- 担当教員
- CROSS JEFFREY SCOTT
- 使用教室
- 木3-4(EEI-211 G115)
- 単位数
- 講義：1 演習：1 実験：0
- 講義コード
- 28013
- シラバス更新日
- 2014年4月5日
- 講義資料更新日
- 2014年4月5日
- アクセス指標
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- 学期
- 前期
講義概要
This course uses a task-based learning approach to teach scientific writing skills to science and engineering graduate students. The classroom time is divided into lecture, group discussion/work on lecture topics, and student-student peer review/editing of written assignments. The tasks covered in the course consist of writing e-mail messages, conference abstracts, course/lecture notes, business letters, CV/resume, research paper, thesis and patent.
講義の目的
The purpose of teaching this course is for non-native English language speaking science and engineering graduate students to learn basic technical English writing skills needed for research activities and technical communications.
講義計画
1. Course introduction, self-introduction, course sign-up, syllabus, course questionnaire and Moodle.
2. Written personal communications and conversational strategies for group work
3. Touch typing trial and drills (how many words per minute can you type?), taking notes from lectures and letter writing group work (Moodle)
4. The written case study and research question approach vs. scientific method
5. Academic publishing、impact factors, and online searching strategies of the published literature
6. Guest Lecture by Managing Editor at Macmillan Science Communication Asia-Pacific
7-8. Writing papers for top tier journals and academic journals including exercises
9. Plagiarism, publishing ethics, retractions, and case studies of academic misconduct
10. Peer review, rubrics, and groupwork including self-assessment vs. peer assessment differences
11. In class, peer evaluation of student workshop extended abstracts and feedback (MISW)
12. Writing a research proposal and thesis
13. Writing a resume (online-linkedin), biosketch or CV
14. What is intellectual property, how to write a patent and patent claims.
15. Course evaluation survey, course feedback and current sci-writing topic
教科書・参考書等
An outline of lecture notes will be made available on the course Moodle website and students working in groups will be assigned to prepare the detailed course notes of each lecture.
Reference books from which course material was taken are listed below.
1. "Academic Writing: A Handbook for International Students", Stephen Bailey, Routledge, 3rd ed. 2011.
2. "Writing Science: How to Write Papers That Get Cited and Proposals That Get Funded", Joshua Schimel, Oxford University Press, 2011.
3. "Science Research Writing: A Guide for Non-Native Speakers of English", Hilary Glasman-Deal, Imperial College Press, 2009.
4. "The Craft of Research (Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing)"
Booth, Wayne C., University of Chicago Press, 3rd ed., 2008.
5. "A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations: Chicago Style for Students and Researchers", Kate L. Turabian, 8th Ed., University of Chicago Press, 2013.
関連科目・履修の条件等
An advanced conversational English ability (TOEIC score > 650 points or equivalent) is required for taking this class and for participating in groupwork exercises in-class. Please bring a notebook PC, tablet PC, or IPad preferably with a keyboard/internet browser and Wi-Fi (titech-pubnet) or WiMax capability beginning with the 4/19 class. Class attendance is limited to 20 students and if more than 20 students are enrolled, preference is given to ACEEES leading doctoral program students.
成績評価
Course Grade Assessment: 30% attendance/participation and 70% writing assignments (group/individual). Attendance (compulsory), in-class participation in groupwork, course note taking, and completion of homework assignments. Three or more unexcused absences from class will result in an "incomplete" as the course grade. Late homework will be accepted after the submission deadline but assessed after taking into account a 30% point reduction or penalty. All homework assignments must be submitted in order to receive a final grade for this course. Optional homework writing assignments will be given for extra credit.
担当教員の一言
This class is being taught as an ACEEES leading doctoral program core course. This course will be taught on the Ookayama campus in the EEI-211 classroom with video linkage to the Suzukakedai G115 classroom. The class dates, topics, and classroom location may change in order to accommodate classroom observation by visitors.
The course will use online media extensively and a restricted access open source learning platform website using Moodle(http://titech.gnomio.com/). Although the course basic syllabus is available on OCW, the course website will be the main depository. Touch typing (typing without looking at your fingers on the keyboard) is an important skill that is needed for this class, since real-time in-class group writing and discussion will take place.
Students who are ready to submit a paper to a journal for publication or present their results at an international conference will benefit the most from enrolling in this class.
連絡先（メール、電話番号）
Jeffrey S. Cross, e: cross.j.aa＠m.titech.ac.jp, t: x3723
オフィスアワー
After class or by appointment
その他
The instructor is a native English speaker with a USA Midwestern accent (standard).
