Course title
3M387000
Supramolecular Chemistry 2

nakamura asao
Course content
The final goal of this class is to write the Introduction Chapter of you own Master Theses. The chapter should describe the back ground of your research by referring to a couple of published papers which have contributed so much to make a plan of your research.
Purpose of class
The final goal of this class is to write the Introduction Chapter of you own Master Theses. For this goal, you will learn the construction and syntax of scientific research papers in English, and will brush up the skills of logical communication in English through the class. Your draft will be revised several times through discussions about the logical structure of the manuscript.
Goals and objectives
  1. To understand the construction and syntax of scientific research papers in English.
  2. To be able to perform logical communications at the question-and-answer session of scientific symposium.
  3. To be able to explain the content and the importance of a scientific research paper in a couple of simple sentences in English.
  4. To be able to explain the back ground and the importance of his own research in a logical expression in English.
Language
Japanese
Class schedule

Class schedule HW assignments (Including preparation and review of the class.) Amount of Time Required
1. Guidance Prepare for the presentation introducing your own research. 50minutes
2. Introduction of the list of selected papers and their contents Select a couple of papers which are important for you as the back ground of your own research. 200minutes
3. Introduction of the selected paper No. 1 and the question-and-answer about the presentation. Prepare for the presentation introducing the selected paper No. 1. 200minutes
4. Introduction of the selected paper No. 2 and the question-and-answer about the presentation. Prepare for the presentation introducing the selected paper No. 2. 200minutes
5. Introduction of the selected paper No. 3 and the question-and-answer about the presentation. Prepare for the presentation introducing the selected paper No. 3. 200minutes
6. Planning the construction of the Introduction Chapter. Make an outline of the Introduction Chapter of you own Master Theses. 200minutes
7. Reconsidering the construction of the Introduction Chapter. Revise the outline of the Introduction Chapter of you own Master Theses based on the discussion at the last class. 200minutes
8. Revising the abstract in English of the selected paper No. 1. Make a first draft of the part of the Introduction Chapter describing about the selected paper No. 1. 200minutes
9. Revising the abstract in English of the selected paper No. 2. Make a first draft of the part of the Introduction Chapter describing about the selected paper No. 2. 200minutes
10. Revising the abstract in English of the selected paper No. 3. Make a first draft of the part of the Introduction Chapter describing about the selected paper No. 3. 200minutes
11. Presentation of the first draft of the Introduction chapter. Make a first draft of the Introduction Chapter of you own Master Theses. 200minutes
12. Revising the first draft of the Introduction chapter. Revise the first draft of the Introduction Chapter of you own Master Theses based on the discussion at the last class. 200minutes
13. Completion and presentation of the Introduction chapter. Prepare for the presentation at the next class. 200minutes
14. Summary and planning for future research development Plan for your own future research development. 200minutes
Total. - - 2650minutes
Relationship between 'Goals and Objectives' and 'Course Outcomes'

Evaluation of presentation and discussion Final draft Total.
1. 20% 10% 30%
2. 30% 30%
3. 20% 10% 30%
4. 10% 10%
Total. 70% 30% -
Evaluation method and criteria
With presentations and discussions (70 points), the final draft of the Introduction chapter of your own Master Theses (30 points), for a total possible score of 100 points, a total score of 60 or more will be required to pass.
Textbooks and reference materials
Reference material:
 小野義正「本当に役立つ科学技術英語の勘どころ」日刊工業新聞社.
Prerequisites
Students who would like to register this course are requested to satisfy the requirement by passing "Supramolecular Chemistry 1".
Office hours and How to contact professors for questions
  • Contact on Tuesday from 13:10 to 18:30 at Rm 3100-2 on 1st floor of the 3rd building,
    or e-mail to asao@sic.shibaura-it.ac.jp.
Relation to the environment
Environment-related course (20%)
Regionally-oriented
Non-regionally-oriented course
Development of social and professional independence
  • Course that cultivates an ability for utilizing knowledge
  • Course that cultivates a basic problem-solving skills
Active-learning course
Most classes are interactive
Last modified : Wed Oct 17 07:08:09 JST 2018