Last updated: May 16, 2022

Courses

Q1. How will courses be conducted after May 17, 2022?

A1

1. From May 17, 2022 until the end of this semester, courses will be taught online.
2. All instructors are requested to announce their methods for online teaching on the NCKU Moodle, and announce their final online assessment methods before May 21, 2022.
3. All students are requested to avoid unnecessary gatherings (including clubs and related activities) during this online teaching period, and implement all self-initiated epidemic prevention measures.

Q2. How do I apply for special permission for courses that cannot be taught online?

A2.

1. After discussions with the students, courses that cannot be taught online should be listed and reported to the Curriculum Division of the Academic Affairs Office by the departments/institutes/programs.
2. The epidemic prevention rules must be implemented in the in-person classes (see Q3 for reference)

Q3. What epidemic prevention rules must be implemented in the in-person classes?

A3.

1. Assign each student a seat (If it is not possible to assign seats, instructors are requested to take a photograph of the seating arrangements for each class), and take attendance (KUAP app is suggested).
2. Instructors and students must wear masks while attending class, and disinfect their hands during class. Eating and drinking are prohibited in the classroom.
3. The classroom’s physical environment must be kept well ventilated and disinfected regularly. All equipment should be disinfected after each use.

Q4. How will the teaching methods be announced?

A4. Instructors are requested to announce their teaching methods on the NCKU Moodle and provide their students with complete information

Q5.  How to check the policies concerning teaching method?

A5.

(1) Students, please log into Moodle (https://moodle.ncku.edu.tw) with the account and password of the Cheng-Kung Portal (https://i.ncku.edu.tw) to check your selected courses this semester. Click on the "Course Name" to check which teaching method has been adopted and related information. If the instructor has not added this information, please contact the staff in charge of the course in the office of each department

  (2) Contact information for related issues:

1. Cheng-Kung Portal:  Computer and Network Center (ext. 61405).
2. Moodle: Ms. Kuo (ext. 61056) at the Teaching & Learning Technology Division, Computer and Network Center.
3. Course: Please contact the staff in charge of courses in the office of each department (https://cid-acad.ncku.edu.tw/p/404-1042-223667.php?Lang=zh-tw).

Q6. How should instructors take attendance for the courses conducted in-person? 

A6. Instructors must keep a complete record of student attendance for the courses conducted in-person. The methods of taking attendance are as follows:

1. Personal QR Code (KUAP app is recommended)
2. Other methods: Please refer to https://reurl.cc/n55gQX

Q7. What should instructors do if it is not possible to assign seats in the in-person classes?

A1. If it is not possible to assign seats, instructors are requested to take a photograph of the seating arrangements for each class. Instructors can create a photo album on the NCKU Moodle and upload the photo files. It is recommended to use the class date as the file name. The instructions are as follows: https://moodle.ncku.edu.tw/mod/resource/view.php?id=138277.  

Q8. If courses such as lab/experiment, physical education, hands-on or service learning must be conducted in person, what should instructors pay attention to?

A8.

1. Instructors need to plan and guide students to learn independently. For the final exam, instructors may request an in-person exam, conduct an online multi-assessment process, or cancel the final exam – based on the epidemic situation at that time, fairness, and communications with their students.
2. After discussions with the students, courses involving laboratory experiments or internships, which cannot be taught online, should be listed and reported to the Curriculum Division of the Academic Affairs Office by the departments/institutes/programs.
3. During in-person classes, the epidemic prevention measures of Q3 should be implemented and the students should be fixed into groups. The equipment used by the students should not be shared. If there is a need to share the equipment, please make sure that this equipment is disinfected after each use.

Q9. What should I do if there are COVID-19 confirmed cases in the in-person classes?

If the instructors and students who are diagnosed with COVID-19 have attended the in-person class within 2 days before the onset of the disease, the response is as follows:

1. For those who had more than 15 minutes of face-to-face contact within a 24-hour period with the confirmed case, during which time the confirmed case had taken off his/her mask, a “3-day epidemic prevention leave” should be conducted during which you are not allowed to enter the campus.
2. The aforementioned "3-day epidemic prevention leave" is not counted as a regular leave, and will not be included in a student's absence record, nor will it result in deductions from the student’s academic assessment scores.

Q10. What should lab/experiment courses do during this online teaching period?

