Usage of Research Tools & Research Writing

Course title

M3001000

	rajagopalan umamaheswari
	ned loader
	yoshikubo hatsuko

Course description

Students will learn to use different databases in gathering information from reliable internet sources, referencing details, understanding the importance and criticality of plagiarism in research. They will also learn IMRD abstract of the research article (RA) structures based on MOVES and critically analyze them and summarize the key points of RA. They will also learn to identify the gap or the niches in previous research through critical analysis for their own research. They will also practice formulating RA based on their original research work conducted with their individual supervisors.
Lead professor: Dr. Umamaheswari Rajagopalan (weeks 1, 4-6, 8-14)
Dr. Ned Loader (weeks 1-3)
Dr. Hatsuko Yoshikubo (weeks 7, 14)

Purpose of class

This course is meant for students to engage in writing confidently on research articles(RAs). Students will be reminded of the norms in academic writing needed for publishing in research journals. The students should be able to logically write emphasizing the main points of their research. Students will be able to read a RA critically through deconstructing RA for the main research questions, approach taken, the main emphasis points claimed and weakness of the research articles.

Goals and objectives

	Goals and objectives	Course Outcomes
1.	Students will be able to understand the parts of RAs and referencing details and software available for referencing	A-1
2.	Students will be able to understand the existence of different types of RA and be able to deconstruct research articles into different sections	A-1
3.	Students will be able to read critically the research article and summarize the details of the research article	A-1
4.	Students will be able to write a research article of their own research	A-1
5.	Students will be able to practice peer review through exchanging the research article and give critical comments	A-1

Language

English

Class schedule

	Class schedule	HW assignments (Including preparation and review of the class.)	Amount of Time Required
1.	Introduction to syllabus, grading, class rules and TED video; Write on research interests Understanding writing as communication to meet the expectations of the reader. Taught by Dr. Ned Loader	Preparation for Quiz in class (vocabulary)	20分
2.	Reviewing & analyzing articles in your field of research to understand structure. Taught by Dr. Ned Loader	Assignment: bringing general articles and scientific research articles	120分
		Preliminary exercises to analyze articles' structure	60分

3.	Continuing analysis of articles in your field and strategies for communication. How forms of verbs align with different purposes & functions Passive & active voice, referring to previous research Taught by Dr. Ned Loader	Analyze components of research article, paying special attention to verb forms	120分
4.	Will be introduced to the moves concept and breaking down of abstracts in class into MOVES	Assignment of bringing outline of abstract	90分
		Will need to prepare a thought experiment for constructing abstract	90分
		Deconstruction of abstracts into MOVEs	100分
5.	Peer checking of deconstructed abstracts and attempt to write one abstract Abstract writing and introduction of Swalesian moves and deconstruction of abstracts and tenses of grammar. Understanding the other parts of research articles; deconstruct introduction and find the moves of background, research methods used, niche	Deconstruct introduction into moves	120分
6.	Will be introduced to methods or procedure and their moves	Analyze methods into moves	100分
		Go through the powerpoint on the method or procedure for writing in class	60分
		Write method or procedure for own thought experiment	120分
7.	Understand making bibliography using referencing software Taught by Dr. Hatsuko Yoshikubo	Search for and bring reference materials	90分
7.		Preparing a reference list and the different formats involved	100分
8.	Will be introduced to results with examples from research papers	Practice describing results into moves; description of graphs and images	120分
9.	Go through the examples of description of graphs and images Figure preparation and their captions and understand the reviewing process	Prepare for the thought experiment results into moves to describe graphs and images	190分
9.		Figure preparation and their captions and understand the reviewing process	120分
10.	Students will construct research article in class discussing with teacher	Students will construct research article in class discussing with teacher	160分
10.		Go through the reference materials based on moves for writing discussion	60分
11.	Students introduce their thought experiment and the results	Students continue writing	180分
12.	Students introduce their thought experiment and the results	Students continue writing	240分
13.	Students introduce their thought experiment and the results; Feedback to class on research writing and the difficulties involved.	Students continue writing	240分
14.	Continuing Feedback and instructions for final report; Writing grant applications Taught by Dr. Hatsuko Yoshikubo	Final feedback to class on research writing and the difficulties involved.	150分
Total.	-	-	2650分

Relationship between 'Goals and Objectives' and 'Course Outcomes'

	Deconstruction of a RA into MOVEs	Construction of a IMRD RA	Total.
1.	10%	10%	20%
2.	10%	10%	20%
3.	10%	10%	20%
4.	10%	10%	20%
5.	10%	10%	20%
Total.	50%	50%	-

Evaluation method and criteria

Students are required to deconstruct a research article into MOVES to form a model and then to write a research article for a thought experiment. The final score is evaluated based on deconstruction (50%), and construction (50%). Credit will be given only when the score is equal or above 60% out of 100% in total.

Textbooks and reference materials

Will use the following books as reference: Science Research writing by Hilary Glasman-Deal (Imperial college press, London) 2010. Handbook of Technical Scientific writing by Perelman et al. (Mayfield pub., California) 1997. Swales and Feak, "Academic Writing for Graduate Students: Essential Tasks and Skills (Michigan Series in English for Academic & Professional Purposes) 2012.

Prerequisites

Fluency in writing would be advantageous

Office hours and How to contact professors for questions

Students are encourage to fix an appointment thorugh email; email: uma@shibaura-it.ac.jp

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 interpersonal skills
Course that cultivates a basic self-management skills

Active-learning course

Most classes are interactive

Course by professor with work experience

Work experience	Work experience and relevance to the course content if applicable
N/A	N/A

Education related SDGs:the Sustainable Development Goals

4.QUALITY EDUCATION
8.DECENT WORK AND ECONOMIC GROWTH

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