Advanced Written Skills: Writing Scientific Papers

Objectives

• To know the parts and flow of a scientific paper
• To write a scientific paper from pre-writing to final draft
• To use the logic structures typically used in scientific papers

Contents

• Writing clearly and logically
• Linear Outlining
• Research Papers: Letter versus Full Paper Format

Evaluation (total 50 pnts)

• Effort: Continuous Grading: 30%
• Effort: Journal Entry: 20%
• Application: §6 Short Paper (Letter Format): 25%
• Application: §7 Full Research Paper: 25%

Time Line

§	Topic 主題	Week 週
		9wkx2hr	18wkx2hr	9wkx3hr
1	Introductions   —author/teacher   — textbook(selective),classmates, electronic submission (pptx)	1	1	1
§6. Writing Short Papers
6.1	Module Overview (aw61over.swf)	1	1	1
6.2	Organizing a linear outline (aw62outl.swf)   — Demonstration Video (ODF)   — Sample Linear Outline for Edison (ODF)   — General Linear Outline for a Research Paper (ODF)	1	2	1
6.3	The Letter Format: Introduction, Body, Conclusion pptx	2	3	2
6.4	Documenting Sources: Citations and References pptx   — Managing References: Reference Database Builder	2	4	2
6.5	Writing to Publish pptx	3	4	3
	Evaluation Item: Letter Style Paper First Draft	4	5
	PBL Time & Discussion of Submissions	-	5
§7. Writing Full Length Papers
7.1	Flow of a Research Paper pptx	4	6	3
7.2	Introduction Section pptx   — Journal Entry: A Birthday movie (mpg)	4	6
7.3	Experimental or Methods Section pptx   — Participant Consent Form (ZH_Hant & EN)   — Sleep Surveys PSQ-I, ISI (ZH_Hant & EN)	5	7
7.4	Western Logic pptx	5	8
	Evaluation Item: Letter Style Paper Final Draft	5	8
7.5	Results Section pptx	6	9
7.6	Discussion Section pptx	7	10
	Evaluation Item: Letter Style Paper (Final Revision)	7	11
7.7	Conclusion & Acknowledgments pptx	7	11
	PBL Time & Free discussion with Teacher	-	12
7.8	Abstract pptx	8	13
7.9	Title, Cover letter, & Final editing pptx	8	14
	Evaluation Item Due: Full Paper Report	9	15	8
	PBL Time & Instructor Feedback	-	15
Chapter 8 Responding to the Referees
8.1	Responding to the Referees (aw80refe.swf)	skip	16	9
	PBL Time: Discussion with Groups of Revised Papers	-	17
	Evaluation Item Due: Full Paper Report Revised Submission	-	18

Marks to Date