摘要:現代科學的內涵,除了追求真理外,更講究應用性;而科學的應用性,往往出現於跨領域之交流與合作。台灣大學為一綜合性研究型大學,學術領域完整涵蓋文、理、生、醫、電、工、農、法、商、管理各領域,對推動跨領域學術活動,最為適切。多年來,校園學術文化濃郁,以培育人才為職志;師生追求學術理論之突破與應用,不遺餘力,學術成就亦深獲好評。本諸上述精神,本計畫成功邀集來自理學院(包括數學、物理、化學、地球科學)、生命科學院、工學院、電資學院、醫學院、生物資源暨農學院等三十位優秀教師組成團隊,提出三項A類計畫推動跨領域、跨學門科學教材之開發與改善;並組成九個團隊,提出二十三項B類子計畫培育資優生,期能進一步提升未來台灣的學術競爭力。
﹙A類計畫﹚:針對跨領域科學教材之開發與改善,本校共組三個團隊提出三項子計畫,分別為:子計畫(一) 『結合醫學與基礎物理之跨學門創新教材與教法開發』:結合【基礎物理領域】與【生醫領域】跨學門專長師資,開發【生醫物理教材】、【演示實驗】與【探究專題實驗】等內容,推動跨學門科學教材開發及增設、改善跨領域課程,作為生醫領域之普通物理及進階醫學物理等課程教學使用。本計畫不僅重點從事教學內容的改革,並強調結合運用新近科學教育學習理論(learning theory),如概念建構教學策略(constructivism view point of teaching )、探究式教學(inquiry-based teaching)等,與創新教學方法,如立即回饋教學系統(interactive response system )、同儕互動式教學(peer instruction)等,從事於生醫學系之基礎物理科學教學改進,以培養醫科學生的物理科學基礎,建立將來應用物理觀念知能從事生命科學跨領域研究。子計畫(二)『材料工程領域導向之普化及實驗』:化學系與機械系教師跨領域合作,舉行教學座談會、設計問卷、調查訪談工學院及電資學院相關學系對普通化學及實驗核心課程內容之需求,研訂「普通化學及實驗-材料工程領域」課程綱要及內容,使針對「材料工程領域」各學系所開設之普通化學及實驗內容,得以更切合學科領域需求;另外,本子計畫亦結合基礎化學及工程與電資領域教師,針對材料工程領域之核心學習內容,共同規劃設計及改進化學基礎科學教學及實驗,成為「材料工程領域」導向課程。以提高學生對基礎科學研究之學習興趣,引導學生未來專業學科領域之研發應用。二年計畫研究過程中,將另開發兩項新的材料化學實驗「太陽能電池」,及「甲醇燃料電池」實驗,同時製作新實驗教材之多元教學資源,如實驗示範影片、教學簡報、教學網頁等,及撰寫期刊論文以推廣分享研究成果。子計畫(三)『生命科學、生物醫學及工程學跨領域課程之規劃』,由生命科學院與電資學院共同合作,透過二院教師之整合參與,將為工程背景同學,特別是電資學院之大學部同學,提供一系列跨領域課程,以為日後進入生醫工程相關研究之銜接準備。透過本子計畫之訓練,學生們於未來可以從事以下相關之前瞻研究:生醫電子、分子/細胞/組織影像、生醫訊號處理、生醫光電、感測器、微陣列分析、電腦輔助診斷、生物資訊學、系統生物學以及醫學資訊學等。為達此目標,本子計畫將包括以下開設給大學生之課程,共計六門課(含一門實驗課)。此外,台大生醫電資所亦將舉行生醫電資營之營隊活動,做為學生們於暑假期間之搭配活動,與本子計畫相輔相成。本子計畫之六門課程名稱如下:生物科學通論、生理學、生醫工程概論、醫學工程導論、生醫資訊導論、生醫工程實驗。
﹙B類計畫﹚:本計畫邀集理學院、生命科學院五大基礎科學領域(物理、數學、化學、生命科學與地球科學),結合工學院、電機學院、醫學院、生物資源暨農學院等相關領域三十位熱心優秀教授,組成九個本校跨學門科學人才培育團隊,各自針對本身專長,執行二十三項子計畫,提供基礎科學與尖端科技題目之學習機會。本計畫預計培育來自理學院物理系、化學系、地質系、地理系、大氣糸、生命科學院生命科學系、電資學院電機學系、資訊工程學系、工學院土木學系、材料學系、醫學院醫學系、生物資源暨農學院昆蟲學系、園藝學系同學參與計畫,所有參與計畫的同學,不僅可以直接受到教授的輔導,並鼓勵參與老師以群體讀書會或座談會方式,進行經驗交流與意見交換,提供跨領域學習機會,激發新構思。
總計劃工作除了組成師生團隊,召開工作會議擬定計畫,並將提供行政支援,協助各子計畫進行跨領域教材開發改進與資優生培育工作外,同時舉辦成果發表會,提供跨領域交流學習機會,期能擴大子計畫成效,達成新教材研發與培育人才之目標。
Abstract: The current project involves 30 professors from Colleges of Science, Life Science, Medicine, Engineering, Electronic Engineering and Agriculture, to form 3 research groups for developing inter-disciplinary course materials (A-type subprojects), and 7 research groups offering 23 training programs (B-type subprojects) for students. The project aims to accomplish at least three kinds of new materials for enhancing basic science, training for applying sciences and to encourage students in devoting their careers in research in the future.
First, for the A type project, three subprojects are proposed: (a) The first subproject plans to develop new applied physics for medical sciences. Participation jointly by professors from the physics department and medical school aims at reforming curriculum and teaching content of General Physics Course for students from medical college. A new exploration of teaching strategy based on recent science education expertise, such as inquiry-based teaching, peer instruction, constructivism view point of teaching, will be conducted. It will help in developing a course rich in conception context, exploring animation for concept learning, and engaging with utilization of