生命科學是研究生命的科學，內容主要包括生命現象及其本質，和生物與環境之間的相互關係。近50年來，生物學的發展成就於科學領域做出巨大的貢獻，尤其是遺傳物質DNA雙螺旋結構的闡明，被認為是20世紀自然科學的重大突破之一。分子生物學的驚人成就，使生命科學成為當代自然科學中引人矚目的明星，也因此21世紀領先產業更被認為是生物科技。另外，困擾當今人類社會的人口、糧食、環境、資源等幾大問題的希望寄託在生物科學的進步上。近年來，生命科學領域中的生態學的發展趨勢也更加重視人類活動對生態環境的影響和全球變化，生態與其他自然科學（化學、地球科學）和社會學科的結合也是必然的趨勢，生態學將在維持人類生存環境及社會經濟的持續發展中起重要的作用。事實上，二千年第五次全國科學技術討論會議亦討論過，有關生命科學的發展層次大致可朝向兩個領域，即人類健康有關的生物醫學及技術方面，另一即是與人類所處環境有關的生態保育。
基於關心自然科學和人類未來的大學教育教育理念，生命科學教育對於新的世代提供新的知識啟蒙，期望擔當起歷史的重任，新世代應瞭解生物學將對未來自然科學、社會經濟和人類思維發展帶來什麼影響。生命科學的通識教育推廣雖大大提昇了非主修生物學學生對客觀自然的認識，但是整體課程設計常因授課老師專業背景關係，深或淺與寬或窄的內容之要求較不易。不僅國內，國外對於屬於非生物學專業或稱之教養的通識生命科學教學內容的批評聲音不斷湧現(Mayr,1997; Rose,1998)。尤其是生命科學的教學內容僅朝向 「分子生物學」方向發展，形成教學的唯一「典範」（paradigm），忽視生命演化、生態危機及生物多樣性的消失等內容。如何建立一個新的、具整合性的生命科學教學內容，讓年輕莘莘學子能在有限修習時間（兩學分）充分且主動學習到生命科學的基礎知識。對此問題，台灣生物科學的教學一直都未對此認真檢討過。未來二十一世紀，台灣新世代將面臨更大的競爭與挑戰。生物學一直蓬勃發展，但如何提供新的教學方向仍無法突破傳統「典範」的束縛。Life science is the science that studies life, and its content mainly includes the phenomena of life and their essence, and the relationship between organisms and environment. In the past 50 years, the development of biology has made great contributions in the field of science, especially the Ming Dynasty, which is a dual spiral structure of hybrid DNA, which is considered to be one of the major breakthroughs in the 20th century natural science. The amazing achievements of molecular biology have made life science a popular star in contemporary natural sciences, and therefore the 21st century leading industry is even considered biotechnology. In addition, hopes that have troubled the population, food, environment, resources and other major problems that are currently living society are dependent on the progress of biological science. In recent years, the development trend of ecological science in the field of life sciences has also paid more attention to the impact of human activities on the ecological environment and global changes. The combination of ecology and other natural sciences (chemistry, geoscience) and social sciences is also an inevitable trend. It will play an important role in maintaining the continuous development of human survival environment and social economy. In fact, the fifth national scientific and technical discussion meeting in the past 2000 years also discussed that the development levels of life sciences can be roughly directed to two areas, namely, the biomedicine and technical aspects related to human health, and the other is to the human community. Environmentally related ecological conservation.
Based on the university education and education concept of concern for natural science and the future of humans, life science education provides new knowledge enlightenment for the new generation, hoping to take on the important task of history, and the new generation should understand that biology will be about future natural science, social economy and human thinking. What impact does development bring? Although the promotion of general education in life sciences greatly enhances the awareness of the naturalness of non-major biology students, the overall course design is often difficult to provide for deep or clean content due to the professional background of the teaching teacher. Not only at home, criticisms abroad of general life science teaching content that belongs to non-biology professions or is known to be constantly circulating (Mayr, 1997; Rose, 1998). In particular, the teaching content of life sciences only develops towards "molecular biology", forming the only "paradigm" in teaching, ignoring the evolution of life, ecological crisis and the disappearance of biological diversity. How to establish a new and integrated life science teaching content so that young students can fully and actively learn basic knowledge of life sciences within a limited time of study (two points). Taiwan's teaching of biology science has never carefully reviewed this problem. In the 21st century, Taiwan’s new generation will face greater competition and challenges. Biology has been developing vigorously, but how to provide new teaching directions still cannot break through the traditional "classic pattern".
新觀念生物學 林金盾博士審定 葉蓉樺 黃俊霖編譯 藝軒圖書出版社
New Contemplation Biology Review by Dr. Lin Jindun Ye Rongbi Edited by Huang Junlin Art Book Publishing House
| 評分項目 Grading Method | 配分比例 Grading percentage | 說明 Description |
|---|---|---|
| 期中期中 Midterm |
45 | |
| 期末期末 End of the period |
45 | |
| 平時平時 Regular |
10 | 指定課外作業 |
