BUSINESS SCHOOL OF SICHUAN UNIVERSITY

（四川大学商学院）

Course syllabus for International Graduate Students

（留学生研究生课程大纲）

Course Name Information Retriewal and Paper Writing

Class
Teacher Wenting Zhan 18
Hours
Academic
1 Semester 2023-1
credits
Thesis writing is the most effective way to cultivate innovative thinking among
students. Literature retrieval and reading are the most basic guarantees for
thesis writing. The lack of these two skills will seriously hinder the smooth
development of future learning and scientific research.

This course takes thesis writing as a task-oriented, and trains students in the
Course skills of retrieving and evaluating literature, reading and using literature, and
Descriptions applies these skills to the thesis topic selection structure and the ability in the
process of logical argumentation. At the same time, students develop
awareness of following academic norms and academic ethics. Through the
study of this course, students can promote their closeness to literature and
writing, and improve the most basic academic literacy in a pleasant
atmosphere.

Course Materials (Textbooks)

教 材 名 称 ISBN 号 主编 主编所在单 出版社 出版时间 境外教

（含自编讲 位 （年、月） 材（是
义） /否）
NA NA NA NA NA NA NA

Grading
Attendance 20% (with additional score) Homework 30% Final report 50%

Instructor Information (A brief introduction)

Dr. Wenting (Monica) Zhan has been engaged in the practice, research and teaching of sustainable
construction and project management in mainland China and Hong Kong for many years. Her
esearch interests include project management, productivity measurement and improvement,
project performance evaluation, cost management and cost engineering, as well as decision
analysis and management of modular integrated construction and low-impact development, and
has hands-on experience in measuring and quantifying carbon emissions throughout the life cycle.

Tentative Contents ＆ Arrangements

No. Topic Contents ＆ Arrangements

1 Literature retrieval Guide students to start from the problem, form
literature needs, and formulate corresponding
search strategies.

2 Literature retrieval Use a variety of modern search tools to discover

and obtain literature, identify and understand
different types, disciplines and languages, and
evaluate the authority and usability of literature

3 Literature reading Guide students to select classic and excellent

4 Literature reading
5 Paper writing
6 Presentation and
reporting
literature, learn shallow reading skills from the
perspectives of external characteristics and
transmission channels of literature,
learn deep reading skills from the perspectives of
the internal general structure of literature and the
law of knowledge organization. and master the
use of literature management tools.
Through case explanations and practical
experience, cultivate academic ethics awareness,
master the normative knowledge of thesis topic
selection methods, writing formats, and data
collection
Individual persentation (10 mins for each student)