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Writing Undergraduate Lab Reports by Christopher S. Lobban; María Schefter
ISBN: 9781107117402
Publication Date: 2017-07-27
Useful for biology students, uses example reports and published papers as models to put guidance into practice. Students are familiarized with the principles of writing science. Two model reports are then developed, walking students through experimental and observational teaching-lab reports. The structure and content of the Introduction, Methods and Materials, Results, and Discussion are explained, together with tips for the title, abstract, and references. Students are then guided on how to polish their first draft.
Science and Technical Writing by Philip Rubens
ISBN: 0415925509
Publication Date: 2000-12-19
With this new edition, Science and Technical Writing confirms its position as the definitive style resource for thousands of established and aspiring technical writers. Editor Philip Rubens has fully revised and updated his popular 1992 edition, with full, authoritative coverage of the techniques and technologies that have revolutionized electronic communications over the past eight years.

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Making Sense in Geography and Environmental Sciences by Margot Northey; David B. Knight; Dianne Draper
ISBN: 9780195445824
Publication Date: 2012-04-26
This fifth edition of Making Sense in Geography and the Environmental Sciences is an indispensable research and writing guide for students in any area of the discipline. Thus edition outlines general principles of style, grammar, and usage, while covering such issues as writing essays and reports, creating powerful visual aids, and properly documenting sources. Concise and accessible, with new information on technology-based research, this edition is an invaluable resource for students.
How to Do Your Dissertation in Geography and Related Disciplines by Peter G. Knight; Tony Parsons
ISBN: 9780415732352
Publication Date: 2015-02-25
This book provides undergraduates with a step-by-step guide to successfully carrying out an independent research project or dissertation. The book addresses each stage of the project by answering the questions that a student is likely to ask as the work progresses from choosing the subject area and planning the data collection through to producing illustrations and writing the final report.
From Research to Manuscript by Michael Jay Katz
ISBN: 9781402094668
Publication Date: 2009-01-28
From Research to Manuscript, written in simple, straightforward language, explains how to understand and summarize a research project. It is a writing guide that goes beyond grammar and bibliographic formats, by demonstrating in detail how to compose the sections of a scientific paper.

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The Craft of Scientific Presentations by Michael Alley
ISBN: 9781441982780
Publication Date: 2011-08-31
The Craft of Scientific Presentations, 2nd edition aims to strengthen you as a presenter of science and engineering. The book does so by identifying what makes excellent presenters so strong, and what causes so many scientific presentations to flounder. One of the most valuable contributions of this text is that it teaches the assertion-evidence approach to scientific presentations, which calls for building presentations on succinct message assertions supported by visual evidence.
Scientists Must Speak by D. Eric Walters; Gale Climenson Walters
ISBN: 0415280281
Publication Date: 2002-05-23
Having the ability to speak confidently; engage the audience; make a clear, well-argued case; and handle any tricky situations, is rarely a natural talent, but it can be learned through application and practice. Scientists Must Speak: Bringing Presentations to Life helps readers do just that. Includes sections on: targeting your talk, organizing your presentation, body language, handling question and answer sessions, how to expect the unexpected, and adapting material for different situations and more.

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