1林学院硕士专业外语崔建国 Email: cjgsauyahoo.com.cnCollege of Forestry Shenyang Agricultural University (SYAU)课程简介和要求l总学时：20 学分：1 l教学目的：了解本学科的主要英文期刊，学 习英文科技文献的阅读和科技论文的写作。l适用的专业范围：林木遗传育种、森林培育 、森林保护学、森林经理学、园林植物与观 赏园艺等专业硕士研究生。课程简介和要求l课程教学内容： 第一部分 科学研究及其基本特点； 第二部分 科技英语阅读； 第三部分 学术会议科技英语； 第四部分 科技写作； 第五部分 科技论文结构； 第六部分 论文投稿。由于专业差异和学时限制，只能讨论一些共 性问题，难以讨论具体的专业问题。课程简介和要求l考核要求： 翻译所在学科1篇近期（近2年内）科技期刊论文 （原文不少于5页），50分；写1篇大摘要（1 页，原文不少于5页），50分。在课程结束后2 周内，将考核资料由课程负责人送至学院办公 室授课教师信箱内。l课程负责人： 为方便联系，确定2名课程负责人，男女生各1人 。课程简介和要求l论文上传：在课程结束后2周内将2篇原始论文（pdf格式， 文件名为其英文题目）的压缩包email至： cjgsauyahoo.com.cn 文件名为：学号中文 姓名。6On ResearchIf we knew what we were doing, it would not be called research.- Albert Einstein7Research Question(s)Research DesignLiterature ReadingData CollectionData AnalysisReport WritingTopic SelectionScientific Paper Writing科学研究是一门艺术！澳大利亚 W.I.B.贝弗里奇，1953 8The Research Processl Process is not a linear one；l It is not a series of stages that are completed in order, one after another；l The stages are part of a cycle that are returned to and repeated at various pointsSource: Orna, E (1995). Managing Information in Research, Allen & Unwin.9But . Nobody can tell you how to do research. It is difficult enough just to define what research is, or define how to “separate the wheat from the chaff”. This leads to a process of trial and error. It is hard to know if you are making progress or not.10How to do research?11How to do research?1.Choose a good topic2.Master the state of the art3.Good idea4.Sound supports5.Communications6.Use Internet7.121. What is a good topic?l A real problem, not a toy problem lTopic connected to existing research lTopic related to products lYou have interests in lPotentially useful lNot outdatedl Significant, yet manageable lNeither too big nor too trivial lSolid theoretical work, or lGood experimental results lOr both132. How to master the state of the art?lQuery senior researchers lInternational communication lattend conferences, personal communications lReading labout 20 papers for a new area l14Happy Readl Need to know the state-of-the-art l Read a lot l Read selectively Books by leading experts Classic papers Very related papers l Find the key ideas in the paper l Understand the motivation of the paper l Learn how to write a good paper15Breadth-first: 棍扫一大片。Depth-first: 枪扎一条线。学会批判地阅读！About Reading163. What is a good idea?l Original l Useful l Reasonable l Feasible l A real progress instead of trivial improvement l A good idea is the core of good research.174. What are sound supports?lSolid theoretic analysislSolid experiments Well-defined experiments Benchmark(基准的) tests Data sets available of other researchers Repeatable results185. CommunicationslIt is very important to communicatelHelp you clarify what your idea really islGet constructive feedbacklHelp you build critical skillslFind sympathetic earslForce your friend/cooperator to listen lListen to your colleagues19“Among three persons, there is a master.” 三人行, 必有我师. 206. Use Internet in your researchThe Internet can be a great tool for research, but finding quality web materials and using them to your advantage in your writing can be challenging.21ResearchMain Process of Research - TPIC：Topic - Problem - Idea - Concrete work (theoretical analysis, experiments, etc.)- Paper writing - Submit22Thank You