Scientific Writing 2006 course syllabus

Scientific Writing 2006 will have the following four components. These events are open to everyone at NIG.

1. Improving the structure and style of your scientific writing (7/12, 13) lecturer: Douglas Sipp (CDB, RIKEN, Office for Science Communications and International Affairs) 2. How to make effective Scientific Presentations in English (8/8, 9) lecturer: John Freeman (IEC, Vice President) 3. Let's write an NIH grant! (September 2006-February 2007) lecturer: Koichi KAWAKAMI (NIG) 4. English Composition (winter semester) lecturer: Yoshio TATENO (NIG)

Registration (all participants) Participation in these events requires individual preregistration. Please see the following course descriptions for how to register for each event. これら４つのイベントに参加するには事前登録が必要です．登 録の方法は，各々のイベントの説明をご覧下さい．

Course credit (SOKENDAI students only) You may attend as many events as you wish. To obtain credit for this course you must designate two of the events that you plan to attend. The deadline for the course card submission is "Noon of the first day of the first event that you chose to use to obtain credit". For example, if you plan to obtain credit by attending events 1 and 2, the deadline will be Noon, July 12 (Tue). If you plan attend all events but wish to obtain credit by participating in events 3 and 4, the deadline will be Noon, September 29 (Fri). In the course card please write "Scientific Writing II" as the course title and specify the two events you wish to participate for obtaining credit. Submission of the course card alone does not constitute registration. To register to each event, please follow instructions described below. ４つのイベント（演習）には好きなだけいくつでも参加できます．この 授業の単位を取得するには，４つの演習の内，単位取得に用いたい２つを指定して下 さい．履修届の提出期限は「単位取得に用いる最初の演習の初日の正午」とします ．たとえば，演習１，２に参加することによって単位取得を目指すなら，履修届提出 期限は７月１２日（水）正午です．すべての演習に出席するが，演習３，４に参加す ることによって単位取得を目指すなら，提出期限は９月２９日（金）正午です．履修 届には，授業科目名として「遺伝学筆記表現演習II」と記入し，その下に単位取得に 使いたい演習２つの名前を書いて下さい．履修届の提出だけでは参加登録にはなりま せん．参加登録するには以下の各演習の説明をご覧下さい．

１．Improving the structure and style of your scientific writing lecturer: Douglas Sipp (CDB, RIKEN, Office for Science Communications and International Affairs) This course will focus on dissection, analysis and discussion of scientific writing, using examples from the scientific literature and in-class drills. By focusing on argument structure, the use of transitions, emphasis and qualification ("hedging"), I hope to help students develop a better understanding of what constitutes a clear and effective sentence, paragraph or section of a scientific manuscript, and thereby enable them to identify useful models for improving their own writing. I will also hold a limited number of individual tutorial sessions, in which participants will have the opportunity to discuss and self-critique their own writing, as well as to ask additional questions. 　 July 12 (Wed) 13:30 - 15:00: session 1 I. The Basics II. The Scientific Papers 15:30 - 17:00: session 2 III. The Abstract July 13 (Thu) 10:00 - 12:00: session 3 IV. Building and Linking Paragraphs V. The Introduction VI. The Discussion VII. Summary 13:00 - 19:30: Individual tutorials July 14 (Fri) 08:30 - 12:10: Individual tutorials 13:10 - 15:20: Individual tutorials place: session 1-3: Q200 (Guest House 2F seminar room)　 individual tutorials: A106B (Main Building 1F seminar room) Registration period: June 19 (Mon), 2006 08:30AM to July 3 (Mon), 2006 08:30AM Space is limited. Please register early. How to register for this event (registration is now closed) To use this event for obtaining course credit, you must attend all three sessions. Applying for individual tutorial is recommended but not mandatory. List of participants (*) Powerpoint file of the lecture (*) Course materials (*) 　Word file　　PDF file (* accessible only from NIG IP addresses)

