A concise guide to communication in science and engineering /

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"Success in scientific and engineering research depends on effective writing and presentation. The purpose of this guide is to help the reader achieve that goal. It enables students and researchers to write and present material to a professional modern standard, efficiently and painlessly, and...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Foster, David H. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, 2017.
Edición:First edition.
Temas:
Technical writing.
Rédaction technique.
technical writing.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Composition & Creative Writing.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Rhetoric.
REFERENCE > Writing Skills.
Technical writing
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Contents
  • Permissions and Copyright Statements
  • 1 Introduction
  • 1.1 Reasons for This Guide
  • 1.2 Sources and Referencing
  • 1.3 Using This Guide
  • 1.4 Content and Organization
  • 2 General Principles
  • 2.1 Logical Organization
  • 2.2 Guiding the Reader
  • 2.3 Immediacy and Impact
  • 2.4 Strategies for Writing
  • 2.5 Reworking
  • 2.6 Checklist for General Principles
  • 3 Research Articles
  • 3.1 Elements of Research Articles
  • 3.2 Title
  • 3.3 Abstract
  • 3.4 Keywords, Highlights, Lay Summary
  • 3.5 Introduction
  • 3.6 Methods
  • 3.7 Results3.8 Discussion and Conclusion
  • 3.9 Acknowledgements and Declarations
  • 3.10 References
  • 3.11 Appendices and Supplementary Materials
  • 3.12 Data Storage and Access
  • 3.13 Checklist for Research Articles
  • 4 Literature Reviews, Technical Reports, Dissertations, and Theses
  • 4.1 Literature Reviews
  • 4.2 Technical Reports
  • 4.3 Dissertations and Theses
  • 4.4 Examination
  • 4.5 Checklist for Literature Reviews
  • 4.6 Checklist for Technical Reports
  • 4.7 Checklist for Dissertations and Theses
  • 5 Use of English
  • 5.1 Use of Personal Pronouns5.2 Choice of Verb
  • 5.3 Choice of Voice and Subject
  • 5.4 Uncertain Referents
  • 5.5 Parallelism, Coordination, and Ellipsis
  • 5.6 Word Choice
  • 5.7 Punctuation
  • 5.8 Checklist for Use of English
  • 6 Use of Mathematics
  • 6.1 Motivation and Organization
  • 6.2 Notation
  • 6.3 Grammar and Punctuation
  • 6.4 Document Preparation Systems
  • 6.5 Checklist for Use of Mathematics
  • 7 Data Description and Statistical Inference
  • 7.1 Fundamentals
  • 7.2 Averages
  • 7.3 Measures of Variation
  • 7.4 Generalizing Results
  • 7.5 Inferences about Means7.6 Data Fitting
  • 7.7 Goodness of Fit
  • 7.8 Trend Analysis and Smoothing
  • 7.9 Statistical Significance
  • 7.10 Checklist for Data Description and Statistical Inference
  • 8 Graphing Data
  • 8.1 Kinds of Graphs
  • 8.2 Common Graphical Errors
  • 8.3 Constructing Effective Graphs
  • 8.4 Error Bars
  • 8.5 Plotting Labelled Data
  • 8.6 Finer Points of Construction
  • 8.7 Checklist for Graphing Data
  • 9 Publication and Promotion
  • 9.1 Choice of Journal or Conference
  • 9.2 Journal Publication
  • 9.3 Submission and Publication
  • 9.4 Promoting Your Article9.5 Measuring Your Success
  • 9.6 Checklist for Publication and Promotion
  • 10 Posters
  • 10.1 Preparation
  • 10.2 Presentation
  • 10.3 Adding Value
  • 10.4 Checklist for Posters
  • 11 Lectures and Talks
  • 11.1 Preparation
  • 11.2 Presentation
  • 11.3 Potential Failure Points
  • 11.4 Adding Value
  • 11.5 Checklist for Lectures and Talks
  • 12 Ethical Issues
  • 12.1 Elements of Research Misconduct
  • 12.2 Plagiarism and Its Variations
  • 12.3 Penalties for Research Misconduct
  • 12.4 Research Ethics Approval

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