| Course title | |||||
| Frontiers in Agricultural Research [Frontiers in Agricultural Research] | |||||
| Course category | Requirement | Credit | 2 | ||
| Department | Year | ～ | Semester | Fall | |
| Course type | Fall | Course code | GPPM010001 | ||
| Instructor(s) | |||||
| 安村 友紀 [YASUMURA Yuki] | |||||
| Facility affiliation | Organization for the Advancement of Education and Global Learning | Office | Email address | ||
| Course description |
| This course is open only to GPP students. In this course, social impacts and significance of scientific research are discussed in the context of agricultural sciences. In the first part of the course, we will read and discuss a couple of good research articles or reviews on the cutting-edge research to understand the structure and selection of information in those articles. We also learn how review articles often offer new interpretations of research data, original thoughts on future prospects or useful information for deeper understanding of the subjects. The second part of the course aims to help students to write a mini-review on the recent developments in their chosen topic. There will be a general guidance on how to conduct literature search, construct an essay plan and write an article, with a particular focus on how important it is to define the concept and objectives for the articles. With the draft articles submitted by students, there will be individual or group-based discussion to polish and complete the article. As a whole, it will provide students with opportunities to see the big pictures and recognize the significance or impacts of particular research, and how to communicate it effectively with fellow scientists and non-scientists. |
| Expected Learning |
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To understand the importance of identifying the significance of published research and putting details in the right context. To learn how to communicate scientific details effectively to target audiences using the appropriate language. To practice writing good introductions to grab readers' attention, and constructing a good story to take the readers through to the end |
| Course schedule |
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[Day 1 ] 1: Structure of research articles ? constructing effective paragraphs and convincing discussion 2-3: Discussion to analyse review articles chosen for the class (tba), with a focus on the role of introduction [Day 2] 4: Structure of research articles ? planning and story telling 5-6: Discussion to analyse review articles chosen for the class (tba), with a focus on defining the concept and structuring principle [Day 3] 7-8: Guidance on literature search, defining a concept and constructing an essay plan for students’ own mini-review 9, 12, 14: Individual or group-based discussion (tutorials) on writing a mini-review 10-11, 13, 15: Individual work: Writing a mini-review |
| Prerequisites |
| Required Text(s) and Materials |
| Handouts provided during the class |
| References |
| Assessment/Grading |
| a mini-review article |
| Message from instructor(s) |
| Course keywords |
| Review articles, Scientific writing, Essay writing |
| Office hours |
| Remarks 1 |
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| Lecture Language |
| English |
| Language Subject |
| Last update |
| 5/24/2018 6:53:38 PM |