Writing for Science and Engineering: Papers, Presentations and Reports

Learning how to write clearly and concisely is an integral part of furthering your research career; however, doing so is not always easy. In this second edition, fully updated and revised, Dr. Silyn-Roberts explains in plain English the steps to writing abstracts, theses, journal papers, funding bids, literature reviews, and more. The book also examines preparing seminar and conference presentations. Written in a practical and easy to follow style specifically for postgraduate students in Engineering and Sciences, this book is essential in learning how to create powerful documents. Writing for Science and Engineering will prove invaluable in all areas of research and writing due its clear, concise style. The practical advice contained within the pages alongside numerous examples to aid learning will make the preparation of documentation much easier for all students. Written in modular format, so you only need to access the relevant chapterCovers a wide range of document and presentation typesIncludes easy-to-understand rules to improve writing INDICE: Chapter 1: The General Structure of a Document Chapter 2: The Core Chapter: Sections and Elements of a Document Chapter 3: Abstract; Summary; Executive Summary Chapter 4: Literature Review Chapter 5: Research Proposal Chapter 6: Journal Paper Chapter 7: Progress Reports Chapter 8: Consulting/ Management Report; Recommendation Report Chapter 9: Engineering Design Report Chapter 10: Formal Letters Chapter 11: Emails and faxes Chapter 12: Procedures or a set of instructions Chapter 13: Thesis Chapter 14: Conference Poster Chapter 15: Referencing Chapter 16: Editorial Conventions Chapter 17: Revising and Proofreading Chapter 18: Problems of Style: recognising and correcting them Section 5: Presenting your work orally Chapter 19: A Seminar or Conference Presentation Chapter 20: Presentation to Small Groups

• ISBN: 978-0-08-098285-4
• Editorial: Elsevier
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 208
• Fecha Publicación: 12/10/2012
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés