National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University Distance Learning Courses Policy In order to provide students with diversified and electronic learning methods, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University (hereinafter referred to as “NYCU”) hereby enacts the National Yang Ming Chiao Tung Distance Learning Courses Policy (hereinafter referred to as the “Policy”) according to the Implementation Regulations Regarding Distance Learning by Universities. The distance learning courses are defined by NYCU as: (1) The courses taken by NYCU’s students online. (2) The teaching hours for distance learning courses (synchronous and asynchronous) exceed 1/2 of the total teaching hours.The distance learning courses are offered based on the following principles: (1) Each teacher is allowed to apply for no more than two subjects as distance learning courses per semester. (2) The teaching plan outline for distance learning courses shall be completed and submitted to the relevant curriculum committees in the semester prior to organization of the distance learning courses. Then, the courses may be offered only upon review and approval by the committee. The courses approved upon review will be posted online and linked with the course information website of the Ministry of Education accessible by the public. (3) Foreign partner schools in the distance learning courses are limited to those included in the reference roster of foreign universities published by the Ministry of Education, or those recognized by the local government’s competent authority in charge of schools, or the professional educational evaluation groups recognized by the authority. (4) Instructors shall keep the information, such as teaching evaluation results, teaching plans, teaching materials, interaction between teachers and students, learning assessment and assignment, and submit the same to the Division of Teaching Resources of the Office of 2 Academic Affairs at the end of semester, as the reference for teacher evaluation or Ministry of Education’s visit in the future. Additional teaching hours may apply based on the following principles: (1) For the courses offered by a teacher as distance learning courses for the first time and approved by the University’s curriculum committee, the teacher may apply for the teaching hours for the courses calculated at 1.5 times for the same semester. (2) The same teacher shall not claim additional teaching hours for courses similar in name or nature again. (3) No additional teaching hours shall apply, in the case of teaching hours for distance learning courses taught by part-time and full-time program instructors. The teaching materials for distance learning courses shall be prepared by teachers independently. If the teachers need to quote from another person’s work materials including texts, charts or films when teaching the courses, they shall identify the source and quote the same within reasonable extent or upon valid authorization, in order to satisfy the intellectual property right laws and regulations, such as the Copyright Act.The distance learning shall apply NYCU’s e-learning platform as the first priority. The teacher assessment shall also be conducted for the distance learning courses the same as the general coursesAdministrative support from the Office of Academic Affairs: (1) Division of Curriculum: Amendments to the Policy, organization of courses, review of distance learning courses (the University’s Curriculum Committee), and course evaluation survey, etc. (2) Division of Teaching Resources: Public notice for distance learning courses, counseling and training for distance teaching equipment and technology, distance learning course evaluation, application for e-learning programs, and contact person for e-learning course certification. (3) Center of Teaching and Learning Development: Organization of distance learning-related workshops and sharing of teaching experience.Any matters not covered herein shall be governed by the Implementation Regulations Regarding Distance Learning by Universities of Ministry of Education and NYCU’s related regulations.The Policy shall be implemented upon passing the Academic Affairs Meeting. The same shall apply where the Policy is amended

National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University Student Course Registration Policy National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University (hereinafter referred to as “NYCU”) hereby enacts the Policy to process students’ course registration affairs and guide students to select courses.The Course Registration Procedure is divided into the initial course registration and add and drop period after school begins. The initial course registration takes place at the end of the previous semester (before the first semester begins, in the case of freshmen). Add and drop period has to be finished within the first and second week after school begins. All course registration should be completed within the period of time designated for course registration.The course registration counseling in each department, institute, in-service education program and degree program shall be completed no later than one week after the add or drop period deadline expires. The courses for which students are provided with the course registration counseling service may be added or dropped by students or each department’s/institute’s continuing education program online by the add or drop period deadline. Upon expiration of the add or drop period deadline, the courses for which students are provided with the course registration counseling service shall be compiled by the department’s/institute’s continuing education program and submitted to the Division of Curriculum for correction within one week upon expiration of the add or drop period deadline.Students have to check and confirm the results online voluntarily upon expiration of the add or drop period deadline.Students who fail to add or drop any course by the add or drop period deadline may apply to add and drop courses subject to prior approval of their course advisors and chairs of their departments/institutes, and shall be reported to the Division of Curriculum, and will be required to perform duty as student workers without pay for four hours. Notwithstanding, in the case of overdue course registration caused by any circumstances other than personal factors, the students may be exempted from performance of duty as student workers.Students who are unable to continue studies during the semester (upon expiration of the add or drop period deadline) may apply the “National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University Student Course Withdrawal Application Policy.” Students are not allowed to attend two subjects conflicting with each other in the same session. Otherwise, the grades of both subjects will be calculated based on the X grade. If the students take the integration courses or flexible teaching sessions and the department confirms that no conflict with any course actually exists, the students can apply for two courses with a clash in the schedule. Students can apply for two courses with a clash in the schedule owing to the failing grades in the previous course, withing the limit of one clashed session per week each semester.

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