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Writing, Presenting and Submitting Scientific Papers in English | 英文科技论文写作与学术报告
- Self-paced
- Free Access
- Fee-based Certificate
- 5 Sequences
- Intermediate Level
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Syllabus
Chapter 1 Writing papers in English
1.1 Preparing Manuscripts
1.1.1 Comparison of writing papers in Chinese and English
1.1.2 Main contents of a scientific paper
1.1.3 Advices on English presentations
1.1.4 Advices for beginners
1.2 Submission
1.2.1 Procedure to submit a paper
1.2.2 Reviewing procedure
1.2.3 Advices in responding to reviewers
1.3 Examples
1.3.1 An actual example on abstract
1.3.2 An actual example on responses to reviewers
1.4 Summary
Chapter 2 Making Presentations in English
2.1 General Advice
2.1.1 Importance of making presentations
2.1.2 Rule of Thumb in making presentations
2.2 Preparing Slides
2.2.1 Organization of slides
2.2.2 Advices in preparation
2.2.3 Examples
2.3 Making Presentation
2.3.1 Advices on presentation
2.3.1 How to answer questions
2.4 Summary
Chapter 3 Taking Part in Academic Community
3.1 Academic Credit
3.1.1 Importance of sharing credit
3.1.2 How to share credit
3.1.3 Cite references correctly
3.2 Academic Participation
3.2.1 Attend academic conferences
3.2.2 Communicate in academic exchanges
3.3 Academic Services
3.3.1 Importance
3.3.2 Server as an reviewer
3.3.2 Server as an associate editor
Chapter 4 Experiences and Advices on Scientific Research
4.1 Choosing research topics
4.1.1 Importance of choose research topics
4.1.2 Historical perspective on systems and control areas
4.1.3 Importance of interrelated areas
4.1.4 Approach to choosing a research topic
4.2 Applying for research funding
4.2.1 Importance
4.2.2 Assumptions when writing proposals
4.2.3 Strategies when writing proposals
Prerequisite
College English and preliminary research training
Instructors
Xiaohong Guan
Center for Intelligent and Networked Systems
Tsinghua University
Editor
Tsinghua University is a Chinese university in Beijing, considered to be one of the most prestigious in the People's Republic of China. When it was founded in 1911, it was a preparatory school for students wishing to do postgraduate studies in American universities.
In 1925, Tsinghua developed into a university and now offers four-year undergraduate degrees (bachelor's degree) and graduate degrees (master's degree and doctorate).
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