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Writing for Science Students 2nd edition [Minkštas viršelis]

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(University of Glasgow, UK), (University of Glasgow, UK)
  • Formatas: Paperback / softback, 208 pages, aukštis x plotis x storis: 232x156x14 mm, weight: 330 g
  • Serija: Bloomsbury Study Skills
  • Išleidimo metai: 09-Mar-2023
  • Leidėjas: Bloomsbury Academic
  • ISBN-10: 1350932671
  • ISBN-13: 9781350932678
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Writing for Science Students 2nd editionDidesnis paveikslėlis
  • Formatas: Paperback / softback, 208 pages, aukštis x plotis x storis: 232x156x14 mm, weight: 330 g
  • Serija: Bloomsbury Study Skills
  • Išleidimo metai: 09-Mar-2023
  • Leidėjas: Bloomsbury Academic
  • ISBN-10: 1350932671
  • ISBN-13: 9781350932678
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Raktažodžiai:
"There are plenty of writing guides for the university audience, but most of them cater to students who spend their whole lives writing essays: students in the arts and the humanities. Scientific degrees don't work that way, and scientific writing doesn't look the same as theirs. This award-winning guide equips students of all scientific disciplines with the skills they need to communicate effectively in written assignments. It offers clear and highly practical guidance on every stage of the writing process, from understanding the assignment they've been set, to researching and planning, right through to drafting and editing"--

Catering to the specific needs of science students, this award-winning guide equips students of all scientific disciplines with the skills they need to communicate effectively in written assignments.

The book guides students through each of the key stages involved in producing a piece of scientific writing. It begins by developing students' understanding of the different types of scientific writing, including lab reports, essays and abstracts. Students are then taken through the writing process, from the initial stages of interpreting the question and conducting research through to writing a draft and responding to feedback.

The second edition includes new material on criticality in scientific communication and the difference between descriptive and analytic writing. There is also a new section on building arguments using several sources, and new and extended examples of writing that will help students digest the material.

This is an essential resource for all science students who are required to produce lab reports, extended essays, dissertations and other written assignments as part of their course. It is also ideal for international students who are new to academic study in the UK.

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A compact and highly practical resource for science students needing to improve or fine-tune their writing. It covers all the major types of written assignment and shows readers how to approach each stage of the writing process with confidence.
Chapter 1 Introduction
1(6)
Why you'll enjoy scientific writing
2(1)
What makes It different
3(2)
Rules, conventions, and why we have them
5(1)
How these skills will help your future career
6(1)
Conclusion
6(1)
Part 1 Understanding Different Types Of Scientific Writing
7(38)
Chapter 2 The Lab / Fieldwork Report
9(12)
Audience, purpose, and the standard report format
9(3)
Introductions
12(1)
Materials and methods
13(1)
Results
14(1)
Chronology, consistency, and flow
14(2)
Level of detail
16(1)
Tone
16(1)
Discussion
17(3)
References
20(1)
Appendices
20(1)
Chapter 3 The Essay
21(13)
Interpreting the question
22(1)
Command words
22(1)
Introductions
23(2)
The main body
25(1)
Concluding
26(2)
Worked example: planning an essay
28(4)
Revising your plan as you go
32(2)
Chapter 4 The Dissertation
34(6)
The document itself
35(1)
Introduction
36(1)
Materials and methods
36(1)
Chapters
37(1)
General discussion
38(1)
Appendices
39(1)
References
39(1)
Chapter 5 The Poster
40(2)
The format and layout
41(1)
Attracting your audience
41(1)
Images and figures
41(1)
Chapter 6 The Abstract
42(3)
The purpose
42(1)
The content
43(1)
Common errors
44(1)
Part 2 Preparing to Write
45(70)
Chapter 7 Researching the Topic and Evaluating Your Materials
47(13)
Books
48(1)
Journal articles
49(3)
Searching via library websites
52(1)
Searching via academic databases
52(2)
Keeping track of all your sources
54(1)
Evaluating and refining your materials
54(3)
Categorizing your reading list
57(1)
Selecting material generated from your own scientific research
58(2)
Chapter 8 Incorporating and Referencing Other People's Work
60(18)
Why incorporate the work of others at all?
60(2)
Commonly used referencing terms and their meanings
62(2)
Incorporating other people's work into your writing
64(6)
Phrases to use when incorporating someone else's work
70(1)
Major referencing styles in science
71(1)
Citations - the parts within your text
72(1)
References - the list at the end
73(4)
Conclusion
77(1)
Chapter 9 Working with Data
78(20)
Why data presentation is important
78(1)
Graphs
79(1)
Images and illustrations
79(1)
Tables
79(1)
Principles of data presentation
79(9)
Different types of data, and how to present them
88(7)
Establishing good habits with your data
95(2)
Conclusion
97(1)
Chapter 10 Being Critical
98(17)
Being critical: what, why, when, and how?
98(5)
Worked example: smoking and cardiorespiratory disease
103(2)
Critiquing a whole research paper
105(1)
Valid criticisms you can make
106(2)
Worked example: testing the effectiveness of different stretching methods
108(1)
Writing critically
109(1)
Dealing with conflicting information
110(1)
Hierarchies of evidence
110(4)
Conclusion
114(1)
Part 3 Getting Down to Writing
115(69)
Chapter 11 Producing a Draft and Building Your Argument
117(28)
Getting ready to write
117(1)
Drafting
118(1)
Process and product drafts
119(1)
Developing your own writing practice: when, where, and for how long?
120(5)
Refining your structure and clarifying your argument
125(9)
Structural techniques
134(1)
Structure within paragraphs
135(2)
Worked example: building an argument
137(7)
Conclusion
144(1)
Chapter 12 Sounding Like a Scientist
145(8)
Specificity in word choice
146(3)
Objectivity and the passive voice
149(3)
Conclusion
152(1)
Chapter 13 How to Say Exactly What You Mean
153(15)
Punctuation
154(6)
Most common mistakes in student writing
160(2)
Sentence types
162(3)
In practice
165(2)
Conclusion
167(1)
Chapter 14 Editing and Proofreading Your Work
168(9)
What is editing?
168(6)
What is proofreading?
174(2)
Conclusion
176(1)
Chapter 15 Making the Most of Feedback
177(6)
Why is feedback important?
177(3)
Peer review
180(2)
Conclusion
182(1)
Chapter 16 Conclusion
183(1)
Quiz answers 184(2)
Bibliography 186(2)
Index 188
Jennifer Boyle is Coordinator of the Writing Centre and Effective Writing Adviser for Postgraduate Researchers at the University of Glasgow, UK. Scott Ramsay is Effective Learning Adviser for the College of Medicine, Veterinary Medicine, and Life Sciences at the University of Glasgow, UK.