課程資訊
課程名稱
論文研究及寫作
Dissertation Research and Writing 
開課學期
104-1 
授課對象
理學院  地理環境資源學研究所  
授課教師
張康聰 
課號
Geog8020 
課程識別碼
228ED0950 
班次
 
學分
全/半年
半年 
必/選修
選修 
上課時間
星期四2,3,4(9:10~12:10) 
上課地點
地理502 
備註
本課程以英語授課。
總人數上限:15人 
Ceiba 課程網頁
http://ceiba.ntu.edu.tw/1041geog8020 
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課程概述

Designed for doctoral and masters students, this seminar focuses on manuscript writing for an international journal. The seminar consists of three components.
The first component covers the basics of manuscript writing such as the structure and the format of a manuscript.
The second component examines the organization and writing of select articles from indexed journals that correspond to students’ research interest.
The third component discusses writing techniques such as how to write sentences and paragraphs and asks the student to prepare a draft manuscript or portions of a draft manuscript for submission to an international journal. 
 

課程目標
The goals of this seminar are for each student to (1) understand the process of putting together a manuscript for submission to an international journal and (2) write a draft of a manuscript or sections of a manuscript. 
課程要求
The course requirements include weekly reading or writing assignments. 
預期每週課後學習時數
 
Office Hours
 
指定閱讀
Readings will be assigned in class. 
參考書目
1. John Blackwell and Jan Martin. 2011. A Scientific Approach to Scientific Writing. New York: Spring. (Available in the Main Library)

2. Eric Lichtfouse. 2013. Scientific Writing for impact factor journals. New York: Novinka.(Available in the Main Library)

3. The Mayfield Handbook of Technical & Scientific Writing (MIT)
http://www.mit.edu/course/21/21.guide/toc.htm

4. Select articles from journals. 
 
評量方式
(僅供參考)
 
No.
項目
百分比
說明
1. 
term paper  
40% 
Term paper refers to a manuscript or sections of a manuscript. 
2. 
exercises 
40% 
To save time for the writing exercises, students can use what they have written in the past. 
3. 
class participation 
20% 
Students are encouraged to participate in classroom discussions and Q&A. 
 
課程進度
週次
日期
單元主題
第1週
  Introduction 
第2週
  About manuscripts 
第3週
  The beginning of a manuscript 
第4週
  The middle of a manuscript 
第5週
  The ending of a manuscript 
第6週
  Sections and paragraphs 
第7週
  Sentences 
第8週
  Common mistakes in sentences 
第9週
  Words