110年第2學期-2834 Introduction to Scientific Writing and Research Methodology 課程資訊

評分方式

評分項目	配分比例	說明
Attendance and Participation	35	Individual
Midterm Assignment	30	Individual
Final Assignment	35	Individual

教育目標

This course will provide introduction to scientific writing and research methodology. It aims to demystify the writing process and teach the fundamentals of effective scientific writing. Instruction will focus primarily on the process of writing essays, research documents, literature reviews, papers, and grant and project proposals. It will provide a complete guideline for students starting from the literature search, research document’s structure, writing a research summary, abstract, background (introduction), problem identification and formulation, research objectives, research outcomes. It will also teach students about hypotheses, research methods and experimental design, presentation and interpretation of results and discussion, conclusions and suggestions, references and appendices, introduction to the types of scientific publications, and the principles and practices of scientific presentation in the form of seminar presentations. The course will be presented in three segments: Part (1) teaches students how to write effectively, concisely, and clearly and part (2) teaches students how to select research methodology and experimental design; part (3) takes them through the preparation of an actual scientific manuscript or grant proposal (MOST). Students will be asked to attend 80% of lectures and to complete some short writing and editing exercises, including writing a short literature review on the topic of interest. The main objective of this course are to instruct, teach and equip students with the basic Scientific Writing and Research Methodology skills. Some of the topics may include: 1) Writing Results and Discussion 2) Scientific Presentation Techniques 3) Writing Conclusions, Suggestions, and Attachments 4) Preparation Techniques for writing reports 5) Preparation Techniques and structuring of research papers and documents 6) Preparation Techniques and structuring of project proposals 7) Practice of Proposal Seminar Presentations

基本資料

選修課，學分數：0-3
上課時間：二/3,4[M107] 五/3,4[M134]
修課班級：永續學程1-4
修課年級：年級以上
選課備註：

參考書目

Alley, M. (2018).The Craft of Scientific Writing, 3rd Edition. https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-1-4419-8288-9
TBS Staff (2021). How to Write a Research Paper: 10 Steps + Resources. url: https://thebestschools.org/resources/how-to-write-research-paper/
Scribbrr (2021). How to write a research paper. url: https://www.scribbr.com/category/research-paper/
Simon Fraser University (2019). Basics of Academic Writing: Guide for Beginners. url: https://planningtank.com/academic-writing/academic-writing-basics-beginners-guide
Kothari, C.R. (2004). Research Methodology. Methods and Techniques. 418 pp. https://www.cusb.ac.in/images/cusb-files/2020/el/cbs/MCCOM2003C04%20(Business%20Research%20Methods)Research_Methodology_C_R_Kothari.pdf
Creswell, J.D. and Creswell, J.W. (2017). Research Design: Qualitative, Quantitative, and Mixed Methods Approaches. https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/research-design/book255675