Taiwan History　　syllabus
Instructor: Whei-ming Chou
The course of Taiwanese history is usually divided into five parts, namely the establishment of European colonial bases, the Koxinga era, the Qing rule, the Japanese Rule and the post world war era. In this course, we are going to concentrate on the major events of the last century, from the Shimonoseki-Treaty to the 1970s. In order to have a clearer view, the social structure and economic development of Taiwan since its opening as a treaty port in the mid 19th Century will be examined first.
The topics include the Japanese colonial rule, the Taiwanese reaction, the political and economic development during the Kuo-ming-dang regime after the 1950s and the transformation of Taiwanese political identity.
For a better understanding, we will organize two excursions to visit the site of the British consulate in Tamsui, which was constructed by the Spanish companies in the 16th Century, and the locations related to the "228 Incident" of 1947.
The course will be held in two parts, with introductory lectures followed by seminar sections, during which films and materials will be provided for discussion. At the end of the term a paper is required.


Political Development of Taiwan   syllabus
Instructor: Chengtian Kuo
Based on a critical and historical review, we will search for the continuities and changes of Taiwan's political development. We will discuss how to avoid repeating past mistakes and how to improve Taiwan's current democracy. The weekly topics include: Factors Affecting Taiwan's Political Development, Japanese Colonial Period, 228 Incident, Beginning of Martial Law, Parties and Politics of the Authoritarian Rule, Weakening of the Authoritarian Rule, Establishment of Constitutional Democracy, Democratic Experiment, Constitutional Pitfalls, Opposition Parties and Democracy, Party Turnover, Factional Politics, and Conglomerate Politics. The pedagogy of this class consists of lecture and group discussion. Class grades are based on two open-book examinations (45 points each) and class attendance (10 points). An optional track is to substitute the final examination with a research proposal.

Textbooks:
1. Roy, Denny. 2003. Taiwan: A Political History. Ithaca: Cornell University Press.
2. Copper, John Franklin. 2002. Taiwan in Troubled Times: Essays on the Chen Shui-bianPresidency. River Edge, NJ: World Scientific.


Spatial Development of Taiwan   syllabus
Instructor: Hsiao-Lan Liu
This course introduces students on various aspects of the spatial development of Taiwan. It begins with a review of theories and methodologies. Then, it will discuss rural development, city system development and industrial development of Taiwan before/after World War II, respectively. Existing literature will be critically reviewed and directions for future research will be investigated. The organization the course is as follows:

Topic I. Spatial Development Theory
Topic II. Spatial Development of Taiwan before World War II
Topic III. Spatial Development of Taiwan after World War II
Topic IV Spatial Development Strategies of Taiwan

Course Works:
A reading list will be handed out at the first meeting. Furthermore, all students are responsible for preparing the lecture materials and recommended readings. A research term paper is required and it should be on one of the four topics stated in course description. Each student is also encouraged to give a lecture on the stated or related topics of his/her choice.


The Economic Development in Taiwan
Instructor: Yih-Chyi, Chuang

Department of Economics
National Chengchi University
Taipei, Taiwan 11623
TEL: 886-2-29387308
FAX: 886-2-29390344
E-mail: chchen@nccu.edu.tw

This course, as one of the core courses in the Master Program in Taiwan Studies, is to equip students with a preliminary understanding of Taiwan from an economic aspect, and to make students familiar with some fundamental facts of Taiwan. By following a standard macroeconomics framework, we kick off the course with a review of Taiwan macroeconomy. The review will mainly cover the three macroeconomic activities from the production market, the financial market, and the labor market. We do not assume any courses on economics as the prerequisites of this course. Therefore, all basic macroeconomic measurement (concepts and technical terms) as well as the simple logics working behind them will be introduced to the students. The review enables us to examine Taiwan macroeconomic performance from different aspects, including:

• GDP and Economic Growth Population, Education and Human CapitalGreen GDP and Environmental ProtectionConsumption and the Quality of LifeConsumption and the Rise of Service IndustryInvestment, Saving and Capital Outflow (Inflow)Government Expenditure and Public DeficitsTaxation and Fiscal Policy Exports, Imports and Changes in the Structure of International Trade Consumer Price Indexes and InflationStock Prices and Financial MarketsInterest Rates and Capital ControlExchange Rates and Foreign Exchange MarketsMonetary Policy and Financial InnovationLabor Participation and the Unemployment RateImmigration and Foreigners Labor.
• Wage, Minimum Wage and Unionization.

In addition to the in-class lectures, there may be a few lectures organized in the computer lab. The computer lab lectures show how to get access to the Taiwan economic databanks. The university is already a subscriber of some databanks, but there are other databanks which are either free downloadable from internet or has budget versions for students. Statistical software which enhance the data handling will be made known to students. There will be no written exams in this course. Instead, there are a few lab assignments, a term paper and an in-class oral presentation. Lab assignments ask student to use the data from the designated databanks and to give a simple description of them powered by computer software. The term paper is mainly a survey-like article. The students pick up a topic of interests, which is approved by the instructor in advance, and conduct a literature review (or a critical review) on that subject. All students are further cordially invited to present their term papers in the class. While there is no strict presentation style, power point is highly recommended.

