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	364429	International Colloquy on Special Topics 3	1	3.0	3	★	Lih-Farn Shiau	GMMR	11	0

Course Plan：

Instructor	Lih-Farn Shiau
Email	gary.shiau@gmail.com
Last Updated	2026-09-07 18:27:33
Course Objective	國際合作專題特論乃透過國際大師的講課，讓學生學習材料科學或資源工程相關領域的重要知識及了解最先進之研究成果或最新開發成品。 This course will provide important information regarding to the latest development or application in the materials science and mineral engineering. Speakers being invited are well-known international scholars in the related area.
Course Schedule (Week 1-16)	分享30年以上的技術經驗在半導體，電子材料，軟磁材料和特殊鋼產業。主要的應用是電動車，智慧手機，AI ， 5G通訊，電子，汽車，航太，太陽能及風電。能幫助學生了解台灣產業優勢，進而激發學生對材料研究與產品開發的創新思維，強化對學術或產業職涯的規劃。To share 30+ years of technical experience in various industries like semiconductors, electronic materials, soft magnetic materials, and specialty steels for applications on EV, smartphones, AI, 5G communication, electronics, automobiles, aerospace, solar, and wind. It will help students understand the industrial strengths of Taiwan, inspire their materials innovation in research and product development, and pursue their careers for the future.
Flexible Learning (Week 17-18)	Category ● 學生分組實作及討論(Student group practice and discussion) ● 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 Factory tour to a semiconductor company. Review new materials application in semiconductor and AI industries in Taiwan. Global business activities related to materials science. Materials trend in semdiconductor and AI industries. Hours 6 Learning Outcomes Learning altitude, class performance, Q&A. Assessment Percentage Additional 10~20% of grade.
Evaluation and grading policy	30% for Class Performance 25% for Midterm 25% for Final 20% for 10~20 minutes oral presentation on Materials and its Applications (content, application, creativity, skill)
Materials	All right reserved. Do not reproduce without permission. Foreign-language textbooks:No Class materials will be available by PDF file.
The access to curricular consultation	By email at gary.shiau@gmail.com or Consultant on the class
Expanding teaching and resources	● 無 (None)
The course corresponds to the SDGs	無（None）
Does the course incorporate AI	● 無（None）
Note	If time allowed, will arrange the factory visit to a local semiconductor company for SiC.