2. The Executive Council meeting on May 10, 2013 decided to increase the length of the school year from 18 weeks to 16+2 weeks in order to strengthen students’ independent and diversified learning, optimize course content, and align with the current situation of higher education abroad and domestic trends .
- Teachers are encouraged to re-plan their courses into a 16-week condensed course, or to use digital learning to fit the course into 16 weeks. All courses are designed to be completed in 16 weeks , with the final exam week set as the 16th week .
- "Flexible Learning Week" is a transitional measure for the 16-week semester. If students are overwhelmed by the assessment courses for the required national examination subjects, they can temporarily make up for the lessons during the "Flexible Learning Week". However, it is strongly recommended that the lessons be taught remotely and will not be counted in the final examination score .
- Each teacher should clearly indicate the arrangement of the “Flexible Learning Week” in the course schedule so that students can be informed.
- The classrooms for the 17th and 18th weeks will not be open for the original courses. If you need them, please borrow them through the venue rental system.
3. Course Outline and Teaching Schedule :
In order to comply with the evaluation requirements of the Ministry of Education and the needs of students for course selection, all teaching teachers must complete the course outline and schedule online before students pre-select courses, so that students can check before course selection (the course selection system has a direct link to query). The system is expected to open on 5/8 (W3) and close at 5:00 pm on 6/7 (W5) . All teaching teachers must complete the input within the deadline . In addition, if you find that the teaching time is incorrect, the input format does not match, or there are system-related problems, please contact the Course Affairs Section of the Academic Affairs Office (contact information is as follows).
*To request revisions and mid-term maintenance schedules, please refer to the Course Schedule Maintenance System Operation Manual.
4. Response to the final examination assessment method:
- The reply to the final exam evaluation method will be available on the web at 9:00 am on 10/21 (W1) and will be closed at 5:00 pm on 11/14 (W4) . Website: https://newacademic.tmu.edu.tw/ (Reply from the main teacher)
- Only apply for compulsory courses . If the school arranges the exams in a centralized manner, please do not change the schedule after it is announced . If the school does not arrange the exams in a centralized manner, please be sure to check "No, centralized exam arrangement".
- During the final exam week, classrooms with 2-digit and 9-digit numbers (except 9705) will be suspended: The final exam week is from 12/23 to 12/27 . Classes will be suspended during this period because the school will schedule unified exams (classrooms with 2-digit and 9-digit numbers are the unified exam venues, so classes or borrowing will not be allowed); please choose a date to hold the final exam for elective courses (please do not schedule it during the unified exam schedule to avoid crowds).
- Starting from the 111th academic year, the "make-up exams" will be arranged by the main teachers themselves.
5. Generative AI tools will be a major trend in future development. Our school takes a positive attitude to encourage teachers to use generative AI tools (such as ChatGPT) to develop more technologically innovative teaching methods to improve teaching. In order to help teachers cope with the teaching impact brought by ChatGPT, the curriculum department website provides guidance for reference by all teachers in the school.
Path: PKU Homepage → Administrative Units_Divisions_Department of Academic Affairs → Course Affairs Section_Latest News (Title: Generative AI Tools Course Teaching Reference Guide [First Edition])
6. Other notes related to teaching notices, such as important course selection schedules, teacher arrangements, responses to final exam assessment methods, etc. (See attachment for details)
Dear Teachers
1.Please check your teaching schedule for the fall semester of 2024 online.
2.In accordance with resolution made in the administration meeting on May, 10, 2023, to enhance student ’s ability of self-learning and diverse learning, optimize course content, and follow the domestic and foreign trend of higher education, the 18-week semester will be adjusted to 16-week semester with 2 flexible weeks since fall semester, 2023 academic year .
(1) TMU encourages teachers to adjust course content that could be delivered in 16weeks and online or digital learning can be applied as well. In principle all course content shall be fully delivered within 16 weeks and the 16 th week will be the final exam week regulated by TMU .
(2) The additional 2 flexible weeks is temporarily applied for transition. For required courses of national examination some course content may be adjusted to be delivered in the flexible weeks. However it is strongly suggested to be delivered via distance learning and the content shall not be included in the final exam .
(3) Faculty members shall fully illustrate the schedule for 2 flexible weeks for student's reference.
(4) For the 17th and 18th week during the semester classrooms are not open to the originally scheduled course. Please apply to use the classroom on “Venue Borrowing and Inquiry System” if needed.
3.Syllabus and teaching schedule:
Course instructors are required to upload course syllabuses and teaching schedules before course pre-selection in order to meet the Ministry of Education's requirements for evaluation and provide course information to students prior to course selection (the Course Selection System is directly linked to the Course Inquiry System). The system will open at 10 am on May 8 (Wed.) and close at 5 pm on June 7 (Fri. ). Please be sure to upload course information within the deadline . If you find the course time incorrect or the input format inconsistent or have any problems with the system please contact the Curriculum Section of the Office of Academic Affairs (contact information is provided below).
*Please refer to the Teaching Schedule Management System Manual for the midterm management timetable and more information about requesting a revision.
4.Reply of final exam assessment method:
(1)The reply webpage will be available from 9 am on October 21 (Mon.) and close at 5 pm on November 14 (Thu.).
URL: https://newacademic.tmu.edu.tw/ (Shall be replied by main course instructors)
(2)The application is for required courses only. If the final exam is to be scheduled by the University please do not make any changes after the schedule is announced. If the exam is not to be scheduled by the University please select “Non-standard exam schedule”. (3)Classrooms unavailable during final exam week: for exam scheduling classes will not be offered during the final exam week ( 12/23 to 12/27 ) . During that week classrooms with a 2 and a 9 as its first number(except 9705) will be used as exam classrooms and will not be available for any other uses . The final exams of elective courses will be arranged by course instructors independently (please do not schedule them during the final exam period to avoid schedule conflicts).
(4)Starting from the academic year of 2021 make-up exams are scheduled by main course instructors.
5.With the rapid development of “Generative AI” in the future TMU encourages faculty members to use generative AI such as ChatGPT to enhance teaching quality and develop innovative teaching methods. To face the influence ChatGPT may bring to the campus Curriculum Section provides faculty members with guidance for reference .
Path: Homepage of TMU → Administration → Office of Academic Affairs → Curriculum Section_Latest News(Title: Course Guidance for Generative AI”(The 1st version)
6.Other notices such as Course Selection Timetable Teacher Arrangements Reply of Final Exam Assessment Method etc. (As attachment)
Notice of the first semester of the 113th academic year
Course Schedule System Maintenance Operation Manual
Source: Academic Affairs Office