NCHU Course Outline

Course Name	(中) 生物醫學論文之英文寫作(6478)
	(Eng.) Writing Biomedical Research Papers in English
Offering Dept	Graduate Institute of Microbiology and Public Health
Course Type	Elective	Credits	2	Teacher	SHIOW-HER CHIOU
Department	Graduate Institute of Microbiology and Public Health/Graduate	Language	English	Semester	2026-SPRING
Course Description	Students will learn how to write a biomedical research manuscript in English. In addition to reading papers, students will have the chance to write and edit abstracts, introduction, results and discussion sections of their manuscripts.
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
To improve or refine writing skills for biomedicall research manuscripts.	1.Professional knowledge in microbiology and public health. 2.Ability to conduct experiments in microbiology, public health, biochemistry and molecular biology. 3.Ability to read research articles in English or Chinese. 4.Ability of logical thinking and lifelong learning.	20 10 40 30	Lecturing Discussion Exercises topic Discussion/Production Networking/Distance Education	Written Presentation Quiz Assignment Oral Presentation Attendance
Course Content and Homework/Schedule/Tests Schedule
Week Course Content Week 1 A brief introduction regarding how to write a biomedical research paper in English Week 2 How to write an abstract for a biomedical research paper Week 3 Read abstracts Week 4 Write and edit abstracts Week 5 How to write the introduction section for a biomedical research paper Week 6 Read the introduction sections of research papers Week 7 Write and edit introduction sections of manuscripts Week 8 Midterm overview Week 9 How to write the result sections of a biomedical research paper Week 10 Read the result sections of research papers Week 11 Write and edit result sections of manuscripts Week 12 How to write the discussion sections of a biomedical research paper Week 13 Read discussion sections of papers Week 14 Write and edit discussion sections of papers Week 15 Writing practices Week 16 Self-directed learning in the course Self-directed learning in the course Final overview self-directed learning
Evaluation
Students’ feedback interactions Students’ writing skills and editing participation
Textbook & other References
Teaching Aids & Teacher's Website
Office Hours
Wednesday 1 pm to 2 pm
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