➤ Course Introduction (Chinese ver.)
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This course is not available during the preliminary course selection. Final admission results will be sent on 9/10. Please check your NTU student email (*All applicants will be notified regardless of the result).
(For those who filled in a @g.ntu.edu.tw email, please check that inbox.)
Application Period: 8/1 ~ 8/24. See below for registration details.
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Instructor's Perspective
This course integrates professional consultants from DDI (Development Dimensions International) with corporate mentors to foster students' communication, adaptability, coaching, employability, persistence, and decision-making skills. It establishes a collaborative education platform between academia and industry to build Taiwan’s sustainable talent competitiveness.
📌 In Fall 2024, 30 students participated in the program. Get ready for the upcoming Fall 2025 session!
Student's Perspective
This course helps students explore their potential and reshape their learning journey—empowering them to become future leaders who drive social change.
Building Future Leader
Building Future Leader
Course Overview
This course helps students explore their potential and transform their learning, guiding them to become future leaders who create social change. "Building Future Leader" is a credited course offered by the NTU Career Center, in collaboration with the professional consultancy DDI (Development Dimensions International) and corporate mentors. The program strengthens students' communication, adaptability, coaching ability, employability, persistence, and decision-making, creating an industry-academic talent development platform and cultivating sustainable talent competitiveness in Taiwan.
Course Features
📌 Leadership Potential Assessment
- Before the course begins, students will receive a free NT$2,625 online assessment called Potential Plus, helping them gain deeper insights into their leadership potential.
- Assessment results will be analyzed with detailed feedback to enhance students' self-awareness, leverage their strengths, and quickly improve weak areas.
📌 Blended Learning Model
- Online thematic learning combined with in-person flipped classroom to help students master essential leadership skills.
- Post-class practical tasks linked to student clubs and workplace scenarios to reinforce learning effectiveness and ensure real-world application.
📌 Corporate Mentor Coaching Team (See "Corporate Coach Team" page)
- 11 senior executives from renowned companies serve as coaches, providing one-on-one guidance.
- Mentors engage with students on real-world leadership and teamwork challenges, sharing valuable experience and insights.
Learning Objectives & Expected Outcomes
- 🟡 Select students with leadership potential and willingness using scientific and systematic methods to accelerate leadership development. The course employs one of the world’s most validated assessment center methodologies to identify motivated learners and boost their self-awareness.
- 🟡 Through professional consultants and corporate mentors, students integrate what they learn into club activities or leadership roles, gaining guidance in a blended learning format to foster mindset and behavior change.
- 🟡 Outstanding students with a strong willingness to lead will be selected to thoroughly understand essential leadership capabilities required by corporations. By tackling challenging tasks, they will sharpen their skills, broaden their vision, and develop a proactive mindset, preparing to become future leaders ready for the global workforce.
9/16: Self-Awareness
- Course kickoff: importance, expectations, and learning commitment
- Explanation of the student’s action plan direction
- Meet your assigned Coach
9/30: Communication Skills
- 1-hour online + 3-hour offline flipped classroom
- Learn interpersonal skills for effective communication
- Achieve balance between people and matters, laying the foundation for future leadership capabilities
10/7: Learning Application I
Coach provides guidance based on students' challenges and progress in executing their plans10/14: Coaching Skills
- 1-hour online + 3-hour offline flipped classroom
- Teach students practical coaching techniques to identify issues
- Use coaching opportunities to provide feedback and guidance that enhance performance and business results
10/28: Decision-Making
- 1-hour online + 3-hour offline flipped classroom
- Provide practical steps and techniques for problem analysis and resolution
- Help students avoid decision-making traps and make sound choices in work and life
- Empower both individual and team success through effective decision-making
11/4: Learning Application II
Coach provides guidance based on students' challenges and progress in executing their plans11/11: Building High-Performance Teams
- 1-hour online + 3-hour offline flipped classroom
- Understand the five key success factors of high-performing teams
- Diagnose issues and improve team effectiveness to achieve goals collaboratively
11/18: Learning Application III
Coach provides guidance based on students' challenges and progress in executing their plans11/25: Impactful Presentations
- 1-hour online + 3-hour offline flipped classroom
- Enhance communication and persuasion skills for internal reporting and client presentations
12/2: Final Project Presentation
- Individual and team learning report
- Reflections on the application process
- Feedback and encouragement from instructors and coaches
1. Online sessions must be completed before attending offline classes.
2. Course materials are delivered in Chinese.
Grading Criteria
| Item | Percentage | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Online Learning | 25% | Includes timely completion of online courses, check-in practices, check-in scores, and pre-course questionnaires |
| Post-Class Assignments | 25% | 5 post-class assignments |
| Final Report | 15% | Includes peer review among teams |
| Student Application Project | 10% | Individual application project (graded by Coach) |
| Discussion Records | 10% | Submit 3 discussion records |
| Industry Coach Evaluation | 10% | Scored by the Coach |
| Team Performance | 5% | Top-performing team in online learning earns 1 point; best-performing team in class earns 3 points; Submitting course summary notes on time earns 1 point |
| Attendance | ⛔ | 1 tardy = -2 points (tardy = arriving 10 min late); 1 absence = -5 points; 3 absences = fail (absence = arriving 30 min late) |
Course Application Procedure
- Step 1: Fill out the course application form between 8/1 and 8/24. Application Form Link.
(Applicants who pass the initial screening will receive a potential+ aptitude test account notification email from the Career Center on 8/30) - Step 2: Complete the potential+ aptitude test by 9/4 and attend the test debriefing and course briefing session on 9/9 (Mon) at 6:00 PM.
(Only those who complete the test and attend the session will be eligible for an authorization code) - Step 3: Final selection list and waitlist announced on 9/10, along with the issuance of authorization codes.
- Step 4: Selected students enroll between 9/10–9/12 (late enrollment forfeits spot to waitlisted students); waitlist notification on 9/13 and enrollment on 9/13–9/14.
- Step 5: See you in class on 9/16!