Course Syllabus

Course Information：

Year-Semester	Course Number	Course Name	Phase	Credits	Hours	Required/Elective	Instructor	Class	Student NO.	Withdraw	Note
Fall Semester Year 2026	363294	Fundamental Design (I)	1	3.0	6	▲	Che-Kuang Chuang Ying-Chu Chen	4IDI1	17	0	Restricted to Students of This Class Only

Course Plan：

Instructor	Ying-Chu Chen　Office Hours
Email	aliceycchen@ntut.edu.tw
Last Updated	2026-08-18 12:16:42
Course Objective	The course is to prepare students for understanding the basic elements of design and the form and principle of art. To achieve these goals, the course provides opportunities for students to apply characteristics and compositions of diverse media for the form of two-dimension and three-dimension in practice. Also, the course arouses student’s design aesthetics and creativity. To explore the context of user-product-environment, students understand visual communication and multimedia language as a basis of interaction design toward completely new experiences and sensation.
Course Schedule (Week 1-16)	Week 1 course description and project 1 announcement Week 2 project 1 deign and review Week 3 project 1 deign and review Week 4 project 1 deign and review Week 5 project 1 deign and review Week 6 project 1 presentation Week 7 project 2 Announcement Week 8 project 2 deign and review Week 9 project 2 deign and review Week 10 project 2 deign and review Week 11 project 2 deign and review Week 12 project 2 Final presentation Week 13 project 3 Announcement Week 14 project 3 deign and review Week 15 project 3 deign and review Week 16 project 3 Presentation and Exhibition (Final Exam Week) Week 17~18 Optional-Online Meeting for refining the final Project.
Flexible Learning (Week 17-18)	Category ● 參與課程相關作業、作品、實驗、田野調查(Participation in course-related assignments, works, experiments, or field research) Content Flexible Learning: Week 17-18 Week 17_Optional online meeting of Project improvement Week 18_Optional online meeting of Project improvement Hours: Approximately 6 hours total. Hours 6 Learning Outcomes Week 17_Optional online meeting of Project improvement Week 18_Optional online meeting of Project improvement Assessment Percentage Improvement: 5%
Evaluation and grading policy	Project1 = 15% Project2 = 30% Project3 = 40% (Project2 and Project 3 will be integrated project) Daily Performance = 15% For the one who has been absent for more than 6 times without reasons and day off application on school system, will be reduct 20 points in semester grade in the final.
Materials	All right reserved. Do not reproduce without permission. Foreign-language textbooks:No Materials and PPT by teachers Extend Reading: Architecture: Form, Space, & Order. by FRANCIS D. K. CHING Points, Line and Plane by Wassily Kandinsky
The access to curricular consultation	Email: aliceycchen@ntut.edu.tw Teaching Group_https://www.facebook.com/groups/667513101309594?locale=zh_TW
Expanding teaching and resources	● 數位科技融入 (Digital Technology Integration) 運用生成式AI、VR/AR、IoT、IRS等新興科技輔助教學與評量。 Utilizes emerging technologies such as Generative AI, VR/AR, IoT, and IRS (Interactive Response Systems) to facilitate teaching and assessment. ● 參與式創新教學 (Participatory & Innovative Teaching) 強調學生參與與產出，導入翻轉、PBL/專題、設計思考或遊戲化等策略。 Emphasizes student engagement and outcomes by adopting strategies such as Flipped Classroom, PBL (Problem/Project- Based Learning), Design Thinking, or Gamification.
The course corresponds to the SDGs	SDG9：產業創新與基礎設施（Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure） SDG17：夥伴關係（Partnerships for the Goals）
Does the course incorporate AI	● 鼓勵學生使用生成式AI工具（Encourage students to use generative AI tools）
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