informatics teaching system (interactive response system) etc, to inspire scientific motivation, to improve teaching efficiency, and to enhance fundamental science training to students from medical and biology departments. (b) The second subproject invites professors from the chemistry department and the engineering school to design a proper syllabus for the general chemistry and general chemistry laboratory courses which will provide a better training course for students from engineering departments to learn general chemistry. As a start, the project will design questionnaires to understand the needs of those engineering based departments and set up a syllabus about "General Chemistry and General Chemistry Laboratory for Material Engineering Students". Within two years, the project will develop two new material-related experiments, namely, "Solar Cells" and "Methanol Fuel Cells". The project will also include writing up laboratory manuals and providing multimedia teaching resources. (c) The third sub-project will be carried out by professors from College of Life Science, College of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. Through integration, consolidation and participation from faculty members of these two colleges, we will provide students in engineering(especially with electrical engineering and computer science backgrounds) with a series of cross-disciplinary courses, so that they can be prepared to devote their careers in the fields of biomedical engineering, such as biomedical electronics, molecular/cell/tissue imaging, biomedical signal processing, biophotonics, sensors, microarray analysis, computer aided diagnosis, bioinformatics, systems biology and medical informatics. To reach this goal, the project will offer six courses through this sub-project (including one lab course), that includes “Introduction to biological science”, “Physiology”, “Introduction to biomedical engineering”, “Topics in medical engineering”, “Topics in biomedical informatics” and “Biomedical engineering lab.”. In addition, the Graduate Institute of Biomedical Electronics and Bioinformatics will organize a summer camp for students, as a supplement to this project.
To encourage students to devote their careers in scientific research, the current project engages 30 zealous and outstanding professors from the College of Science, College of Life Science, College of Engineering, College of Medicine, College of Bio-Resources and Agriculture and College of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science to form 9 research groups to carry out 23 B-type subprojects to offer many inter-disciplinary training programs. Through these programs, the students can gain better scientific training not only on expertise fields but also interdisciplinary knowledge.
To achieve the overall project goals, the current project will hold regular seminars and conferences for the whole working group in addition to providing technical supports for the subprojects. It is hoped that through discussions in seminars and conferences, a better interaction and enhancement of achievement can be obtained.