Required Materials
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<br>Web contents of research papers
<br>Suggested reading papers will be handed out or assigned in classes.
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<br>Syllabus:
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<br>Orientation (1 Week)
<br>Research and Presentation Overview (1 Week)
<br>Proposal Writing (1 Week)
<br>Presentation Skills (1 Week) 
<br>First Student Presentation (1 Week)
<br>Presentation Skills (Practice) (1 Week)
<br>Research Strategies (1 Week)
<br>Individual Meetings
<br>Research fr<x>amework Design (1 Week)
<br>Writing Tips (1 Week)
<br>Writing Practices (3 Week)
<br>Poster Presentation Final (1 Week)
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<br>Grading:
<br>Exercises 40% 
<br>Oral presentation 30%
<br>Written proposal 20%
<br>Final Report 10%
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<br>Letter-ba<x>se Grades
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<br>Grades are transformed ba<x>sed on the grading distribution.
<br>A+: top 5 % and above 90
<br>A: top 15 %
<br>A-: Top 25%
<br>B+: Top 40%
<br>B: Top 55 %
<br>B-: Top 70%
<br>C+: Top 80%
<br>C: Top 90%
<br>C-: Top 95% or original grades above 60
<br>D/F: Lower Outlier