NCHU Course Outline

Course Name	(中) 英文論文寫作(9163)
	(Eng.) English Writing
Offering Dept	Department of Applied Economics
Course Type	Elective			Credits	3	Teacher	YA-WEN TSENG
Department	Department of Applied Economics / Ph.D			Language	Chinese	英文/EMI		Semester	2025-FALL
Course Description	This course aims to provide graduate students with the knowledge and techniques for writing an academic research paper. It includes an introduction to academic English and covers the framework of each part of an academic paper.
Prerequisites								self-directed learning in the course	Y

Relevance of Course Objectives and Core Learning Outcomes(%)			Teaching and Assessment Methods for Course Objectives
Course Objectives	Competency Indicators	Ratio(%)	Teaching Methods	Assessment Methods
Assisting graduate students with the essential skills in academic written communications			topic Discussion / Production Exercises Lecturing	Written Presentation Attendance Assignment
Course Content and Homework/Schedule/Tests Schedule
Week Course Content Week 1 09/08 Course Overview Week 2 09/15 Basic Concepts of Academic Writing I Week 3 09/22 Basic Concepts of Academic Writing II Week 4 09/29 Holiday Week 5 10/06 Holiday Week 6 10/13 1. Guides to Writing: Introduction (I) Week 7 10/20 1. Guides to Writing: Introduction (II) Week 8 10/27 2. Guides to Writing: Literature Review Week 9 11/03 3. Guides to Writing: Method & Material Week 10 11/10 4. Guides to Writing: Results Week 11 11/17 5. Guides to Writing: Discussion and Conclusion Week 12 11/24 6. Guides to Writing: Abstract, Title Week 13 12/01 Preparing the Effective Tables and Graphs Week 14 12/08 Preparing the List of Works Cited Week 15 12/15 Common Mistakes Week 16 12/22 How to Submit a Scientific Paper to the Journal self-directed learning    01.Participation in professional forums, lectures, and corporate sharing sessions related to industry-government-academia-research exchange activities.    02.Viewing multimedia materials related to industry and academia.    05.Participation in various workshops organized by different departments of NCHU.
Evaluation
Term Paper in English 50% Class Presentation 50%
Textbook & other References
【主要教科書】 1. Weissberg, R. and Buker, S. (2005). Writing Up Research. Taipei, Pearson Education Taiwan Ltd. 2. Swales, John M., and Feak, Christine B. (2013). Academic Writing for Graduate Students: Essential Tasks and Skills (3rd Edition). Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press. 3. Silvia, P. J. (2018). Write It Up: Practical Strategies for Writing and Publishing Journal Articles, American Psychological Association. 4. Bellemare Marc F. (2020). How to Write Applied Papers in Economics. From https://marcfbellemare.com/wordpress/research/doing-economics 5. Gastel, Barbara, and Day, Robert A. (2022). How to Write and Publish a Scientific Paper. Bloomsbury Publishing USA. 【參考書目】 1. Silvia, P. J. (2018)., How to Write a Lot: A Practical Guide to Productive Academic Writing, American Psychological Association. 2. 廖柏森，英文研究論文寫作系列，眾文圖書。 3. William Strunk Jr.，陳湘陽譯，英文寫作聖經The Elements of Style，2018，野人文化。
Teaching Aids & Teacher's Website
I-Learning 3.0 (教師自製投影片, Journal Articles)
Office Hours
By Appointment.
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