Office of Academic Affairs

Teaching Assistants for University and College level Courses

To improve teaching quality, motivate students, and cultivate outstanding teaching assistants, NCHU offers funding for TAs in University-level general education courses and college-level (including inter-college) general core courses for undergraduate programs. The roles of the TAs include leading group discussions, explaining how to solve practice problems and conducting experiments. Each semester, NCHU selects the best TAs from the university and college level courses and awards them for outstanding performance.

Academic Affairs System – Curriculum

Navigate to the NCHU homepage, click (tap) on the “Single Sign-On” link, and log into the system with your username and password. Once logged in, select “System Portal/Academic Affairs System” and then select “Course Management”:

1. In the “My Course” view, you can fill in the syllabus for each course to help students better understand the course contents. The following information can be supplied on the Academic Affairs System: course outline, weekly lecture topics, assessment methods, list of references, course materials, and office hours.

2. In the “Course History” view, you will see a list of courses you have previously offered.

Course selection notices

A course selection notice shall be published each semester with instructions for online preliminary course selection, the online course add/drop period, course selection with instructor’s authorization, and the course withdrawal deadline, including course selection requirements, other important notices, and official contact information (including telephone extensions) for questions and inquiries.

General education (undergraduate programs)

The curriculum framework for and related information on general education courses can be found on the General Education Center’s webpage under the Course Announcement section.

General Education—Information Literacy: Computer Programming and its Applications (undergraduate programs)

Beginning in Academic Year 2019–20, Information Literacy: Computer Programming and its Applications is now a compulsory general education course for all students except international students and continuing education undergraduate students. Please visit the General Education webpage for a list of departments that are exempt from the course. All freshmen at the University will automatically be pre-enrolled in the course. The course is conducted in two sessions, with the first taking place in the first eight weeks of the semester and the second in the last eight weeks.

Teaching Skills Development Workshop for New Faculty Members

1. New faculty members shall complete the following requirements within four semesters after their arrival at the post:

    • Participating in and obtaining the certificate for 12 sessions of Office of Academic Affairs-approved teaching skills courses
    • Obtaining the certificate for an Office of Academic Affairs-approved online teaching skill workshop for EMI courses

2. Under the following circumstance, new faculty members may be granted to waive the above requirements by submitting an application together with the necessary supporting documents to the Office of Academic Affairs for approval:

    • The faculty member is unable to participate in courses/workshops conducted in Chinese.
    • The faculty member has already completed other equivalent EMI workshops.
    • The faculty member has the equivalent teaching experience.
    • The faculty member has other extraordinary achievements or can demonstrate sufficient grounds for exemption.

Academic Calendar

Here you will find the NCHU academic calendar for the current academic year.