The goal of this course is to introduce students the important and current researches in molecular mycology. Students who are willing to take this course should have basic mycology and molecular biology knowledge. The course is designed as a small class and students are encouraged to participate in class discussion. This course for this semester will meet three hours each time during the span of two weeks. This semester, we will cover two main topics, development and pathogenesis, of fungi. We will use model fungal organisms such as Aspergillus, Neurospora, Fusarium and Magnaporthe to introduce the cell biology and genetic controls of sexual and asexual differentiation in fungi. We will also discuss the sporulation pathway from the evolution point of view. We will also cover the developmental processes and pathogenesis of Magnaporthe, genetic control of pathogenic development, determinants of virulence and pathogenicity, genetic control of virulence, and molecular interactions between pathogen and host. We will also cover secondary metabolism/evolution of secondary metabolism of fungi. Techniques, philosophy of experimental approaches related to these studies will be also discussed. The grade will be determined by the two take home examinations and class participation. The goal of this course is to introduce students the important and current researches in molecular mycology. College of Bio-Resources & Agriculture Main Campus The knowledge of mycology and molecular biology is required. Wei-Chiang Shen 10 Friday 7,8 PPM5038 (633EU1070) 2 (College of Bioresources and Agriculture) Graduate Institute of Plant Pathology,
(College of Bioresources and Agriculture) Department of Plant Pathology http://homepage.ntu.edu.tw/~ppm/ppm_english/index.html

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

List of environmental issues which will be discussed in this class: Global warming and the greenhouse effect Heavy metal pollution Pollution of the sea by oil Agricultural and industrial wastes Toxic waste Shortage of energy Course Outline 1. Introduction to current environmental issues. 2. Green house gas related microbes: emission and oxidation 3. Biotransformation and biodegradation 4. Bioavailability, Chemotaxis, and Transport of organic pollutants 5. Water microbiology in public health 6. Oil biodegradation in marine systems 7. Remove of heavy metals by microbes 8. Renewable energy The goal of this course is to let students acquire up-to-date knowledge on microbial solutions for environmental problems, including bioremedation, biodegradation, biotransformation, and biogeochemistry. College of Bio-Resources & Agriculture Main Campus Fundamental knowledge of microbiology and biochemistry Chi-Te, Liu 10 Monday 2,3,4 Biot8017 (642ED0190) 3 (College of Bioresources and Agriculture) Institute of Biotechnology http://www.iob.ntu.edu.tw/main.php?lang=en&Trad2Simp=n

Introduction—Regenerative medicine New advances and applications in stem cell therapy Tissue engineering: the science and the technology Clinical applications of adult stem cells Materials for tissue engineering Nanotechnology for tissue engineering Hepatocyte transplantation Cell therapy for diabetes Stem cell therapy in neurodegenerative diseases Regenerative medicine in orthopedic diseases Regenerative medicine in cardiac diseases Regenerative medicine in dental diseases Regenerative medicine in dermatological diseases This course will introduce basic concepts, potential, techniques, and progress in currently developing “Regenerative Medicine”. Students will learn to interpret and evaluate published articles or presentations and gain a great vision on current trends of investigations in this field to lead their own research. College of Bio-Resources & Agriculture Main Campus Lee, Hsuan-Shu 20 Thursday 3,4 Biot7002 (642EM0030) 2 Non-degree Program: Teaching Programme of Stem Cell and Regenerative Bio-Medicine,
(College of Bioresources and Agriculture) Institute of Biotechnology,
(College of Bioresources and Agriculture) Institute of Biotechnology
*Registration eligibility: graduate students. http://www.iob.ntu.edu.tw/main.php?lang=en&Trad2Simp=n

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

This course is consist of two sections. First section shows theoretical background of water, hear, and carbon balance in forested ecosystem such as atmospheric condition (i.e., temperature, humidity, and radiation), heat transfer, and aerodynamic conductance. Second section provides numerical analysis for hear, water, and carbon balance through lectures, practices, and open discussion. This course aims to learn research techniques such as numerical analysis for forest meteorology, hydrology, and ecology through the lectures, practices, and open discussion. In addition, this course aims to lean presentation techniques such as papers and oral presentation. College of Bio-Resources & Agriculture Main Campus Midterm report, Final report, Performance(Group work, etc) Tomonori Kume 10 Thursday 2,3,4 Forest5027 (625EU1850) 3 (College of Bioresources and Agriculture) Department of Forestry,
(College of Bioresources and Agriculture) School of Forestry and Resource Conservation 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 is aimed to integrate economic principals and planning tools to develop management skills which can be applied in agricultural sector. Major topics including: I. Fundamental of Management Planning Organizing Leading Controlling II. Strategic Management/Business Plan Goal setting Internal analysis External analysis Crafting strategy Strategic control III. Marketing Strategy Product Price Place Promotion IV. Financial Management Financial statements and ratio analysis Investment and capital budgeting Students are expected to be independent study and team work in classroom. College of Bio-Resources & Agriculture Main Campus Ambition, Gratitude, Enthusiasm, Curiosity Li-Fen Lei 20 Wednesday 2,3,4 AGEC7080 (627EM4750) 3 *Registration eligibility: international students. 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

Grapes and many other berry crops are deciduous fruits of important economic potential worldwide. Grapes have been cultivated since the beginning of human civilization and have ranked top on world fruit production and market value. Other berry crops, on the other hands, are relative new in fruit industry, although most have been collected from wild as major or supplemental fruit sources since prehistory. Nevertheless, grapes and berry crops share equal popularity in modern diet attributing to their diversity in size, color, and taste, along with their benefits in human health. Consumption and commercial production of grapes, berries, and their products continuously and rapidly expend into most temperate regions as well as subtropical areas. Do you see a potential of these crops in Taiwan’s declining fruit industry? As the second part of the Deciduous Fruits Series, Deciduous Fruits II is an introductory-level course attempting to deliver general knowledge of viticulture and berry crops to undergraduate students. Upon completion, students are expected to be familiar with 1) major species and varieties of grapes as well as other major berry crops, 2) biological and physiological characteristics, 3) their cultural practice and production principles, 4) available resources, 5) Taiwan’s grape industry and production systems, and 6) World major grape producing areas and their production systems. College of Bio-Resources & Agriculture Main Campus It is advisable that students interested in Deciduous Fruits II have previously enrolled in Pomology or equivalent courses and have completed the course requirement. Completion of Deciduous Fruits I is highly recommended but not required at this point. Full attendance is strongly encouraged. Students will accomplish a short team project with topics of their own choice. Li,Kuo Tan 40 Monday 1,2 Wednesday 6 HORT3009 (608E31320) 3 (College of Bioresources and Agriculture) Department of Horticulture http://www.hort.ntu.edu.tw/main.php?lang=en&Trad2Simp=n