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２．How to make effective Scientific Presentations in English lecturer: John Freeman (IEC [日米会話学院]) The goal for Day 1 is developing a higher level of awareness of the integral aspects of the Western approach to making presentations, and of language strategies crucial to making an excellent presentation. On Day 2, three presentation sessions will be held where a total of ten participants will make brief scientific presentations on topics of their choice. Following each presentation we will discuss how the presentation can be improved for increased effectiveness. 　 August 8th (Tue) 13:30-15:30 Lecture 1 What is Culture? What expectations does culture create? Logic vs. Truth Types of Logic Types of Truth 4Es of Presentations Informational vs. Persuasive Presentations Persuading vs. Convincing What is a "Medical Research Presentation"? 16:00-18:00 Lecture 2 Power English Conciseness & Word Choice Straight forward, plain and simple Negatives vs. Affirmatives Roles & Structures in English Cultural Approaches to Incite Interest Order & Importance Strong Argument Model: CDW Types of Claims Types of Data & Data Questions to Address Types of Warrants 　 August 9th (Wed) Presentation and critique by participants 10:30-12:00 Session 1 10:30-10:50 Critiquing a Presentation 10:50-11:10 Presentation 1 & Critique 11:10-11:30 Presentation 2 & Critique 11:30-11:50 Presentation 3 & Critique 11:50-12:00 Summary of Main Presentation Points 13:30-15:00 Session 2 11:30-13:50 Presentation 4 & Critique 13:50-14:10 Presentation 5 & Critique 14:10-14:30 Presentation 6 & Critique 14:30-14:50 Presentation 7 & Critique 14:50-15:00 Summary of Main Presentation Points 15:30-17:00 Session 3 15:30-15:50 Presentation 8 & Critique 15:50-16:10 Presentation 9 & Critique 16:10-16:30 Presentation 10 & Critique 16:30-16:45 Summary of Main Presentation Points 16:45-17:00 GENERAL SUMMARY Each "Presentation & Critique" will consist of a 8 minute presentation by a volunteer, followed by critique and discussion by all participants. place: Q200 (Guest House 2F seminar room)　 Registration period: June 19 (Mon), 2006 08:30AM to July 31 (Mon), 2006 08:30AM　 Space is limited. Please register early. How to register for this event (registration is now closed) A "seat at table" will be guaranteed for those who registered for this event. We will prepare extra chairs (without table) at the back of the room for those who did not register but would like to attend. To use this event for obtaining course credit, you must attend both lectures and at least one of the presentation sessions. Volunteering as a presenter in presentation sessions is strongly encouraged, but not mandatory. List of participants (*) Powerpoint files of the lecture(*) (* accessible only from NIG IP addresses)

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３．Let's write an NIH grant! lecturer: Koichi KAWAKAMI (NIG) In this class, I would like you to practice how to write the NIH research grant application in English. You may write the application based on your present research. By doing this, I would like you to learn how the NIH grant application format looks like, what are required to make the NIH application, and how to write the documents in English. Participants of this class will download the form from the NIH homepage, fill the format, and send (submit) the file to me by email. I will send it back to you with suggestions and corrections, and you will resubmit the revised version to me. These processes will be repeated as many as possible until the end of February next year, but the first version of the application has to be sent to me by September 29th. Please contact me for details. 　この授業ではNIHグラント申請の練習をします。この授業に 参加する学生には、各自の現在の研究テーマに関連して申請書類を作製してもらいま す。これによって、NIHグラント申請とはどんなものか、そこには何を書かなければ いけないのか、英語で申請文書の作製をするにはどうしたらいいのか、を学んでもら います。この授業に参加する学生には、NIHのホームページからフォーマットをダウ ンロードしてもらい、申請書類を作製し、私宛にメールで送ってもらいます。私はそ れを添削し送り返します。そしてまた改訂版を私宛に送ってもらいます。この過程を 来年２月末まで何回でもできるだけたくさん繰り返しますが、最初の締め切りは９月 29日（金）とします。詳細は川上ま で問い合わせて下さい。 To apply to this event, send the first version of your grant application to Koich Kawakami, by September 29th. Submitting a grant application will fulfil the requirement for designating this event for course credit.

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４．English Composition lecturer: Yoshio TATENO (NIG) The course begins with the practice of English composition at the level of Japanese senior high school graduates. Each time 3 to 5 registered students are assigned ordinary Japanese sentences beforehand to write down their English translations on the board in the class. The lecturer then gives comments on the English translations. The progress of the course depends on the skill of the registered students. まず、高校卒業程度の英作文から始めます。毎回前もって出 しておいた普通の日本文を参加学生に英訳してもらい、白版に書いてもらいます。そ れを添削しながら授業を進めます。参加学生の数にも依りますが、一回に３人ー５人 程度の学生に出題します。また、参加学生の程度に応じて、前進するか後退するか決 めます。 　 place: W202 date and time: winter semester (details will be announced later) To apply to this event, send an email to Yoshio Tateno by August 31st. To use this event for obtaining course credit, you must attend at least 70% of the classes.

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