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Advanced Written Skills: Writing Scientific Papers

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Objectives

Contents

Evaluation (total 50 pnts)

Time Line

§Topic 主題Week 週
9wkx2hr18wkx2hr9wkx3hr
1Introductions
  —author/teacher
  — textbook(selective),classmates, electronic submission (pptx)
111
§6. Writing Short Papers
6.1Module Overview (aw61over.swf) 111
6.2Organizing a linear outline (aw62outl.swf)
  — Demonstration Video (ODF)
  — Sample Linear Outline for Edison (ODF)
  — General Linear Outline for a Research Paper (ODF)
121
6.3The Letter Format: Introduction, Body, Conclusion pptx 232
6.4Documenting Sources: Citations and References pptx
  — Reference Database Builder
  — Sample index.csv file
242
6.5Writing to Publish pptx343
Evaluation Item: Letter Style Paper First Draft 45
PBL Time & Discussion of Submissions -5
§7. Writing Full Length Papers
7.1Flow of a Research Paper pptx463
7.2Introduction Section (aw72intr.swf)
  — Journal Entry: A Birthday movie (mpg)
46
7.4Experimental or Methods Section (aw74expe.swf) 57
7.3Western Logic (aw73logi.swf) 58
Evaluation Item: Letter Style Paper Final Draft 58
7.5Results Section (aw75resu.swf) 69
7.6Discussion Section (aw76disc.swf) 710
Evaluation Item: Letter Style Paper (Final Revision) 711
7.7Conclusion & Acknowledgments (aw77conc.swf) 711
PBL Time & Free discussion with Teacher -12
7.8Abstract (aw78abst.swf) 813
7.9Title, Cover letter, & Final editing (aw79titl.swf) 814
Evaluation Item Due: Full Paper Report 9158
PBL Time & Instructor Feedback -15
Chapter 8 Responding to the Referees
8.1Responding to the Referees (aw80refe.swf) skip169
PBL Time: Discussion with Groups of Revised Papers -17
Evaluation Item Due: Full Paper Report Revised Submission -18