In this lecture, you will learn the meaning and method of reading and writing scientific paper in English. Lectures will cover everything you need to know about scientific papers, the basics of dissertation composition, how to write in each section (abstract, introduction, method, results and discussion), and tools that can be used in writing a dissertation.
Understand the significance of scientific papers written mainly in English in research activities. First, experience practical reading of sscientific papers written in English and practice writing some paragraph and sentences. Ultimately, you will learn how to structure a scientific paper and how to write the sentences needed to describe each section in English.
✔ Applicable | How instructors' work experience benefits the course |
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Lectures will be given by inviting lecturers from companies that specialize in English proofreading of scientific papers. |
Technical Writing
Specialist skills | ✔ Intercultural skills | ✔ Communication skills | Critical thinking skills | Practical and/or problem-solving skills |
Lectures will be given in English by a lecturer whose native language is English (twice) and interactive lectures on reading and writing dissertations in Japanese.
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Class 1 | Guidance | |
Class 2 | Everything you need to know about academic publishing | |
Class 3 | Paragraph structure | |
Class 4 | How to write the introduction | |
Class 5 | How to write Methods and Results sections | |
Class 6 | How to write a Discussion section | |
Class 7 | Live edit of a research manuscript by a Japanese researcher | |
Class 8 | How to write an abstract | |
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Class 15 |
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Day RA, Gastel B (2006) How to write and publish a scientific paper (6th ed). Greenwood Press, Westport. (Also, Day RA (1998) How to write and publish a scientific paper, 5th ed. Oryx Press, Phoenix)
Attendance and submission of work each time (evaluate efforts)
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ueno.y.ac[at]m.titech.ac.jp