COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
Introduction
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Dean:Yu, Gwo-hsing
Brief History
The College of Engineering has been the cradle of elite engineers nationwide. Since its establishment in 1967, the College has undertaken the mission of intellectual education and training in engineering.
After almost four decades of development and progress, the College has evolved into a well-known institution equipped with an abundance of hardware and software resources: ninety-two percent of the faculty of the College has doctoral degrees (and this percentage is increasing); and an array of modern equipment and facilities is available for teaching and research. The College of Engineering has one of the largest student populations among all engineering colleges in Taiwan. The enrollment in the College is approximately 5,894 among which over 900 students are enrolled in the graduate programs of the College.
The College consists of eight departments: Architecture, Civil Engineering, Water-Resources and Environmental Engineering, Mechanical and Electro-Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Chemical and Materials Engineering, Electrical Engineering, and Computer Science and Information Engineering. All eight departments offer master's programs. In addition, the College offers graduate programs leading to doctoral degrees in Civil Engineering, Water-Resources and Environmental Engineering, Computer Science and Information Engineering, Chemical and Materials Engineering, Mechanical and Electro-Mechanical Engineering, and Electrical Engineering. Moreover, the Instrument and Experiment Center of the University has been established to oversee over seventy laboratories including the Machine Shop, Material Test Lab, Structure Test Lab, Wind Tunnel Lab, Jet Propulsion Lab, and the icrowave/Logic/Microprocessor Lab, etc. The Center is in charge of maintaining and operating all laboratory facilities and the equipment chamber to support the College. The College of Engineering also provides services for conducting experiments, teaching, and research for industry and government.
Established for more than four decades, the College of Engineering has developed into a sizable school made up of the Departments of Architecture, Civil Engineering, Water Resources & Environmental Engineering, Mechanical & Electro-Mechanical Engineering, Chemical and Materials Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science & Information Engineering, and Aerospace Engineering. All eight departments confer Master's and Doctoral degrees. The College of Engineering has an excellent array of faculty, where 133 of all 144 faculty members hold doctoral degrees. There are currently 6,226 enrolled students in the College of Engineering.
The Academic Information Network has also been established and is connected to the Internet, which enables the College to use computer resources in teaching and research efficiency.
The College of Engineering is marching with firm steps toward the era of global, information-oriented and future-oriented education with the aim of becoming a first-rate engineering college.
Motto and Goals
Teaching First. Research Lead.
Future Development
- Adjusting and renewing the courses and facilities to face the challenges of the 21st Century and meet the needs of the community and the country.
- Recruiting eminent and Ph.D. degree faculty members to improve the teacher-student ratio. Activating faculty professionalism and potentiality, and encourage colleague to proceed the professor promotion evaluation.
- Establishing the complete network facility and software system in each department to enhance its international information exchange.
- Integrating and reinforcing information manpower and laboratory resources in the College and providing computer facilities as well as technical support services on education and researching in departments.
- Inviting eminent domestic and overseas scholars to offer intensive courses or cooperative research activities. To enhance faculties and student research capability, the College recommends delegations to visit prestigious organizations and universities to give lectures and broaden international horizons.
- Strengthening the academic and technology research exchanges between Taiwan and Mainland China. To build up a cross-strait academic exchange relationship, College of Engineering arranges faculty to visit different famous universities in Mainland and sends students abroad for summer practical training as well. We do believe that the policy will actively implement globalization and future-oriented education.
Course Descriptions
E0033 Engineering and Environment (0/2) Major environmental issues facing modern engineering are addressed in this class. The content of this class includes global environmental issues, environmental impact assessment practice, an introduction of ISO14000 environmental management system, green design, green engineering, ecological engineering and green architecture.
E1402 Introduction to Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS) (3/0) This course consists of the fundamentals of semiconductor process, micromachining techniques, design and fabrication of pressure sensors, CMOS microsensors. An out-of campus tour to the local research MEMS lab in Taiwan is also arranged.
E1679 Introduction of Neural Network (0/2) This course introduces the application of neural network using Neural Network Toolbox 4.0 in MATLAB 6.1. The configuration of neural network includes single-layer, multilayer, radial basis function, self-organized and recurrent neural networks. Various learning algorithms, e.g., back-propagation, 1st order gradient descent, 2nd order gradient descent, are also introduced.
E1900 Art, Space, and Environment (0/2) This course studies the relationship between public art and urban public space, and the influence of urban environment quality. On the field trip students visit the creative objects of art on site to study the creation of public art. The final presentation is a model built by students in groups.
E2498 Technologic Japanese (2/0) Japan develops many key technologies on industries around the word. The main purpose of this course is to train students to read Japan technical materials and to learn grammars and technical key words. Students who have learned Japanese (1) and (2) can study this course.
E2059 Introduction of Environment Design (2/0) An introductory course that has laid emphasis on the idea of user-participation in the process of environmental design.
