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Public information
Group Meetings and seminars
Be on time
- Speakers shall arrive 10 minutes before to prepare the meeting (open the door, prepare the projector, air conditioner, light, curtain, tables, chairs, etc).
- Non-speakers arrive 5 minutes before. You can help the speakers in preparation.
- Gonna to be late? Send an email to ML before the seminar. If you are going to be absent, please inform Prof. Zhao at least one day before.
How to research
- (Must) Find the literature from high-quality databases Web of Science and SCOPUS (Google scholar is considered a low-quality database). See https://www.kulib.kyoto-u.ac.jp/erdb/13505 for how to access those paid service.
- (Must) Use a reference management software instead of manual management. If you don't know which one is the best, try Zotero.
- How to write business email（in Japanese）https://tech.nikkeibp.co.jp/atcl/nxt/column/18/00667/032800002/
- How to write a research paper: https://aw.gsais.kyoto-u.ac.jp/research/template-of-a-research-paper
- How to do research (in Chinese） https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/85pGxXidvCDXgM9_S73WYQ
- 美国教授写给被开除的中国学生的信（中文, Chinese） https://m.jjl.cn/case/218000.html
- Use latex instead of Word for professional writing. You can learn latex in 30 minutes and/or use Overleaf.
- Use Linux instead of Windows/Mac OS for professional works. I personally like Linux Mint (MATE edition) but of course other distributions or editions are also OK. You may consider to use dual boot (Linux + Windows/Mac OS) for better experience.
On paper and slides
- Paper should follow the format for QE (see a template in LaTeX). It can be incomplete but should be prepared carefully. Please submit the source file (or a compressed archive if there are more than two source files) and a PDF.
- Presentation file contains the slides. If you modified the slides after uploading, please re-upload it again.
- Uploading is done by Media Manager. Please name your file as date-name-filetype.ext such as 20170410-liangz-slides.pdf.
- Put time & event information in your presentation.
- Add citations of the information (even in the presentation file) that are not your own works.
- Analyze or demonstrate how your research is related to what you introduced and why your research may help.
Paper/Document writing and submitting
- Step 1: Try a free English Grammar Check (Please submit your document after this check): https://www.grammarly.com
- Step 2: Try a free translation service (Please use this service if you are not sure about your English): https://www.deepl.com/translator
- (NEW) Step 3: Try to refine your article with chatGPT (https://chat.openai.com → ask it to refine an article).
- Always submit documents one day before the deadline, since you may miss it due to some unexpected happening on the deadline day.
- If you need Prof. Zhao to review a document for you, please contact his at least three days before the deadline.
Official language
- The official languages are English and Japanese.
Your personal namespace
- Create a personal namespace user:yourname (e.g., user:liang) and put all your documents (paper, slides, other files) in that namespace by the Media Manager. See an illustration.
Appointment with Prof. Zhao
- Usually please ask for an appointment one week before (two weeks preferred)
- For recommendation letter, please try to provide a draft first one week before the deadline.
The difference of QE paper and Master thesis
Master's Thesis: A complete academic paper containing novel research findings (of a quality that can be submitted to peer-reviewed journals).
QE Paper: A progress report towards a doctoral thesis. As a 'draft of the doctoral dissertation', it not only requires a survey and summary of previous research, but also demands original thought and understanding of primary data. Additionally, the QE paper must include the following three descriptions:
- Prospects towards the doctoral thesis (showing the overall picture of the doctoral thesis).
- Relation to Musya-Shugyo and PBR.
- Relation to societal problem-solving required in the study of Human Survivability Studies.
The abstract should also refer to these three points.
If submitting both a master's thesis and a QE paper simultaneously, differentiate the abstracts of the two. However, the content of presentations at QE should include the aforementioned three points from the QE paper.
Before undergoing a review for either the master's or QE paper, it is mandatory to conduct a meeting with the two (or three) supervisors. Only after receiving their approval, along with the meeting record, can one apply for the review.
【修士論文と QE 論文の違い】 ■修士論文:新規な研究成果を含む完結した学術論文(査読誌に投稿できる程度の内 容) 。 ■QE 論文:博士論文に至る途中経過の報告。「博士学位請求論文草稿」であることか ら、先行研究の調査と要約だけでなくオリジナルな思索や一次データの把握などが求 められる。また、QE 論文には以下123の記述が求められる。 1 博士論文にむけての展望(博士論文の全体像を示す) 2 武者修行や PBR との関係 3 総合生存学の研究に求められる社会課題解決との関係 アブストラクトにも123への言及が必要 ◎修士論文と QE 論文を同時に提出する場合、差別化のために両者のアブストラクト を異なるものとすること。ただし、論文発表会での報告は上記123を含む QE 論文 の内容とする。 ◎修士または QE 論文審査を受ける前に、必ず三(四)者面談を実施し、主・副指導 教員の許可を受けた上で、面談記録とともに審査を申請すること。
Misc
- Reply an email in the same day you received it. If you cannot reply, then reply (in the same day) with statement when you will reply.
- Please fill the 様式-2_面談実施記録書.docx after a meeting with supervisors. I will finalize and submit it to the office.
Resource
- Python 入門 (喜多先生著 https://repository.kulib.kyoto-u.ac.jp/dspace/handle/2433/245698)
Contributor wanted!
xournal++ is a good software for handwriting based lectures. It works for Linux, macOS and Windows 10, and is open sourced. We can contribute to this project by translating its interface into Chinese and Japanese languages. Volunteer wanted!
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