Writing Scientific Research Papers

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Writing Scientific Research Papers

• April 6,1999
• Dr. Ke Young Park
• Information and Communications University

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Study Period (10 hours)

• 06 April (Tue) 1900 - 2100
• 13 April (Tue) 1900 - 2100
• 20 April (Tue) 1900 - 2100
• 27 April (Tue) 1900 - 2100
• 04 May (Tue) 1900 - 2100

Total 10 hours
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Synopsis

• This course deals with skills that are
  useful to prepare, write and present scientific
  research papers effectively. Material
  presentation, planning and actual writing will be
  discussed. Viewgraph presentation technique and
  storyboard writing technique are introduced for
  effective planning and presentation. Paragraph
  writing is discussed in its format and style.
  The clear and concise writing is emphasized. A
  format for typical research paper is reviewed.
  Some example papers will be reviewed to highlight
  the essence of good effective papers.

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Course Outline

• Effective Communications
• Verbal Presentation
• Written Presentation
• Viewgraph Presentation
• Paragraph
• Effective Writing Skills
• Language of Reporting Writing
• Writing Research Papers
• Elements of Research Papers
• Material Preparations
• Planning
• Storyboard Writing
• Writing

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Approach

• Students will jointly develop model
  research papers. Each student will contribute a
  paragraph and then write a paper by incorporating
  other student paragraphs into a complete and
  coherent paper. The paper is to give some advise
  for Korean Information and communication
  industry to help promote Korean economy.

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What do you want learn?

• Effective Communications
• Presentation Skills
• Research Paper Formats
• English Composition
• Writing Style
• Paper Writing Skills
• All of the above

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A paragraph contains a particular idea.

• Paragraph is a distinct portion of written
  or printed matter dealing with a particular idea,
  beginning on a new line that is usually indented.

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A viewgraph contains a particular idea.

• A particular idea or topic per viewgraph
• A particular idea or topic per viewgraph
• Viewgraph in presentation form
• Paragraph in written or printed form
• Viewgraph Paragraph
• Viewgraph is used to develop an idea

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Vigorous writing is concise.(Viewgraph)

• Contain no unnecessary words in a sentence
• Contain no unnecessary sentences in a paragraph
• Like no unnecessary lines in a drawing
• like no unnecessary parts in a machine
• Mean no short sentence
• Mean no subject outlines
• Mean every word to tell

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Vigorous writing is concise.

• Vigorous writing is concise. A sentence
  should contain no unnecessary words, a paragraph
  no unnecessary words, for the same reason that a
  drawing should have no unnecessary lines and a
  machine no unnecessary parts. This requires not
  that the writer make all his sentences short, or
  that he avoid all detail and treat his subjects
  only in outline, but that every word tell.

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Sir Winston Churchill was an effective writer.

• Golf is a game whose aim is to hit a very
  small ball into a very small hole, with weapons
  singularly ill designed for the purpose.

Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill
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Simple is beautiful.

• Be clear
• Be concise
• Avoid fancy words
• Do not overstate
• Avoid the use of qualifiers
• Revise and rewrite

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Paragraph contains three elements.

• A Transitional expression
• A topic sentence
• Documentation, supports, and proofs

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Example Topic Sentences

• This is a course on writing for scientists and
  engineers.
• The work of scientists and engineers are mostly
  preserved in written form.
• A new software tool for large database management
  is needed.
• We must identify technologies that will help
  small business grow in relatively short term
  period.
• More funds are needed to develop new
  telecommunications technologies.
• We need new technologies to survive in the
  present IMF era.
• The small and medium industries are especially
  suffering from the lack of financial, human and
  technical resources.
• The optical switching technique using optical
  fiber must be developed.
• A cooperative organization jointly established by
  industries, academics and research institutions
  is desirable to stimulate improving national
  competitive power.