NCHU Course Outline
Course Name (中) 論文寫作(一)(7111)
(Eng.) Scientific Paper Writing(I)
Offering Dept Department of Plant Pathology
Course Type Elective Credits 2 Teacher CHUNG KUANG REN
Department Department of Plant Pathology/Graduate Language English Semester 2025-SPRING
Course Description 課程內容包括科學論文之定義，論文格式，論文題目、摘要、緒言、材料與方法、結果、討論、引用文獻、及其他相關項目之寫法及圖表製作，中英文用辭，及科學期刊雜誌之縮寫等。此外，亦包括文獻選讀，將植物病理學及相關學科之重要著作及論文選出加以研讀及討論，以領會知名學者之研究方法及寫作技巧。The course content includes the definition of a scientific paper, the format of the paper, the paper title, abstract, introduction, materials and methods, results, discussion, citations, and other related items. Wait. In addition, it also includes selected literature readings, in which important works and papers in plant pathology and related disciplines are selected for study and discussion, so as to understand the research methods and writing skills of well-known scholars.
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
1. 講授論文寫作之原則與技巧，使學生易於著手撰寫學位論文及研究報告
Hand-on writing class To guide students on how to write a scientific article.
2.Knowledge of plant pathogenic microorganisms
3.Skills on agricultural biotechnology and its application
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50
Course Content and Homework/Schedule/Tests Schedule
Week Course Content
Week 1 Part I. Some Preliminaries:
1. What is scientific writing?
2. What is a scientific paper?
3. Ethics in scientific publishing
4. Where to submit your manuscript
Week 2 Part I. Some Preliminaries:
1. What is scientific writing?
2. What is a scientific paper?
3. Ethics in scientific publishing
4. Where to submit your manuscript
Week 3 5. How to prepare the title
6. How to list the authors and addresses
7. How to prepare the abstract
Week 4 8. How to write the introduction
Week 5 8. How to write the introduction
Week 6 9. How to write the materials and methods section
Week 7 9. How to write the materials and methods section
Week 8 10. How to write the results
Week 9 10. How to write the results
Week 10 11. How to write the discussion
Week 11 11. How to write the discussion
Week 12 11. How to write the discussion
Week 13 12. How to state the acknowledgements
13. How to cite the references
Week 14 14. How to design effective tables
15. How to prepare effective graphs
16. How to prepare effective photographs
Week 15 17. Rights and permissions
18. How to submit the manuscript
19. The review process (how to deal with editors)
20. The publishing process (how to deal with proofs)
Week 16 23. Use and misuse of English
24. Avoiding jargon
25. How and when to use abbreviations
Week 17 26. How to write science in English as a foreign language
Week 18 Final
Evaluation
Manuscript
Class participation
Attendance
Textbook & other References
Robert A. Day and Barbara Gastel. 2006. How to Write and Publish a Scientific Paper, 6th. Cambridge University Press, UK, 302 p.
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