Other detailed materials, including syllabus and lecture notes, will be distributed in the class.


Cultural and Ethnic Structure of Taiwan　syllabus
Instructor: 專任 教授 卜道Dr. David Blundell
The course will be divided into four sections (1) Introduction to the Communities of Taiwan, (2) Prehistory: Paleolithic and Neolithic (3) Metal Age and Early History and the Coming of Europeans and Han Chinese, (4) the Present. After the first two sections, a mid-term exam will be given.


Human Resources Development on Taiwan   syllabus
Professor Yih-chyi Chuang
Department of Economics
National Chengchi University
Taipei , Taiwan , R.O.C.
E-mail: ycchuang@nccu.edu.tw
Spring, 2006

Course description
Human resources development on Taiwan is an one semester graduate-level course which intends to provide a comprehensive investigation on the development of human resources in Taiwan, covering population, education and training, entrepreneurship, nutrition and health, and women. The role of human resources in development process and the properties and channels of human capital accumulation will be exclusively discussed in the course both theoretically and empirically. Economic interpretation and reasoning will be particularly emphasized. From the course students will be able to understand what are the essences of human resources, how different they are compared to traditional physical capital and, more importantly, the uniqueness of Taiwan 's development experience.

Suggested textbook
Meier, G.M. and J. E. Rauch (MR), 2000, Leading Issues in Economic Development, Seven Edition, New York , Oxford University Press.


Taiwan and Mainland China Relations   syllabus
Instructor: Dr. Chien-min Chao
Taiwan has achieved what many developing countries have hoped for: A prosperous economy, equitable income distribution and a smooth transition to democracy. Yet, while the transition to a consolidated democracy is yet to be completed, the Taiwan Strait area has now become one of the most dangerous flashpoints in East Asia . This class is designed to enable students to develop basic understandings of Taiwan 's relations with China . Class participation is important and readings will be assigned. A few short papers (three to four page long with each paper) are required. Current events related to the relations of the two sides of the Taiwan Strait and Taiwan 's domestic politics are heavily emphasized. A mid-term examination will be given and a 7-10 page term paper is also demanded at the end of the term.

Text books:
Richard C. Bush, “Getting to the Present,” in Untying the Knot ( Washington , D.C. : The Brookings Institution, 2005).
Richard C. Bush, At Cross Purposes: U.S.-Taiwan Relations since 1942 (NY: M.E. Sharpe, 2004).
Suisheng Zhao, ed., Across the Taiwan Strait: Mainland China , Taiwan , and the 1995-1996 Crisis (London: Routledge, 1999).
Nancy B. Tucker, Dangerous Strait: The US-Taiwan-China Crisis (NY: Columbia University Press, 2005).

Notes:
* are articles to be included in the collection
# are required readings that you'd have to find on your own


International Relations of Taiwan   syllabus

Tse-Kang Leng 冷則剛
Professor of Political Science
National Chengchi University
Office: #270749, F7, South Wing, General Building of Colleges
E-Mail: tkleng@nccu.edu.tw
TEL: 2939-3091 ext. 50749

Course Requirements:
This is a seminar-based course on Taiwan’s international relations. Students must participate actively in class discussions. Participants are required to finish the readings before the weekly class meeting starts.
Registered students must make the following formal presentations in class:
(1)Choose two sessions from Part I and Part II.. You and those who select the same topic are responsible for identifying key arguments of the reading materials and providing additional information.
(2)Choose one pair (two sessions) of the “Cases and Issues” Part and present your research findings.
Instructor will lead the discussions, lecture supplemental topics, and raise further questions.
All the reading materials, except downloadable internet documents, will be compiled in the reading packet.

Grading:
Class participation and presentations: 60%
Mid-term exam: 40%


Taiwan's Feminist Movement   syllabus
Instructors ： Mei-chun Liu, Institute for Labor Research
Wan-Yin Yang, Department of Political Science
Email:meicliu@nccu.edu.tw （ ext.51241 ）
wyyang@nccu.edu.tw （ ext.50739 ）
Office hour:5-7afternoon, Thursday

Course Introduction
This course is to introduce feminist movement over the past 20 years, their efforts, strategies and achievements. Also noted are important issues and policy agenda that Taiwanese feminists help to bring forth. This course will examine these major gender issues and its related implications.
The first half of course will provide a spectrum of various issues that once invited and continue to attract wide attention, while the second half will devotes to topics evolved around gender politics.


