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Mission<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n The Department of Urban Planning and Disaster Management (UPDM) continues to deliver on its promise of integrating information technologies, urban planning and disaster management, whilst simultaenously preparing our students to excel in their professional field with a sense of responsibility, team spirit, and competitiveness. Through thoughtful adaptation\u00a0of the \u2018best practice\u2019 models to our\u00a0local communities, we also aim to contribute to a sustainable growth of Taiwan. Another way of giving back\u00a0to our community is\u00a0to develop into an important locus\u00a0for teaching, research and networking\u00a0in the areas\u00a0of urban disaster management and spatial planning\/design in northern Taiwan.<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Goals<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n G1. Integration of urban planning\/design, disaster management, and GIS<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n The Curriculum Planning Committee gradually adjusts the curriculum content for Year 1 and Year 2\u00a0students to enhance their understanding of our three core disciplines, that is, spatial planning\/design, disaster management, and GIS. The key aim for Year 3 and Year 4 is to demonstrate the connectivity between these three disciplines, thus helping\u00a0our students to develop into\u00a0well-rounded professionals. Our curriculum is\u00a0designed to meet the needs and demands of today\u2019s job market. Thus from Year 2\u00a0we also\u00a0offer practicums that integrate research and practice-led teaching.<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n G2. Facilitation of self-directed learning (SDL)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n In order to facilitate self-directed learning, we have increased the number of elective courses in our department. In addition, we\u00a0encourage student participation in extracurricular activities, and provide students\u00a0with a wide range of opportunities for learning\u00a0and international exchange. We\u00a0have also developed\u00a0a support system to assist our more vulnerable students, which\u00a0enables\u00a0them to plan their careers more effectively.<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n G3. Excelling in research and research-inspired teaching<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n We aim to enhance the quality and quantity of research outputs in our department. We particularly encourage those research projects that emerge from\u00a0an industry-academic collaboration. By working together with local communities and the public sector, our researchers\u00a0not only contribute to cultural, social and economic development of Taiwan, but also gain a valuable experience, which they can\u00a0share with\u00a0students and colleagues.<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n G4. Developing student professional skills and encouraging partnerships between faculty and students<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n During our annual practicums we encourage faculty members and students to participate in various national and international competitions, and to take part in academic or practice-based activities. This helps students to gain a more in-depth understanding of various issues surrounding their area of study and inspires them to act. Group work\u00a0and frequent\u00a0interactions\u00a0with mentors not only enhance their professional knowledge and expertise, but also improve\u00a0their communication, time management,\u00a0and\u00a0teamwork skills.<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n G5. Ensuring and contributing to the success of our alumni<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n We encourage our alumni to share their experience with our current students. We also collect\u00a0and publish data on their performance, professional certifications, the percentage of successful completions, and the percentage of post-graduation employment. We seek to be recognized as a reputable institution for developing highly-skilled\u00a0professionals in\u00a0 the fields of urban planning and disaster management. Accordingly, we seek to ensure that the information provided on\u00a0our website is\u00a0accurate and that our relationship\u00a0with alumni association remains strong. For our current students, we offer\u00a0employment counseling and provide opportunities for information exchange.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Our students are expected to obtain the following core competencies:\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Core objectives\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n – Cultivating student’s research skills\u00a0by introducing them to relevant theories and research methods<\/span><\/p>\n – Developing students\u2019 professional\u00a0skills and competencies via practice-led teaching<\/span><\/p>\n – Integrating\u00a0disaster management and\u00a0spatial planning disciplines to\u00a0develop\u00a0students into well-rounded professionals in the field\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n – Facilitating the sense of social responsibility and global perspective of our students through teaching and international exchange.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Teaching objectives<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n – Integrating spatial planning\/design, disaster management\/mitigation, and spatial geographic information technologies via practice-led teaching<\/span><\/p>\n – Enhancing self-directed learning<\/span><\/p>\n – Ensuring students\u2019 competitiveness in the job market<\/span><\/p>\n – Excelling in research and research-inspired teaching<\/span><\/p>\n – Encouraging professional specializations and partnerships between faculty members and students<\/span><\/p>\n – Facilitating and maintaining relations\u00a0with wider community<\/span><\/p>\n – Ensuring that our graduates are recognized and sought after by the public and private sectors<\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" \u00a0 \u00a0 In our department we address a number of different\u00a0problems posed by rapid climate change, social transformations, and growing inter-urban competition, all of which obstruct a sustainble growth of Taiwan. We have adopted an integrated approach to teaching and research that\u00a0combines\u00a0three major disciplines: (1) urban planning\/design; (2) disaster management; and (3) Geographic Information Systems (GIS) (see figure below). We … <\/p>\n\n