Educational Reform For Graduate Schools

Educational Reform For Graduate Schools Ming-Jer Tang, MD, PhD. Professor of Physiology Vice President of Academic Affairs

台灣高等教育之前瞻 校長賴明詔 2009年11月13日 2

台灣一般教育的弱勢從頂尖大學的觀點 課程過於一元化注重反射性的學習（考試）方式注重資訊的灌輸忽略表達能力的培養缺少創意缺乏積極性不重視整合能力的訓練缺少國際溝通能力 3

台灣大學教育的弱點 課程要求太輕鬆不重視跨領域學習偏重專業訓練，人文教育不足國際化不足（包括：國際語言、跨文化認知、國際競爭力） 4

專業與人文教育整合之趨勢（一） C. P. Snow: 「科技與人文是截然不同的文化」然而，當今的社會問題（例如：人口老化、全球暖化、能源議題等）都太過複雜，無法單憑科技解決 5

專業與人文教育整合之趨勢（二） Neal Lane: 「作為科學家與工程師的我們，如果不以人文社會關懷角度來理解科技，我們便沒有盡到公民的責任」未來趨勢：工程將和醫學與法學院一樣成為學士後課程 6

成大在教育改革的努力與未完成的事項 教育卓越學會(Academy of Educators)之設立課程改革：跨科系之課程降低開課數量鼓勵學生選修跨系所課程輔導新進教師大學入學審查制度多元化 7

近10年來美國、台灣研究所之轉變1/3 No. of university per 100,000 people in Taiwan vs. USA

近10年來美國、台灣研究所之轉變2/3 Numbers have been normalized per 100,000 people No. of Graduate Students in USA No. of Graduate Students in Taiwan

Challenges for graduate education Quality of graduate students Lack of fundamental knowledge Do not dare to ask questions Independent and critical thinking Writing skills Presentation skills Tunnel vision

Graduate education reform Active recruitment of graduate students: Outstanding NCKU students Foreign students: overseas and mainland Reform of graduate education: Integration of research and teaching Graduate course: core curriculum and interdisciplinary program Quality of graduate training

General goals for graduate school 大學中教的是當代的知識/學問研究所教的是未來的知識/學問? 研究所的目地在教育有能力開創新知識的研究生 To educate students to be able to solve problems and make new discovery

International Journal Publication From quantity to quality

Ideal graduate students • Ask questions: many, lousy and good. • Think critically. • Work efficiently: hard, independently and • collaboratively. • Have good presentation skills. • Read and write well. • Contain good social skills.

Educational Reform For Graduate Schools