State and Civil Society in Taiwan:Designing an Empirical Research    syllabus
Fall, 2007 Instructor: Ching-Ping Tang
Office Hours: Mon. 2~4:00, and by appointment
email: cptang@nccu.edu.tw
Office: 270740 Phone Extension: 50740
PURPOSES
This course has two main purposes. The first is to introduce a set of theoretical framework through which one can effectively observe and analyze multiple dimensions of this society, including its economic development, political transition, social interactions, welfare distribution, environmental protection, and so on. Theoretical frameworks render specific cuts of understanding and perspectives in describing and analyzing widely observed phenomena. One most popular set of such theoretical framework crossing the disciplinary boundaries of political science, sociology, and economics is the State-Society Relation Framework. By discussing this set of substantive theoretical materials in details, this course will bring up some ideas for students regarding how to apply theories to a scientific research. The second purpose is to demonstrate a full course of research activities, including choosing a topic, designing an empirical survey, writing up an academic report (including term paper, journal article, master thesis, or doctoral dissertation), and marketing your research result. Generating widely accepted research results is the implicit aim of academic training, and this requires a combination of sophisticated skills in different aspects. This course will link all these skills and requirements in a comprehensive manner. A synthetic term for applying aforementioned skills adequately is “research design”. Research design refers to structuring a project, showing how all of its major parts—selecting samples or cases, defining or measuring variables, applying treatments or control, establishing causal mechanisms, and presenting of research findings—work together to address the central research questions. To design a good research needs to equip designers a rich tool kit of research methods that meet the multiple needs of different research goals, questions, and field conditions. While taking specific methodological courses in the future is encouraged, the main thrust of this course is to demonstrate the way to manage the contingency of goal-scenario-method link. By the end of this semester, students are expected: (1) to be familiar with important research terms and concepts, (2) to be proficient in various methods of conducting empirical research, (3) to be able to evaluate the strengths and weakness of a social scientific research, and (4) to be capable of collecting and interpreting quantitative and qualitative data.

REQUIREMENTS
1. Class Attendance and Active Participation (15%)
2. Assignment (20%)
3. Mid-term Proposal (30%)
4. Final Paper (35%)



Taiwan, China, and Asian Regional Development   syllabus
Professor Yih-chyi Chuang
Department of Economics
National Chengchi University
Taipei, TAIWAN, ROC
Fall, 2007

Course Description
The goal of this course is to examine the various fundamental issues of Asian regional development so that students will gain enough knowledge to understand the development characteristics as well as economic dynamics of the region. The course will focus on the study of growth triangles in Asia, patterns of trade and investment, the process of integration, the role China in Asian regional development, financial system and monetary integration, future development and the consequences for the global economy.

Course Requirements and Grading:
No prerequisite is required for the course. There will be a midterm report (literature review) and a final term paper. Semester grade is determined by the midterm report (30%), and final term paper (70%). Extra bonus will be given for creative class discussion and regular class attendance is expected and will be taken into account in the final grading.


Taiwanese Political Economy   syllabus
Professor Dr. Chi-Ang Lin
Department of Economics
National Chengchi University
Taipei, TAIWAN, ROC
Fall, 2007

Purpose
The purpose of this course is to investigate the Taiwanese politico-economic structure from a historical perspective.

Syllabus:
The authoritarian KMT regime arrived in Taiwan in 1949 and subsequently initiated a series of economic reforms. From the late 1950s to the end of the twentieth century, Taiwan experienced a significant level of economic growth. The economic success, however, could not prevent the KMT regime from being defeated in the 2000 presidential election. Taiwan's experience clearly shows that the dynamic relationship between economic outcomes and political forces in a transitional economy are closely intertwined. The course will also consist of an introduction to relevant basic concepts and analytical tools in the field of Political Economy, and will also include some important ongoing topics for research purposes.


Taiwanese Cultural Psychology    syllabus
Professor Dr. Olwen Bedford, Ph.D., M.B.A.
National Chengchi University
Taipei, TAIWAN, ROC
Fall, 2007

Unit 1: General overview of the field of psychology
Unit 2: Overview of cultural psychology
Unit 3: The cultural psychology of Taiwan.
Unit 4: Application of Taiwanese psychology to Taiwan politics, society, business, social problems, etc.


Social Development of Taiwan    syllabus
Professor Hsiao-hung Nancy Chen
National Chengchi University
Taipei, TAIWAN, ROC
Spring, 2008

Basically, this is a 'survey' course on the subject of social change and development in the Republic of China on Taiwan. The course will be divided into two parts. Part one deals with the overview of Taiwan's socio-economic-political changes and modernization processes over the past half century (1949 - 2006). Part two touches upon some keen developmental issues such as demographic change, urbanization and regional disparities, income distribution, labor disputes, social movement, gender and family, education and value change, social welfare, globalization etc, which are confronted by Taiwan's social change and modernization processes then and now. Both theoretical and empirical approaches will be adopted in the course.


Case Study    syllabus
Teaching Team
National Chengchi University
Taipei, TAIWAN, ROC
Spring, 2008

In co-operating with the Top Universities Project, and to develop the Taiwanese Harvard, the Social Science College at Natioanal Chengchi University has devised an intensive educational program, Center for Public Affairs Research and Teaching (CPART) plan.

The first section of this plan is proposed for the spring of 2008, focusing on the course: “Case Study”. The syllabus has been thoroughly devised by the International Master’s Program in
China Studies (IMCS), International Master’s Program in Taiwan Studies (IMTS). The course will be taught by a group of 7 professors of Social Science College.
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