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| 授業の目的 【英語】 | | Note:
If you are unable to join the course automatically with the link below the Session Outline below, send mail to bennett@law.nagoya-u.ac.jp with your name, your Student ID, your Nagoya University ID, and your University email address. Also, please see the link in the Session Outline for the Zoom details of the first session.
This introductory course on thesis composition and research management is open to English- and Japanese-speakers. The course is taught in English.
論文執筆と研究方法論が課題で、講義が英語で行います。可否評価で英語による学術表現と議論になれる機会に、日本人学生の参加は大好評。
The syllabus covers issues in the first phase of a thesis project:
Topic selection
Research problem
Bibliography development
Literature review
Use of footnotes
Thesis organization
Drafting an Introduction
In addition to the topics above, class members will have the opportunity to submit short writing samples at intervals for grammar and style review, with short quizzes to confirm progress. |
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| 到達目標 【日本語】 | | |
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| 到達目標 【英語】 | | | Class members will have organized a set of materials relevant to a well-defined research problem by the end of the semester. |
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| 授業の内容や構成 | |
Date
Session outline
Prep/Homework
1
Oct. 5
Introduction
Greetings and introductions
Canvas signups (click on the link at the bottom of the Syllabus, and if the link doesn't work for you, send mail with your name, student ID, and Nagoya University ID and [important!] email address)
Academic writing: the basics
Tools
Introducing Canvas and FlipGrid videos
Introducing Jurism
Introducing Quizzer
Introducing useful repositories
About this week's assignment
Zoom Info
Meeting link: https://zoom.us/j/97261349118
Meeting ID: 972 6134 9118
For this session
Introduce yourself (short and sweet - here is Bennett's intro )
Homework
Short list of useful legal repositories for your country or topic
Bookmark useful repositories in your browser
2
Oct.12
Introduction to Jurism
Installing
Adding an item by hand
Item types
Adding an item from the browser
Creating a bibliography
Working with Resources
Hierarchies of authority
Scanning archives
Reading for relevance
Reading for onward resources
For this session
Install the Jurism client and connector from the Project Website
Homework
Submit a bibliography of important works on your topic
3
Oct. 19
Progress in Jurism
Word processor integration
Group libraries
Collections
Tags
Collaboration
Research problems
Sources and arguments
Engagement and novelty
Homework
Describe your research topic in one page
4
Oct.26
Research problem
Topics vs problems
Prior research and the research problem
Choosing the audience
Relevance
Non-obviousness
Interesting
Prep
Bring a copy of your summary memo to class
Homework
Add your research problem to the summary memo and resubmit
5
Nov. 2
Word processing
Word vs LibreOffice
Styles
Table of Contents
Page formatting
Prep
Bring your PC to class
Homework
Submit your peer review reports by Friday for the next class
6
Nov. 9
Revision (pair-work)
Points for evaluation
Peer review
Reviewer comments
Instructor feedback
Prep
Bring a copy of your research problem statement to class
Homework
Submit Research Proposal draft
7
Nov. 16
Small-scale structure
Grammar and style
Prep
Quizzes
Review your Quizzer feedback
Homework
Submit a revision to your Research Plan
8
Nov.30
Taking stock
Instructor reflections
Open discussion
Lecture on thesis introductions
Prep
Come prepared to speak and listen about thesis project challenges
9
Dec.7
Thesis structure and composition
Aim of the thesis
Organization
Composition dos and don'ts
Paragraph composition
Prep
Read the Writing Guide section on thesis structure
10
Dec.14
Research with Jurism
Curation
Selecting sources
Metadata quality and curation
Technical
Multilingual records
Legal citation patterns
Abbreviations
Prep
Bring your PC to class.
Homework
None for this class.
11
TBA
Footnotes
Purpose of footnotes
Types of supporting authority
Primary and secondary sources
Strong and weak sources
When to footnote
Homework
Submit your Introduction and Literature Review with footnotes and bibliography
12
Dec.21
Remarks on logistics and presentation
Milestones
Backups
Document management
The Elevator Pitch
Homework
Submit slides
13
Jan.18
Short presentations and comments
Prep
Practice your presentation
14
Jan.25
Short presentations and comments
Prep
Practice your presentation
Homework
Submit your (revised) thesis introduction and initial bibliography
15
Feb.1
Final quiz and course feedback
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| 履修条件・関連する科目 | | | There are no prerequisites for this course. |
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| 成績評価の方法と基準 | | For students of Nagoya University, the course is marked Pass/Fail.
For visiting students, the course is marked by letter grade.
Assessment is based on completion of the following:
Class attendance and participation (minimum 80% attendance)
Sentence composition quizzes.
Written assignments
Final presentation |
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| 教科書・テキスト | | | Writing Guide of the Law Faculty |
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| 参考書 | | | Materials will be distributed as required via Canvas and Juris-M reference manager libraries |
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| 課外学習等（授業時間外学習の指示） | | Install the Jurism reference manager
Prepare writing assignments
Answer quizzes sent by email.
Study the Writing Guide of the Law Faculty
Comment on classmate assignments via Canvas |
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| 注意事項 | | |
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| 授業開講形態等 | | |
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| 遠隔授業（オンデマンド型）で行う場合の追加措置 | | |
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