E2267 Reliability and Risk Analyses (0/2) Failure concepts, fault tree analysis, reliability block diagrams, system structure analysis; risk concepts, risk criteria, risk assessment, risk assessment techniques, probabilistic risk assessment, uncertainty, risk characterization with logic tree.
E2527 Introduction to Airport Engineering (0/2) This course introduces the basic knowledge on airport planning and design, which includes air traffic forecasting, fundamental principles of airport layout, capacity analysis, geometric design, obstruction clearances, and pavement engineering, etc. Furthermore, brief coverage of air navigation, airport master plan, and air cargo business in relation to global logistic. Topics not only cover engineering concepts, but managerial aspects by case study on major international airports.
E2535 Introduction to MEMS and Nano Engineering (2) This course introduces the basic concepts of MEMS and Nano engineering, including overview of MEMS and Nano technologies, working Principles of MEMS, engineering science for MEMS design and fabrication, engineering mechanics for MEMS design, thermofluid engineering and MEMS design, scaling laws in miniaturization, materials for MEMS, MEMS fabrication processes, MEMS packaging.
E2638 Introduction to Energy Engineering (0/2) This course deals with an introduction to the use of energy in the society and the importance of a rational and efficient usage for both primary and secondary energy conversion. Both depth (the technology) and width (the social perspective) are treated.
E2723 Sustainable Development of Water Resources and Environment in the 21st Century (2/0) The special topic on sustainable development of water resources and environment in the 21st century.
E2725 Chemical and Material Industries and Future Technology Developments (0/2) This course will introduce the applications and future developments of chemical and Materials Engineering technology in various industries such as food, biomedical fine chemicals, semi-conductor thin film transistor.
E2727 Aerospace Industry of the 21stCentury (2) This course introduces the 21 century aero industry of Taiwan which includes the national strategy of aero industry, different government offices for aero industry development, current status of Taiwan Aero Industry, Current Status of World Aero Industry and Future Development of Taiwan Aero Industry.
E2728 The Future and Development of the Integration for Information and Communication(0/2) This course introduces the basic IT concept, architecture of communication, application of information and communication. Some case study for CMMI, Software Development Procedure, Peer to Peer Technology, Call Center Application, Wireless and Digital Live, and VoIP are included as well.
E2729 Architecture without Translation (2/0) The purpose of this lecture is to explore the basic knowledge and essential information of the everyday architecture, leading the general students who are not in the field of architecture having an introductory course toward architecture.
E2730 Study of High Tech Patents (0/2) This course gives a brief introduction on how to obtain a patent. Then the course provides the basic concepts that whoever invents or discovers any new and useful process, machine, manufacture or composition of matter.
E2887 Programming Embedded Systems (0/3) This course including the following topics: Introduction to Embedded systems, Building and running programs for embedded systems, Basic debugging techniques, Handling different types of memory, Thread synchronization on embedded systems, Optimizing embedded software for size, speed and power consumption, Working examples for embedded systems, such as audio recorder/player, CCD capturer/viewer and TCP/UDP transmission.
E2949 Architecture Industry Trends in the 21st Century (2/0) The course covers the development of the architecture industry in the 21st century, including architectural design and planning, building technology, sustainable architecture, environmental issues, landscape and urban design.
E2950 The Industry Trend in the 21st Century (0/2) This course is intended to provide a comprehensive introduction to the trend and tendency of some hot industries in the 21st Century. The items included are consumer electronics, information services, telecommunication, as well as mass communication. We will identify the possible threats and opportunities to these industries from the impact of the vicissitudes of politics, economy, society, and technology.
E2951 Software Applications for Engineering Statistics (2/0) This course gives a brief review of the theories of engineering statistics and put emphasis on the applications of statistical software such as SPSS and Microsoft Excel for solving real world scenarios.
E2952 Introduction to Preventions for Slope Disasters and Debris Flow (0/2) This course is intended to provide a comprehensive introduction to preventions for slope disasters and debris flow. The fundamental mechanisms of slope disasters and debris flow are introduced first, and the concepts and methods of countermeasures against associated damages are illustrated by real examples followed.
E2953 Introduction and Implementation of Embedded Systems (3/0) This course introduces the following topics: an overview of embedded systems, development tool chains, basic embedded system programming, and hands-on experience on embedded experiment boards with ARM series CPUs.
M0022 Engineering Economics (2/0) This course includes the following subjects: equivalence and interest formulas; extending equivalence to real world transactions; present worth, annual worth and future worth analysis; rate of return analysis; depreciation; income taxes; inflation and economic analysis.
S0238 Partial Differential Equations (2) The course is an introduction to Partial Differential Equations, which covers various types of equations, e.g. parabolic, elliptic, and hyperbolic, and/or, homogeneous, and non-homogeneous equations. Techniques used for solving the problem, including separation variables, Fourier as well as Laplace transforms, and Eigen-function expansions are also covered.
