Course title
英文ライティング・研究倫理   [English writing and Ethics]
Course category courses for the 5-years doctral program  Requirement   Credit 2 
Department   Year   Semester YearLong 
Course type YearLong  Course code 232314
Instructor(s)
豊田 剛己   [TOYODA Koki]
Facility affiliation Graduate School of Bio-Applications and Systems Engineering Office afjgxte/L1151  Email address

Course description
■Lecturer: Prof.Ken Giles (UC Davis, USA)(Planned)
■Description: Dr. Ken Giles, who specializes in Agricultural Engineering, has taught scientific writing at the Graduate School in UC Davis for years. He will provide the same and customized lectures for TUAT students. Students improve English skill for writing and oral presentation through practical exercises. They also learn how to plan, execute, and develop research projects and deepen the understandings of the ethics of scientific research.
Expected Learning
Students are expected to develop their ability to make a research plan, apply for grants, conduct the research ethically and efficiently, collaborate with companies, and publish or present the results to the readers or audiences clearly and precisely.
Course schedule
Schedule in 2020 is not yet fixed. The following is the one in 2019.

〇Zoom lectures
 1st Jul 2(Thr)8:45-10:15
Course Introduction, English writing (1) Writing assignment
 2nd Jul 9(Thr)8:45-10:15
   English writing (2) Assignment Review,
 3rd Jul 16(Thr)8:45-10:15
   Elements of research proposals
 4th Jul 30(Thr)8:45-10:15
   English Writing (3)
5th Aug 6(Thr)8:45-10:15
Ethics and reponsibilities in research
 6th Aug 13(Thr)8:45-10:15
   Laboratory notebooks, documentation of research and patents
 7th Aug 20(Thr)8:45-10:15
   English Writing (4)
 8th Aug 27(Thr)8:45-10:15
   Thesis, dissertations and project reports: elements and construction

〇On-site lectures:
 9th Dec 7(Mon) 13:00-14:30
   Presentations: how to prepare and present
 10th, 11th Dec 8(Tue) 9:15-12:30
   Strategy of paper submission: impact factor, open journals, etc.
 12th, 13th Dec 9(Wed) 8:45-12:00
   Students presentation
 14th, 15th Dec 10(Thr) 8:45-12:00
   Students presentation
Prerequisites
Students may be allowed to be absent for three times for unavoidable circumstances, but the oral presentation should be done by even using office hour or other opportunities.
Required Text(s) and Materials
References
Assessment/Grading
■Active participation and contribution to the course: 30%
■Contents and skill of writing assignments: 20%
■Contents and skill of oral presentation and also reviewing the others’ presentations: 50%
Message from instructor(s)
Course keywords
Office hours
Examples of 2019 (not yet fixed in 2020) 13:00-15:30, Nov. 11 Fuchu, Nov. 12 Koganei, Nov. 13 Fuchu, Nov. 14 Koganei, Nov. 15 Fuchu 
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Lecture Language
English
Language Subject
Last update
1/27/2021 11:24:24 AM