Code of Practice of Doctoral Candidate Qualifying Examination

 

1. Format of the qualifying examination: Option i. Designate curriculum. Option ii. Written exams

2. The designate curriculum includes the following graduate-level courses offered by each sub-division.

3. PhD students must choose respectively two and one courses to be taken from his/her major and minor sub-divisions designated by the student's supervisor according to the student's research interests. Specifically, the student must receive a letter grade A (or above) or rank top 33% in the two major courses and receive a letter grade A- (or above) or rank top 50% in the one minor course to pass the qualifying examination.

Division	Code	Subject
Solid Mechanics	ME5103701	Theory of Elasticity 彈性力學
	ME5002701	Advanced Engineering Mathematics 高等工程數學
	ME5209701	Optimal Design 最佳設計
	ME6101701	The Vibration of Machine Structures 機械結構振動學
	ME5204701	Quality Engineering Using Robust Design 穩健化設計
	ME5406701	Composite Materials 複合材料
	ME5609701	Robotics 機器人學
	ME5114701	Computer-Aided Structural Analysis 電腦輔助結構分析
Manufacturing	ME5301701	Manufacturing Analysis 製造分析
	ME5312701	Advanced Engineering Metrology 高等精密量測學
	ME5316701	Micro/Nano fabrication Technology 微奈米製造技術
	ME5307701	Laser Material Processing 雷射加工
	ME5332701	Special Topics on Wafer Planarization Technology 晶圓平坦化加工特論
	ME5333701	Additive Manufacturing 積層製造
	ME5340701	Advances in Machining 高等切削學
	ME5913701	Experimental Design and Analysis 實驗設計與分析方法
	ME5428701	Advanced Characterization of Materials Properties 高等材料性質分析
Thermo-fluid	ME5801701	Laminar Flow Theory 層流理論
	ME5705701	Conduction Heat Transfer 傳導熱傳學
	ME5706701	Convective Heat Transfer 對流熱傳學
	ME5711701	Turbulent Flow with Applications 紊流與應用
	ME5802701	Gas Dynamics 氣體動力學
	ME6703701	Combustion 燃燒學
	ME5001701	Advanced Engineering Analysis 高等工程分析
	ME5002701	Advanced Engineering Mathematics 高等工程數學
	ME5713701	Environmental Thermofluid Dynamics 環境熱流動力學
	ME6802701	Computational Fluid Mechanics 計算流體力學
Control	ME5606701	Digital Control Theory 數位控制
	ME5601701	Linear System Theory (1) 線性系統理論(一)
	ME5515701	Mechatronics and Integration 機電整合
	ME5617701	Digital Surveillance Systems and Application 數位監控系統與應用
	ME5014701	Data Science and Machine Learning 資料科學與機器學習
	ME5605701	Optimal Control (I) 最佳控制(一)
	ME5626701	Deep Learning for Computer Vision 深度學習與電腦視覺
	ME5625701	Deep Learning Architecture and Application 深度學習架構與應用
Material	ME5414701	Phase Transformation 相變化
	ME5405701	Metallurgical Thermodynamics 冶金熱力學
	TX5004701	X-Ray Diffraction and Crystallography 愛克斯光繞射及結晶學
	ME6405701	High-temperature Corrosion 高溫腐蝕
	ME5427701	Introduction to Surface Engineering 表面技術工程
	ME5423701	Hydrogen Technolgy and Applications 氫能技術與應用
	ME5401701	Powder Metallurgy 粉末冶金學

4. In case of failing to meet the grade requirements in the course, students are allowed to apply to the department office before the beginning of the other semester for retaking the same course multiple times. The student is obliged to eventually fulfill the specified requirements in the course to pass the qualifying examination; nevertheless the course credits are counted only once.

5. PhD students are allowed to complete the qualifying-examination requirements instead through the written exam of each subject equivalent to the designated course. The written exams take place every semester specifically in March and October. The students can take up to three subjects each time and pass the exam by receiving a score higher than 70%.

6. The written exam of each subject are prepared by a faculty member, usually the instructor of the equivalent designated course, appointed by the department head.

7. Details of the written exams:

i. The duration of the written exams should be 120 minutes.

ii. The completed written exams should be sealed and graded anonymously.

8. Any designated course completed by the PhD student within five years at this department, despite the fact that the course was taken prior to his/her admission into the PhD program, are eligible to meet the qualifying-examination requirements.

9. PhD students who fail to complete the qualifying-examination requirements within two year after his/her enrollment into the PhD program should be mandatorily withdrawn from the program; except for those students who enrolled in the Direct-PhD program may transfer to the master program.

10. The above code of practice and amendments have been approved in the departmental faculty meeting and become effective immediately by announcement.

 

03/Sept./2024, Amended and approved at Academic Committee meeting