanding of these issues and their many ways of interconnectedness. College of Liberal Arts Shuiyuan Campus Christian Helmut Wenzel 15 Thursday A,B,C Phl7762 3 Half Graduate Institute of Philosophy http://www.philo.ntu.edu.tw/en/ann/

[For the complete info, please refer to http://homepage.ntu.edu.tw/~josephw/principles_micro_15F.htm ] This is the introductory class for the principles of microeconomics. It serves as an introduction of economics to an audience that are not familiar with Calculus. (Those who have took Calculus should consider taking microeconomics instead.) One interesting feature of this class is there will be various classroom experiments throughout the semester, and students are expected to participate actively in them. This is a course taught in English, and all assignments are in English. If you feel that you would be in a disadvantaged position, please take other principles classes instead. The Goal of this class is to introduce how economists think (without the math required for microeconomics), and, help you think like an economist! Specifically, we will see how economists observe real world phenomenon, build simplified models of reality, derive theories to provide policy advice, and test implications with empirical or experimental data. College of Management There are no prerequisites for this course. JOSEPH TAO-YI WANG Monday 5 Wednesday 5 Friday 234 ECON1004 4 The upper limit of the number of non-majors: 150.

Information Theory is a senior (undergraduate) level course designed for students who are interested in the quantitative fundamental limits of information. What is information and how to quantify information? What is the ultimate data compression rate and what is the ultimate transmission rate of communication? In this course, we introduce the fascinating theory originated from Claude E. Shannon, which addresses the above fundamental questions in communication theory. We will develop methods and coding techniques to achieve these fundamental limits. Finally, we will also demonstrate the application of information theory to other fields, including statistics (hypothesis testing and estimation) and statistical inferences. 1. Introduce basic topics in information theory, including measures of information, source coding theorem, channel coding theorem, and source-channel separation. 2. Develop methods and coding techniques to achieve these fundamental limits. 3. Show applications of information theory beyond communications, especially in high dimensional statistics and statistical inferences. College of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science Prerequisite: Probability, Linear Algebra, Optional: Random Processes, Communication Systems Homework (30%), Midterm (30%), Final (40%) I-HSIANG WANG Wednesday 234 EE5028 3

Addressing legacies of pervasive human rights and humanitarian law violations is essential to breaking cycles of violence. But trying to render justice for victims of mass atrocity and violations raises large conceptual and practical difficulties, particularly when a states political balance is delicate, society is divisive, prevailing narratives of the past are irreconcilable, resources are limited, and international actors get involved. Transitional justice has emerged as an approach to achieving justice in these complex settings, when states are emerging from conflict and authoritarian rule. This course is designed to provide students with an introductory understanding of transitional justice theory and the challenges faced when applying that theory in real contexts of transition to address legacies of mass human rights and humanitarian law violations. The course is based on the Socratic teaching method, which requires student participation in class discussion. Students are expected to read assignments before coming to class. In addition to lectures and class discussions, a range of experiential and participatory learning methods will be employed, including group projects, presentations, and role plays. All instruction, discussions, assignments, and examinations, including all student input, will be conducted in English. College of Law JAMES KENG-HUI LIN LAW5357 1

[For the complete info, please refer to http://homepage.ntu.edu.tw/~josephw/principles_micro_15F.htm ] This is the introductory class for the principles of microeconomics. It serves as an introduction of economics to an audience that are not familiar with Calculus. (Those who have took Calculus should consider taking microeconomics instead.) One interesting feature of this class is there will be various classroom experiments throughout the semester, and students are expected to participate actively in them. This is a course taught in English, and all assignments are in English. If you feel that you would be in a disadvantaged position, please take other principles classes instead. The Goal of this class is to introduce how economists think (without the math required for microeconomics), and, help you think like an economist! Specifically, we will see how economists observe real world phenomenon, build simplified models of reality, derive theories to provide policy advice, and test implications with empirical or experimental data. College of Management There are no prerequisites for this course. JOSEPH TAO-YI WANG Monday 5 Wednesday 5 Friday 234 ECON1004 4 The upper limit of the number of non-majors: 150.

