98年第1學期-0128 研究方法 課程資訊

評分方式

評分項目	配分比例	說明
assignments and presentation	55	assignments and presentation
mid-term exam	20	mid-term exam
final exam	25	final exam

教育目標

In this class, you will learn how to conduct research in your field step by step and be familiar with academic writing conventions and genres. Specifically, you will learn how to use the school library information database to look for references and to retrieve, analyze, and organize the data. By the end of the class, you will and should be able to write a research paper following academic styles of presentation.

課程概述

Research Methods is a second-year required course. By the end of this course, students should be able to 1）　conduct research independently on a topic, 2） write a research paper presenting their research and argument following current academic standards of presentation, and 3） properly cite their sources of information and avoid plagiarism. In the first semester, students learn the basic skills and principles that they will need to carry out research. In the second semester, students learn how to develop their own research topic and argument and how to use the skills and principles from the first semester to do their own research and write a research paper.

基本資料

必修課，學分數：2-2
上課時間：一/3,4[ST021]
修課班級：外文系2A
修課年級：年級以上
選課備註：系辦編班

參考書目

Gibaldi, Joseph. MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, 7th edition. New York: The Modern Language Association of America, 2009.