97學年度第1學期「當代事務的全球觀點」課程主題
第1週 9/15
Introduction / Did you know?
第2週 9/22
The World Goes to Town – After this year the majority of people
will live in cities. Human history will ever more emphatically become urban
history《The Economist》
第3週 9/29
因薔蜜颱風停課
第4週 10/06
The Island in the Wind – A Danish community’s victory over carbon
emissions《The New Yorker》
第5週 10/13
Activity I
第6週 10/20
The Road from Rome – Politics, Commercialism, doping, and nonstop
TV coverage《Newsweek》/China’s Dash for Freedom – China’s rise is a cause
for celebration 《The Economist》/ Fun, Games, and Money《The Economist》
第7週 10/27
Take a leaf out of his book – Japanese bosses can learn from the
country’s favorite businessman even if he does not exist 《The Economist》/A
question of character – What Kosaku Shima, Japan’s most popular salaryman,
says about Japanese Business 《The Economist》
第8週 11/03
Despite Denials, Gays Insist They Exist, if Quietly, in Iran 《The
New York Times》/ Aging and Gay, and Facing Prejudice in Twilight 《The New
York Times》
第9週 11/10
The Buddha's Daughter – A young Tibetan-Chinese woman has an
unprecedented role to play.《The New Yorker》
第10週 11/17
Winning or Losing – Al-Qaeda has made terrorism truly global, to
deadly effect. But it may yet prove to be its own worst enemy
第11週 11/24
What Money Can Buy? – Millions of Africans die needlessly of
disease each year. Can Bill Gates change that?《The New Yorker》
第12週 12/01
The Designer – Miuccia Prada has a doctorate in political
science. She calls herself a feminist.
第13週 12/08
Activity II
第14週 12/15
The Neuroscience of Dance – Recent brain imaging studies reveal
some of the complex neuralchoreography behind our ability to dance《Scientific
American》/Stop that Car – New technological tricks and devices are being
developed to enable police officers to track and halt suspect vehicles /Tapping
the oceans – Desalination turns salty water into fresh water /Telemedicine
comes home – Telemedicine permits remote consultations by video link and even
remote surgery《The Economist》
第15週 12/22
Big Freeze – Part1:how it began, Part2: Banking, Part3: The
economy, Part4: A US recovery《The Financial Times》
第16週 12/29
Report of the Task Force on General Education – Report of The
Task Force on General Education, February 2007, by Harvard College
第17週 1/05
Proposal defense
第18週 1/12
Farewell party
授課教師：詹長權教授
隨堂助教：利政洋、劉威辰、黃兆年、魏廷伃