研究方法與論文寫作

臺北科技大學 115-1 學期課程，課號 365975。

課程大綱

本課程介紹研究方法和論文寫作知識，期能培養學生獨立研究和撰寫學術報告、論文的基本能力。主要分為三部份：（一）研究內涵與步驟,（二）主要的研究方法,（三）如何撰寫英文論文及報告。涵蓋主題包括：運用圖書館資源選擇研究主題、研究計劃的撰寫、問卷調查法、訪問法、觀察法、田野工作研究方法、文獻資料分析法（內容分析法）、個案研究法、相關研究法、實驗法、文學研究法，研究報告論文格式與寫作要領，如何撰寫文獻探討，參考書目寫法等。 This course is primarily designed for students interested in working on a senior project in literature, film, popular culture, or cultural studies, but most of the material can be generally applied, so students who are uncertain whether their final project will be in literature/cultural studies or linguistics can benefit from the course. (And some students planning on a linguistics topic choose it because the course guides you through your proposal, allows you to compile your sources for your senior project, and provides advice for managing a long-term project.) It aims at providing students with the fundamental knowledge and competence that they will need in doing research and writing research papers. The main topics for instruction include the research process, major research methods, approaches to literary and cultural studies criticism, and the structure of a research paper. Students will learn how to come up with a high-quality research question, best practices for evaluating source material, how to make use of the electronic and hard-copy sources that are available (including subscription and open-access sources), AI uses and pitfalls, and how to carry out a long-term research project, with the goal of avoiding the pitfalls that first-time research project students and writers may fall into. Students will also learn the circumstances under which MLA style is the best style to use, to use it correctly, and to distinguish it from APA style. This course is designed for English majors: while students from other disciplines may sign up, they must be prepared to do assignments designed for English majors preparing for their senior projects and to meet the same expectations.

課程進度

The schedule below represents a past year syllabus and may be modified. (And it's more fun than it looks! The first time I was asked to teach this course, I refused because I thought it would be boring! It's a course I really enjoy teaching now.) Week 1: Choosing your Topic Week 2: Finding Scholarly Sources. Taipei Tech Library Homework begun. Week 3: AI discussion 1 / Literary and Cultural Study Research Methods contrasted with Linguistics Methods Week 4: Group Projects / Taipei Tech Database presentation Week 5: Archival Research / MLA style / Group Projects. Week 6: Films and Film Adaptation Theory / Individual conferences with the professor about your research topics Week 7: Individual conferences with the professor about research topics (no official class) Week 8: MLA practice / Avoiding Plagiarism Week 9–10: Continuation of literary/cultural studies criticism / Continued discussion of AI in research methods Week 11: MLA citation quiz Week 12: Research Productivity discussions Week 13: NTU database presentation Week 14: Productivity Discussions, MLA vs. APA Week 15: Revising and Peer Review Week 16: Final proposal due +2--Consultations on your final proposal as needed/Primary Source/Field Research

評量方式

Presentations: 20% Quizzes: 17.5% Assignments: 17.5% First proposal: 10% Final Proposal and Annotated Bibliography: 20% Independent Learning: Field Research / Primary-source Research 5% Participation: 10%

教材

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