This course examines the basic mechanisms of mechanotransduction and how it affects modulates cell and tissue behaviors. Applications utilizing physical stimulation will also be discussed. JOURNAL ARTICLES AND STUDENT PRESENTATIONS 1. Introduction – Cell Biology 2. Basics in Cell Signaling 3. Tension 4. Compression 5. Flow 6. Electric Fields 7. Osmotic Pressure 8. Intrinsic Cell Forces College of Engineering Class presentation of journal review and written as well as oral presentation of final project proposal. PENHSIU CHAO Biomed7002 1

Please refer to the attached syllabus. College of Management Please refer to the attached syllabus. Yan-Shing Chen Friday 789 Fin8029 3

In the first semester: ?? Learn the background knowledge of information retrieval. ?? Learn the knowledge about Naive Bayes classification. ?? Be able to extract blog entries; identify opinion words and sentences. ?? Prepare training instances for the recommendation engine. ?? In the second semester: ?? Develop the recommendation engine. ?? Develop a fancy web interface. College of Management LING-CHIEH KUNG IM4001 2

To succeed in the future, managers must develop the resources and capabilities needed to build and sustain advantage in competitive markets. The way in which organizations attempt to develop such competitive advantage constitutes the essence of their strategy. This course introduces the concept of strategy and the process of strategic management through lectures, readings, discussion and case analyses. The emphasis is on the formulation and implementation of strategy at business and corporate levels for different types of firms across industries. College of Management JUNG YUN HAN Monday 789 GMBA7100 3

This special intensive course is designed for aspiring change leaders in business, government and civil society who want to create systemic change and lasting impact in the world. It is adopted from MIT Sloan School of Management’s executive education designed for high impact leaders, and is based on the professor’s real world consulting experience with clients such as the World Bank, Walton Family Foundation, Nike and Sustainable Apparel Coalition. This course will help you understand what systems thinking is and how it can empower you to become an effective change leader for creating a sustainable world. We will learn about the principles and tools of systems thinking and how to apply them to problem solving, decision making, strategic planning and partnership building for creating systemic change. Specifically, we will learn a set of tools that enable you to (1) graphically depict your understanding of a complex social system’s behavior and its underlying structure, (2) communicate with others about your understanding explicitly to form a shared understanding, and (3) design high-leverage interventions to address root causes of a complex challenge. These tools include causal loop diagrams, behavior-over-time graphs, stock-and-flow diagrams, system archetypes and systems mapping—all of which let you depict your understanding of a system—to computer simulation models and “management flight simulators,” which help you to test the potential impact of your interventions. We will also introduce other change framework and tools such as shared vision, mental model, dialogue, facilitation, team learning and Theory U to make you an effective change leader. Another (implicit) objective is to create a learning community so you can learn from your peers from different disciplines, develop friendships and form potential partnerships for leading systems change in Taiwan and the world. Whether you choose to become a social entrepreneur, a corporate sustainability officer, a management consultant, a policy maker, a politian, a social activist, a NGO leader, a foundation manager or an academic, these tools and consulting methods shall make you an attractive job candidate. College of Management JOE CHIAO-JEN HSUEH GMBA7108 3

This course is designed to be interactive in nature, where each tax topic spans 2 classes; the first class will introduce the topics and concepts, and the second class will allow the students to apply what was taught in the previous class, where they will present in small groups on a country of their choice, and apply the concepts and theories taught in the previous class into the presentation. The objective of this course is to develop a framework for understanding how taxes affect our day-to-day lives. Traditional finance and strategy courses do not consider the role of taxes in our lifetime. Similarly, traditional tax courses often ignore the richness of the decision context in which tax factors operate. The ultimate goal of the course is to provide students an in-depth framework to the taxes they encounter in their lifetime and how they can be tax efficient at every stage of their lives. College of Management HSU,STEPHEN Tuesday 34 GMBA5019 2

Financial reporting provides a convenient and useful means of decision making for outside investors and internal managers. The required course Financial Reporting covers the accounting principles and methods used in preparing financial statements. It emphasizes the rationale for the fundamental accounting concepts, which provides a foundation to analyze and interpret accounting data, and to use accounting data in decision making. In addition, this course also emphasizes the application of the concepts and techniques to real-life cases. We will include 4 HBS cases, along with a group project that involves students’ analysis of companies by applying all concepts and techniques learned throughout the semester. The objective of the course is to introduce the language of business and to train you in the analysis of financial statements. After completing the course, students should: – Understand how business activities are recorded in financial statements – Be able to prepare financial statements – Identify issues related to categories of assets, liabilities and equity in Balance Sheet. – Be able to know “why” for the accounting treatments, in addition to “how” for the accounting treatments. – Apply ratio analysis to companies in different industries. – Aware of ways companies engage in earnings management activities by topics that we covered. – Be able to perform a complete analysis of a company, and to present to outside investors. College of Management Class Participation/Discussion_10% Problem Set Assignments _ 10% Group case assignments_ 15% Mid-term exam _ 25% Final exam _ 25%. Group presentation/report_ 15% Monday ABC GMBA7099 3