A10. Instructors can plan a new form of lab/experiment course with online resources, such as flipped class methods combined with online teaching, videos of lab/experiments conducted by instructors or teaching assistants, or innovative online lab/experiment simulation courses.

Q11. How should students from afar conduct their online learning when the in-person and online classes are switched?

A11. In addition to using their own laptop computer, tablet or mobile phone, and other equipment for online learning at any location with stable internet services, students also can go to these following places:

1. Computer Classroom 75201 of the Computer and Network Center: The hours of operation for the computer classroom 75201 (approximately 40 seats) is from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday to Friday. Please bring your student ID card and swipe the card reader to enter this classroom. If the computer classroom is fully occupied, students will be guided to another classroom for online learning.
2. Library

1. Main Library: The area of 1^st floor is where you can speak and ask or answer instructor questions softly when conducting your online learning (approximately 70 seats). If you stay quiet in class, you can conduct your online learning on all floors with wireless internet access (approximately 706 seats).
2. Kun-Yen Medical Library:  If you stay quiet in class, you can conduct your online learning on all floors with wireless internet access (approximately 70 seats).
3. KnowLedge: You can use the discussion and interaction area on the 1st floor (30 seats), but the quiet reading room on the 2nd floor will cannot be used.

3. Online learning and self-study spaces for each teaching unit: https://cid-acad.ncku.edu.tw/p/412-1042-20545.php?Lang=zh-tw

Q12. Do instructors need to save the online teaching videos, including synchronous and non-synchronous, for students to review?

A12. Yes. Non-synchronous online teaching videos must be uploaded to Mytube and the students must be provided with the link URL. Please save the synchronous online teaching video on the teaching platform or provide links for the students to review this material.

Q13. How will students be graded for these online courses?

A13. Instructors can utilize familiar ways to grade students, such as changing the types of tests used (e.g., open-book tests), requiring written reports, utilizing online tests (e.g., online questions combined with a video conferencing system), and/or employing online oral reports. Instructors are also encouraged to develop new ways to grade students using the available online resources. In addition, instructors can conduct online exams through Moodle. Please refer to the following guidelines:

1. Multiple evaluations methods: https://bit.ly/2T1XONL4
2. Reference for organizing online exams: https://ctld.ncku.edu.tw/p/405-1047- 223580,c26576.php?Lang=zh-tw

Q14. How can instructors enhance the learning effectiveness and grading of online courses?

A14. Instructors are recommended to provide extra time for students to consult or discuss online. In addition, the university hopes that instructors do their best to grade their students in a fair manner.

Q15. If students taking courses are unable to enter Taiwan or come to school due to special circumstance caused by the pandemic, how should they proceed with their course studies?

A15. Instructors should provide synchronous or asynchronous online teaching to ensure uninterrupted learning for their students.

Q16. If students make an appointment for COVID-19 vaccination, can they apply for vaccination leave (applicable to in-person courses)?

A16. Students who cannot attend classes due to prevention measures for COVID-19, including physical examinations, PCR tests, antigen tests, and vaccinations, are required to apply for a leave of absence on the NCKU Student Leave Management System. Students, please select【因防疫(COVID-19)無法到課Leave of absence due to COVID 19 prevention】as the type of leave in your application. Upon approval, applicants will not be penalized with an absence record.

     For questions concerning applying for this leave of absence, please contact Ms. Hsieh (ext. 50340) at the Student Assistance Division, Office of Student Affairs.

Classrooms

Q1. What are the classroom rules for in-person teaching?

A1.

1. Assign each student a seat and take attendance (KUAP app is suggested).
2. Instructors and students must wear masks while attending class, and disinfect their hands during class. Eating and drinking are prohibited in class.
3. The classroom’s physical environment must be kept well ventilated and disinfected regularly. All equipment should be disinfected after each use.

Online Teaching Resources

Q1. What online teaching resources does the school provide?

A1. For the NCKU online teaching resources, please refer to: https://reurl.cc/a529pl

Q2. Whom should instructors contact if they are confronting technical problems in online teaching?

A2. Instructors can ask their teaching assistants for assistance. If instructors still have any questions, they should contact the Center for Teaching and Learning Development (ext. 50200 or 50202) or the Teaching & Learning Technology Division of the Computer and Network Center (ext. 61029 or 61056).

Q3. Whom should instructors contact if they need to borrow video recording equipment?

