Advanced Research Paper Practice

Course title

6M001200

	MURAKAMI Kayoko
	YAMAZAKI Atsuko

Course content

This course aims to help students obtain knowledge and skills to write a logical and clear research paper to be submitted to an international academic journal or conference. The course also help students to enhance their knowledge of English grammar & expressions that are important for writing a research paper in English. The course contents are designed to enhance students' ability to communicate logically and effectively in global engineering context. Students will be given exercises, assignments and quizzes, and also required to write a short research paper as the final course product.

Purpose of class

To help students obtain knowledge and skills necessary to write a logical and clear research paper and to help them learn the key points of English grammar & expressions for writing a research paper in English.

Goals and objectives

To be able to understand how to write a research paper and its logical structure
To be able to understand the key points of English grammar and vocabulary that are important for a research paper
To be able to write a research paper that is logical and easy to read by using knowledge acquired in class

Language

Japanese

Class schedule

	Class schedule	HW assignments (Including preparation and review of the class.)	Amount of Time Required
1．	Introduction to the course, What is a research paper and the purposes of writing a research paper	Check the course syllabus	20minutes
		Go over your undergraduate graduation thesis	60minutes
		Go over the provided course materials	60minutes
2．	Typical research paper structure，IMRAD，Format, Introduction	Go over and understand the contents of the course materials provided in the previous class	50minutes
2．	Typical research paper structure，IMRAD，Format, Introduction	Go over and understand the contents of the course materials provided in this week's class and complete the assignment	100minutes
3．	Effective and logical introduction, Coherence and unity, Transition Expressions, Pronouns, Parallel construction	Go over and understand the contents of the course materials provided in the previous class	50minutes
3．		Go over and understand the contents of the course materials provided in this week's class and complete the assignment	150minutes
4．	Rules for Writing Numbers, Articles, Countable/Non-countable nouns	Go over and understand the contents of the course materials provided in the previous class	50minutes
4．		Go over and understand the contents of the course materials provided in this week's class and complete the assignment	150minutes
5．	Expressions for Citing and Quoting, The Sequence of Tenses, Method，Experiment	Go over and understand the contents of the course materials provided in the previous class	50minutes
5．		Go over and understand the contents of the course materials provided in this week's class and complete the assignment	150minutes
6．	Passive and Active Voices，Choosing an appropriate verb Figures and Tables, Equations	Go over and understand the contents of the course materials provided in the previous class	50minutes
6．		Go over and understand the contents of the course materials provided in this week's class and complete the assignment	150minutes
7．	Analysis, Result, How to build an English sentence, Slash reading Relative clauses	Go over and understand the contents of the course materials provided in the previous class	50minutes
7．		Go over and understand the contents of the course materials provided in this week's class and complete the assignment	150minutes
8．	Effective and logical presentations, PPT tips About the final paper assignment	Go over and understand the contents of the course materials provided in the previous class	50minutes
		Prepare for and practice the presentation	150minutes
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9．	Submission process and reviews, Plagiarism Dangling participles, Adjectives, Assignment 3 About Final Paper assignment	Go over and understand the contents of the course materials provided in the previous class	50minutes
9．		Go over and understand the contents of the course materials provided in this week's class and complete the assignment	150minutes
10．	Take-home Examination	Go over and understand the contents of the course materials provided in the previous class	50minutes
10．	Take-home Examination	Go over and understand the contents of the course materials provided in this week's class and complete the assignment	150minutes
11．	Prespositions，Conclusion，References，Acknowledgements	Go over and understand the contents of the course materials provided in the previous class	50minutes
		Go over and understand the contents of the course materials provided in this week's class and complete the assignment	150minutes
		Start writing the final paper	100minutes
12．	Using corpus, Modal verbs, Gerunds vs Infinitives, Abstract	Go over and understand the contents of the course materials provided in the previous class	50minutes
		Go over and understand the contents of the course materials provided in this week's class and complete the assignment	150minutes
		Write the final paper	200minutes
13．	Reviewing the title ，Proof read & self-editing, To increase acceptance rates	Write the final paper	100minutes
		Prepare for and practice the presentation	200minutes
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14．	Summary of the course, the submission of the final paper	Finish the final paper	300minutes
14．	Summary of the course, the submission of the final paper	Go over the course materials provided in this couse	50minutes
Total.	-	-	3240minutes

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

	Class participation	Assignments / Quizzes	Exam	Final paper	Total.
1.	10%	10%	10%	5%	35%
2.	5%	15%	10%	5%	35%
3.	5%	5%	0%	20%	30%
4.					0%
Total.	20%	30%	20%	30%	-

Evaluation method and criteria

Class participation 20%, Assignments / Quizzes 30%, Exam 20%, Final paper 30%

Textbooks and reference materials

No textbook. Course materials will be provided by the instructors. Additional materials will be announced in class.

Prerequisites

Review your graduation thesis and English grammar knowledge.

Office hours and How to contact professors for questions

Wednesday　12:35-13:00 / Inquiries via email

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
Course that cultivates a basic problem-solving 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

9.INDUSTRY, INNOVATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE
12.RESPONSIBLE CONSUMPTION & PRODUCTION
17.PARTNERSHIPS FOR THE GOALS

Last modified : Sat Mar 19 04:45:03 JST 2022