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課程名稱 |
工程科學研究方法
Research Methods for Engineering and Natural Science |
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開課學期 |
112-2 |
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授課對象 |
工學院 土木工程學研究所 |
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授課教師 |
汪立本 |
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課號 |
CIE7214 |
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課程識別碼 |
521 M1080 |
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班次 |
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學分 |
3.0 |
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全/半年 |
半年 |
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必/選修 |
選修 |
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上課時間 |
星期四3,4,5(10:20~13:10) |
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上課地點 |
新201 |
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備註 |
初選不開放。與蔡亞倫合授
總人數上限：20人 |
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核心能力關聯 |
核心能力與課程規劃關聯圖 |
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課程概述 |
This course provides a training on research methods, literature review and scientific presentation and writing. Whereas many similar courses focusing only upon either theory or tool aspects for research methods, this course offers trainings for both aspects. For some weeks, we offer a 2-hour theoretical training as well as an 1-hour relevant tool uses; the other weeks, we offer 3-hour training. |
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課程目標 |
Toward the end of the course, students are expected to learn:
• How to structure a research plan
• How to evaluate research literature from various perspectives
• How to use tools to manage references
• Essential statistical skills for result analyses
• How to compose a well-structured scientific publication
• How to communicate your research in a scientific conference |
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課程要求 |
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預期每週課後學習時數 |
3 |
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Office Hours |
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指定閱讀 |
Notes/slides prepared by lecturers. |
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參考書目 |
1. Thiel, D., Research Methods for Engineers, Cambridge University Press, 2014.
2. Deb, D., Dey, R., and Balas, V.E., Engineering Research Methodology: A Practical Insight for Researchers, Springer, 2019.
3. Christensen, L.B., Johnson, R. B. and Turner, L. A., Research Methods, Design, and Analysis, Pearson, 2014 |
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評量方式
(僅供參考) |
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No. |
項目 |
百分比 |
說明 |
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1. |
Class Attendance |
20% |
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2. |
Homework |
50% |
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3. |
Final report/presentation |
30% |
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針對學生困難提供學生調整方式 |
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上課形式 |
以錄影輔助 |
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作業繳交方式 |
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考試形式 |
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其他 |
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週次 |
日期 |
單元主題 |
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第1週 |
02/22 |
Part 0: Course introduction
1. Introducing topics will be covered
2. Formats
3. Final: a mock academic conference |
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第2週 |
02/29 |
Part 1: Foundation of research
1. The purpose and motivations of research, what are the difference of research to informal sharing? (logics and standardized method)
2. What are the benefits and necessities of learning research methods?
3. Types of research (qualitative/quantitative)
4. Research ethics (I) (plagiarism and peer-reviewed)
• Practice: TBD |
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第3週 |
03/07 |
Part 2: Literature review
1. Why literature review matters? What is a good literature review?
2. What is grey literature? Should I avoid them?
3. Types of journal articles
4. Strategies and tools for literature searching & downloading
• HW: find and read literature |
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第4週 |
03/14 |
The quality of literature (journal articles)
1. What are citation indexes (e.g., SCI, SSCI)?
2. What are impact factors? How to find them?
3. Why open access matters?
4. What is predatory publishing?
• HW: find a scientific journal’s metadata |
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第5週 |
03/21 |
Literature reading, noting, and management
1. Methods for literature reading and noting
2. How to efficiently collect key information in literature? (which chapters contain what information)
3. Methods for literature management and citing
4. What is plagiarism? What is paraphrasing?
• HW: methods for using reference management software |
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第6週 |
03/28 |
Part 3: Research design
1. Why research gaps matter and how to find them?
2. What is critical reading?
3. How to determine and define research objectives?
4. Types of quantitative research questions
5. Other concepts to choose research topics |
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第7週 |
04/04 |
No class (OR workshop by NTU library) |
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第8週 |
04/11 |
Part 4: Result evaluation
1. Introduction of key python modules for data science (pandas, numpy, scipy and so on)
2. Evaluation metrics
• Practice: real-world data analysis using Python |
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第9週 |
04/18 |
Part 5: Paper writing
1. The IMRaD structure of a research article
2. What are the objectives, structures, and important notices of each section? |
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第10週 |
04/25 |
Data visualization
1. Case studies of good/bad papers’ tables/figures)
2. Theories and tools of data visualization
• Practice: paper/thesis writing with Latex |
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第11週 |
05/02 |
Paper editing
Tips for academic writing. What is the difference between the style of ordinal writing and academic writing?
How to edit and proofread your manuscript?
* Abstract submission deadline for the final conference |
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第12週 |
05/09 |
Part 6: Paper submitting
1. Which journal should you submit your manuscript?
2. Other necessary documents for paper submissions
3. What are multiple submissions?
4. What is the peer review process and editorial decision? |
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第13週 |
05/16 |
Part 7: Presentation on a conference
1. What are conferences and why should you attend them (overall structure, sessions, meeting your communities…)
2. Submitting and writing abstracts
3. How to prepare a poster nicely
• Practice: restructure an assigned piece of materials to a poster |
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第14週 |
05/23 |
4. How to prepare an oral presentation (what is the difference between presentation and writing a paper)
5. Time allocation and structure
6. How to face potential tough questions
7. How to choose between poster or oral and what are their pros/cons?
• Practice: case study to tell they are good or not and why |
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第15週 |
05/30 |
Part 8: Career in research
1. Writing your CV (what should (not) be included) and cover letter
2. How to find potential master/PhD/postdoc opportunities in different countries
3. How to reach you potential/dream supervisors? (conference, mails, …) and how to make sure he/she suits you
4. What is the difference between a project/funding proposal and a journal article?
• Practice: prepare your CV |
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第16週 |
06/06 |
Conference (PICO) with awards |
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