Making Sense in Engineering and the Technical Sciences

A Student's Guide to Research and Writing, Fourth Edition
4. Auflage 2012
ISBN: 978-0-19-544584-8
Verlag: Oxford University Press

Buch, Englisch, 264 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 228 mm, Gewicht: 384 g

Reihe: Making Sense

Making Sense in Engineering and the Technical Sciences: A Student's Guide to Research and Writing is intended for undergraduate students in any engineering or technical science-based course with a research and writing component. Its likeliest home will be in first-year courses; however, it is also suitable for students at the second- and third-year levels.

Revisions to the fourth edition of Making Sense in Engineering and the Technical Sciences emphasize the importance of technology. Chapter 7, 'Giving Presentations,' includes greater coverage of presentation materials specific to engineering and stresses the importance of electronic presentations. Increased coverage of technology-based research includes expanded criteria for website evaluation and other Internet resources including blogs and wikis. There is also updated information on
citations, sourcing materials from the Internet, and plagiarism. Dates and examples have been updated throughout the text. Finally, the new edition features a mini-index, outlining the most common research and writing issues, on the inside front cover for quick and easy reference.

Zielgruppe

Undergraduate students at all levels of study in engineering and the technical sciences.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Northey, Margot

Jewinski, Judi

Fachgebiete

• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften: Allgemeines Wissenschaftliches Arbeiten, Studientechnik
• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Schreiben und Publizieren, Kreatives Schreiben
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Berufliche Bildung Wissenschaftliches Arbeiten, Studientechnik
• Technische Wissenschaften Technik Allgemein Technik: Allgemeines

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgements
A Note to the Student
1: Writing and Thinking
2: Keeping Notes and Doing Research
3: Writing Summaries and Abstracts
4: Writing a Lab Report
5: Writing Proposals and Project Reports
6: Working Collaboratively
7: Giving Presentations
8: Writing in Other Contexts
9: Documentation
10: Following Conventions for Graphics and Formatting
11: Writing Tests and Examinations
12: Writing a Resume and Letter of Application
13: Writing for Readability
14: Common Errors in Grammar and Usage
15: Punctuation
16: Misused Words and Phrases
Glossary
Appendix: Weight, Measures, and Notation
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Margot Northey is a specialist in communications and the former dean of the School of Business at Queen's University.

Judi Jewinski is an adjunct associate professor of English, administrative dean, and director of the English Language Institute at Renison University College at the University of Waterloo.