Fall 2009 專題報告寫作 Professional Writing Syllabus

文藻外語學院九十八學年度第一學期課程綱要
Wenzao Ursuline College of Languages
Syllabus for the Fall Semester in 2009
壹、課程基本資料
課程名稱Course Title ：專題報告寫作 Professional Writing
開課學制School System ：
日間部 Day School 4-Year College
開課單位Department：
國際企業管理系Department of International Business Administration
授課教師Instructor：衛忠欣 (Jong-Shin Wei)
職稱Position Title：專任副教授Associate Professor
師生互動Instructor’s Contact Information：
1. 辦公室Office ：Z0513
2. 辦公室電話Office Phone Number：07-3426031 ext.6222
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Also 0912-604-341
3. 電子信箱E-mail：jsw12011958@gmail.com
　　　　　　　　　　 john@mail.wtuc.edu.tw
4. 約談時間Office Hours：12:10 pm ~ 2:50 pm, Tuesdays
　　　　　　　　　　　　　 3:10 pm ~ 4:50 pm, Thursdays
學分Credits：3 (學分)
選課別Category：【★】選修Elective Course
開課類別 Course Categories：【★】學期課 For Academic Semester
開課年級 Year Taught：4 (senior)
授課班級 Class Taught：UB4
科目概要Course Description：
本課程介於一般中文寫作與研究(論文)寫作之間。針對同學日後在商管企業之需要，由淺入深、循序漸進，介紹各類商業書信、備忘錄、中文履歷表、活動通告、企業或組織簡介、專題小品文、專案報告與學術性論文之寫作技巧。英文寫作不在本課程的教學範疇內。

This course fills the gap between general (or literature) writing and research writing. With the presumption that students will be working on various business sectors upon graduation, we would like to have them prepared for writing a short letter, a memo, a resume, an announcement, a company profile, a short essay, and a project report with confidence and in elegant style. Emphasis will be made on Chinese writing although occasionally samples in English will be provided.

課程目標Course Objectives：
1. 使學生增進中文專業寫作能力。
2. 透過同學的作業、取樣與同儕互評，介紹如何觀察、找出問題與釐清思緒。
3. 使學生養成搜集資料、動筆、批判性檢核、再修飾的寫作習慣。

Being able to write professionally in Chinese is the goal. Students will be trained to observe, identify or focus, conjecture, logically reason, organize thoughts, collect data, write up, think critically, and finally re-write. Various topics will be furnished and students have some (not much) freedom in topic selection. Peer review will be supplemented.

評量方式與評分比例分配Evaluation Criteria：
Active participation (i.e., answering and questioning) and assignments: 30%

Term paper draft version (font size 14; double-spaced; 8~15 pages): 20% (一人一組)

Effort in doing peer review: 15% (修改同學draft report; 口頭報告評分)

Term paper revised version (font size 14; double-spaced; 8~15 pages): 20% (一人一組)

Oral presentation: 15% (formality required)

課堂要求Course Requirements & Policies：
As we are excited (and expected) to utilize modern technology, lectures will be given via Word documents and PPT files. Those who blame using the projector for feeling sleepy should seriously consider transferring to colleges that still heavily use chalk talk. No chatting; no use of cellular phone in any way. Do not circulate materials (even if they are from our college) among students when the class is in session. [Do negotiate with me beforehand as talking for 50 minutes with no stop isn’t good to my health. I can lend you a few minutes for legitimate purposes.] Spontaneous interaction (such as questioning and answering) is expected and rewarded. All questions should be brought to the instructor.

啟動冷氣之權責，在於教師。目前係使用者付費。門窗宜關閉以防止麥克風相互干擾與窗簾布飄揚(影響螢幕光度)。負責管理冷氣卡的同學務必準時進教室、啟動冷氣，違者應受平時成績扣分之處分(理由：負面影響教與學之環境)。第一週將徵求課堂義工兩位，以平時成績為誘因。校園治安良好，授課中途，如需緊急如廁，一律由前門出入，義工確實造冊登記，也助於教師搜集研究資料。在第一屆學生離校後，授課中途尿遁之怪象，理應走入歷史。(已提示泌尿科、婦產科醫生診斷證明者，將不會被登記。)據本人數年觀察，本校正、副校長與多位主管(甚至本人)，年齡是同學的兩倍有餘，長期在冷氣房開會，未見有在70分鐘內如廁之需要。電影院的觀眾樣本，就更不用說了。

所有教材(含同學報告與作業)完全公開(請善用網路學園)。伏案小睡者，得視同缺席。如有業界專家前來協同教學，將適時微調若干授課進度。

預防傳染疾病之相關事宜，概依校方規定。
本課程如有 teaching assistant (TA)，另行公告。
報告與作業之繳交方式，另行公告。

教科書Textbooks：None. Samples and handouts will be prepared by enrolled students and the instructor.
務必養成至少每週兩次登入e-learning之閱讀習慣。
指定參考書目或網址References：務必善用去年的資料 To be added.

貳、課程內容與進度（Course Content & Schedule）
上課日期Date

1.單元名稱Units
2.授課方式Instructional Approaches
3.作業、報告考試或其他Assignments, Tests and Others
4.備註Remarks
09/15
1. Self-introducing, syllabus, ethics, exchanging view points, reporting teaching
evaluations (last year), and classroom setup (正取義工：陳佳琳、謝欣恬)
Overview
2. Sharing experience to motivate students; informal and hopefully delightful
3. No need to preview materials

09/22
1. Identifying bad writing samples
Biography
2. 雙向互動
3. Seating chart implemented
09/29
1. Email/short letter
Resume (in Chinese)
2. 雙向互動
3. Seating chart finalized

10/06
1. Memo
Announcement
News
Cover letter
Company profile
2. 雙向互動

10/13
1. Letter to apologize
Letter to solicit
Letter to threaten
Letter to compromise
Short essay
2. 雙向互動
4. 3:10 ~ 5:00 許世原組長協同教學：電子資料庫對專業寫作之協助

10/20
1. 文藻週停課

10/27
1. Project report
2.雙向互動

11/03
1. Academic paper
Structure and references style
2.雙向互動

11/10
1. Actual process of writing an academic paper
2. 雙向互動
4. 期中考週不停課

11/17
1. Actual process of writing an academic paper
2. 雙向互動
3. Draft paper due

11/24
1. Analyzing and editing students’ term papers (draft)
2. 雙向互動
3. 繳交peer review output

12/01
1. Analyzing and editing students’ term papers (draft)
2. 雙向互動

12/08
1. Analyzing and editing students’ term papers (draft)
2. 雙向互動

12/15
1. Oral presentation
3. Revised paper due

12/22
1. Oral presentation

12/29
1. Oral presentation

2010/01/05
1. Oral presentation

01/12
1. Oral presentation
3. 繳交口頭報告評分表
4. 期末考週不停課

Oct.13: 電子資料庫對專業寫作之協助 (Utilizing e-resources at library) -- 許世原組長之協同教學

Any updating will be announced on e-learning and in class.
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(last updated September 15, 2009 by jsw; file name: F2009writing_syll.doc.)