一、課程說明 (Course Description) 
<br>藉由講述傳統生態學的基本觀念，導引以學習現代生命科學為主的學生， 
<br>如何在自己的學習領域內，運用生態學的經驗和邏輯思惟，結合現代生物 
<br>學的技術，讓未來的研究有更大的突破，同時有更宏觀的了解。 
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<br>二、指定用書(Text Books) 
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<br>Essentials of Ecology, 6th Edition 
<br>G. Tyler Miller, Jr. /Scott E. Spoolman
<br>Brooks/Cole Cengage Learning 
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<br>三、參考書籍(References) 
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<br>四、教學方式(Teaching Method) 
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<br>口述，討論，影片欣賞，戶外觀察 
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<br>五、教學進度(Syllabus) :（如有調整，將會事先通知）
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<br>Week	Date	Topic	
<br>1	9/15	Introduction	
<br>2	9/22	Environmental Problems, Their Causes, and Sustainability.	
<br>3	9/29	Science, Matter, Energy and System.	
<br>4	10/6	Ecosystems: What Are They and How Do They Work?	
<br>5	10/13	Biodiversity and Evolution.	
<br>6	10/20	Examination I	
<br>7	10/27	Biodiversity, Species Interactions, and Population control.	
<br>8	11/3	The Human Population and Its Impact.	
<br>9	11/10	Climate and Terrestrial Biodiversity.	
<br>10	11/17	Aquatic Biodiversity.	
<br>11	11/24	Sustaining Biodiversity: The Species Approach.	
<br>12	12/1	Examination II	
<br>13	12/8	Sustaining Terrestrial Biodiversity: The Ecosystem Approach.	
<br>14	12/15	Sustaining Aquatic Biodiversity	
<br>15	12/22	Special topic on Ecology	
<br>16	12/29	Special topic on Ecology	
<br>17	1/5	Special topic on Ecology	
<br>18	1/12	Examination III	
<br>六、成績考核(Evaluation) 
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<br>段考（三次）*0.8＋指定作業*0.2＝學期成績，出席情形列為學期考評重要依據，缺課狀況按應上課時數比例扣學期分數。 
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<br>七、可連結之網頁位址 
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<br>http://xmstcs.life.nthu.edu.tw 
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