A3. The Center for Teaching and Learning Development provides equipment for use during online classes (priority will be given to courses with over 100 students):

1. Synchronous live-streaming equipment: 19 sets
2. Asynchronous recording equipment: 20 sets
3. Recommended recording equipment:  http://ctld.ncku.edu.tw/var/file/47/1047/img/3378/152885005.pdf
4. Equipment borrowing: Please contact Ms. Chen (ext. 50202-20) at  the Center for Teaching and Learning Development.

Q4. How should adjunct instructors conduct synchronous teaching?

A4. Adjunct instructors can use the BBB synchronous teaching module in the NCKU Moodle system. Please refer to: https://reurl.cc/EnyLNK

Q5. Whom can I contact for questions regarding the NCKU Moodle or Webex     system?

A5.

1. Webex service: Mr. Wang (ext. 61029) and Ms. Chen (ext. 61024) at the Teaching & Learning Technology Division, Computer and Network Center.
2. BBB service: Mr. Wang (ext. 61029) at the Teaching & Learning Technology Division, Computer and Network Center.
3. Moodle service: Ms. Kuo (ext. 61029) at the Teaching & Learning Technology Division, Computer and Network Center.

Q6. Where can I upload my courses videos and set the viewing permission (only for the enrolled students)?   

A6. It is recommended that the instructor upload the recorded course videos to the NCKU Mytube and embed the video link in the Moodle course webpage. The uploaded videos are suggested to be set to “Password Protection” or “Only for Moodle Course Users” (system default: private), and labeled with the course number. Then, your course videos can only be watched by the enrolled students. If there are non-NCKU students enrolled in the course, such as inter-collegiate courses or credit courses, please select the “Password Protection” mode.

Q7. Is there a way to deal with issues of personal data privacy concerning the interactive teaching videos that I have doubts about?

A7. If you have not obtained the authorization of the students in class, it is recommended that you do not upload the videos to the public video-sharing platform.

Final Oral Examination for Graduate Degrees

Q1. Can the examination for the 2022 Spring Semester be conducted as an in-person oral examination? Can it be conducted via video conferencing?

A1. From May 17, 2022, examinations should be conducted via video conferencing. If there are no concerns about epidemic prevention and the safety of all participants, depending on the current Covid-19 epidemic situation, the advisor can decide to conduct an in-person oral examination. If an in-person oral examination is conducted, all participants should wear masks throughout the entire duration and implement epidemic prevention measures.

Q2. How do we apply for the examination conducted via video conferencing?

A2. If the examination is conducted via video conferencing, please register at the Degree Examination System/COVID-19 Video Conferencing section after the degree examination application is approved. Print out the information, and submit the required information in order to conduct the examination via video conferencing. Please make sure to submit the recording of the examination to the department office.

Q3. How to get the signatures from committee members for the examination conducted via video conferencing?

A3. The signatures of committee members can be electronic signatures (scan and send after signing)

Q4. Who can I contact, if I have questions about examinations conducted via video conferencing and E-Theses Submission?

A4.

1. If you have any questions about the graduate degree examination, please contact Ms. Hsu(ext. 50157) at the Curriculum Division, Office of Academic Affairs.
2. If you have any questions about E-Theses Submissions, please contact the Information Technology Services Division of the Library (ext. 65773).

Q5. Is there a standardized recording software for recording the degree examination conducted via video conferencing? Is there any suggestion?

A5.

1. The degree examination conducted via video conferencing should be recorded. The recording screen should include every member and student participating the examination, and the recording software is not standardized. The recording should be paused when the committee members discuss grading and the student is asked to temporarily leave. 
2. It is recommended that the advisor designate one person to operate the audio recording of the degree examination.
3. It is recommended to use the following audio recording software:

1. Webex (recommended): https://sites.google.com/gs.ncku.edu.tw/ncku-webex/

If you have any questions, please contact Mr. Wang (ext. 61029 ) at the Teaching & Learning Technology Division, Computer and Network Center.

2. Microsoft Teams: https://sites.google.com/gs.ncku.edu.tw/ncku-teams/

(4) It is recommended not to use a video camera or mobile phone to record, because the generated files are too large to store in the cloud storage.

Q6. Can the recording files of the degree examination received by the department office be stored in the cloud?

A6. The department can apply for Mybox cloud storage space with 100G to store the recording files from the Computer and Network Center. For questions about Mybox cloud storage space, please contact Mr. Huang (ext. 61013) at the Computer and Network Center.