「專題研究」為鼓勵學生整合大學四年所學，自由選定社會科學研究主題，協助學生思考如何將研究主題與生活多元化結合，除展現大學四年培養之專業知能，鼓勵與職業發展與人生規畫方向結合共同思考其意義與關聯性。與授課教師、業師和同儕討論，以實物專案導向方式，培養學生資料收集分析實做能力、專題報告撰寫、履歷作品集累積與製作、團隊溝通協調合作能力、解決問題能力等，而成果PPT製作與發表過程，亦能奠定學生畢業後銜接校內經驗與職涯。本課程為專題研究第一學期，課程目標在於協助修課同學從永續影響力角度整理大學所學、職涯探索、就業準備，並為下學期永續影響力專案實作作準備。

"Professional Research" encourages students to integrate their four years of university studies, freely choose social science research topics, and helps students think about how to combine research topics with diversified life. In addition to demonstrating the professional knowledge cultivated in four years of university education, it encourages joint thinking about its meaning and correlation with professional development and life planning direction. Discuss with teachers, teachers and colleagues, and cultivate students' ability to collect and analyze data, write topic reports, and practice work collection, accumulate and produce, team communication and cooperation capabilities, and solve problems through practical project-oriented methods. The process of producing and publishing results can also lay the foundation for students' experience and career after graduation. This course is the first period of topic research. The purpose of the course is to assist students in the course to organize college studies, career exploration, and career preparation from the perspective of permanent impact, and prepare for the implementation of permanent impact project in the next period.

學生在既有論述下透過探索或實作的過程，利用某種形式(作品或論文)表現個人獨特的見解與研究主題。指導教師依據學生主題給予製作各過程之建議，並提供論文/作品說明文撰寫方式指導，及訓練其最終專題研究成果發表之技巧。

Under existing thesis, students use a certain form (work or text) to express their own unique insights and research topics through exploration or implementation. Instructors provide suggestions on the production process based on the student topic, and provide guidance on the writing methods of essays/works, and training skills for publishing their final topic research results.

Mark Smith. 1998. Social Science in Question. London: Sage Publications (吳翠松翻譯. 社會科學概說：方法論的探索 台北：偉伯文化事業出版社, 2004)
Earl Babbie. 2005. The Practice of Social Research. (李美華, 孔祥明, 李明寰, 林家娟, 王婷玉, & 李承宇翻譯. 台北：時英, 2005)

Mark Smith. 1998. Social Science in Question. London: Sage Publications (Translated by Wu Cuisong. Overview of Social Sciences: Exploration of Methods Taipei: Weibo Cultural Affairs Press, 2004)
Earl Babbie. 2005. The Practice of Social Research. (Translated by Li Meihua, Kong Xiangming, Li Minghuan, Lin Jiajuan, Wang Tingyu, & Li Chengyu. Taipei: Chu Ying, 2005)