教學主旨: 建築是門複雜的學問，其中不但整合了各種技術性與概念性的知識並且同時又著重在開創性設計想法的研發；為了驗收建築研究所三年專業養成教育的成果，藉由畢業論文設計在最後階段完成一清楚的設計發展過程與完整的設計論述便是驗證所學的一項重要依據。
本課程的設立就是為了幫助同學在前階段有一較為順暢且有計畫進行的準備過程。由於論文設計是由每位同學自己設定題目與建築議題，於是在面對題目的多樣性的同時，如何引導同學選定自己感興趣而又適合自己的題目方向，經過適當且有組織的資料搜尋與研究進而確認題目與其涵蓋的建築議題範疇將是本課程的主要重點。

教學目標: 由一系列討論、操作、檢討與座談中，帶領同學了解與尋找到自己創作的興趣與所關注的議題方向；同時，在適度幫助同學有效的控制進度之餘，藉由工作方法與設計重點的提示，讓每位同學知道如何適當的發揮這三年中所接受的建築專業課程訓練之成果，進而在畢業論文設計進行的同時對於操作的建築議題與設計重點有一較為清楚的認知。

課程內容: 本課程將大致分成七階段以配合上下學期的進度，而內容將大致包含﹝題目類型解析；資料蒐集歸納；實際操作與討論；階段性檢討；座談討論﹞幾種步驟。
課程七階段的重點提示：
1. 自我評估 → 題目發想 → 題目類型
2. 資料收集與分析 → 研究方法探討
3. 歸納初步結論 → 訂定建築議題
4. 基地特性 + 建築機能 → 設計潛能
5. 設計提案 → 完整論述
6. 初期設計階段研討 → 設計策略
7. 規劃設計 → 設計架構性討論

Teaching Purpose: Architecture is a complex subject, which not only integrates various technical and conceptual knowledge, but also focuses on the research and development of groundbreaking design ideas. In order to accept the results of the three-year professional development education of the Institute of Architecture, completing a clear design development process and complete design discussion through the graduation thesis design in the final stage is an important basis for verifying what has been learned.
This course is designed to help students have a smoother and planned preparation process in the early stages. Since each student sets his or her own topic and architectural issues in thesis design, in the face of the diversity of topics, how to guide students to choose a topic direction that is of interest to them and suitable for them, and to confirm the topic and the scope of the architectural issues it covers through appropriate and organized data search and research will be the main focus of this course.

Teaching objectives: Through a series of discussions, operations, reviews and discussions, students are led to understand and find their own creative interests and topics of concern; at the same time, in addition to appropriately helping students to effectively control the progress, through working methods and design focus The prompts allow each student to know how to properly utilize the results of the architectural professional course training received in the past three years, and then have a clearer understanding of the architectural issues and design key points while designing the graduation thesis.

Course content: This course will be roughly divided into seven stages to match the progress of the first and second semesters, and the content will roughly include several steps: analysis of question types; data collection and summary; practical operations and discussions; staged reviews; and discussion discussions.
Key tips for the seven stages of the course:
1. Self-assessment → Question ideas → Question types
2. Data collection and analysis → Discussion of research methods
3. Summarize preliminary conclusions → formulate architectural issues
4. Site characteristics + building function → design potential
5. Design Proposal → Complete Discussion
6. Initial design stage discussion → Design strategy
7. Planning and design → Design architectural discussion

由個別同學訂定研究計畫決定之。

It is decided by individual students to formulate research plans.