Introduction / Chapter 1: |
Why you'll enjoy scientific writing |
What makes it different |
Rules, conventions, and why we have them |
How these skills will help your future career |
Conclusion |
Understanding Different Types Of Scientific Writing / Part 1: |
The Lab / Fieldwork Report / Chapter 2: |
Audience, purpose, and the standard report format |
Introductions |
Materials and methods |
Results |
Chronology, consistency, and flow |
Level of detail |
Tone |
Discussion |
References |
Appendices |
The Essay / Chapter 3: |
Interpreting the question |
Command words |
The main body |
Concluding |
Worked example: planning an essay |
Revising your plan as you go |
The Dissertation / Chapter 4: |
The document itself |
Chapters |
General discussion |
The Poster / Chapter 5: |
The format and layout |
Attracting your audience |
Images and figures |
The Abstract / Chapter 6: |
The purpose |
The content |
Common errors |
Preparing to Write / Part 2: |
Researching the Topic and Evaluating Your Materials / Chapter 7: |
Books |
Journal articles |
Searching via library websites |
Searching via academic databases |
Keeping track of all your sources |
Evaluating and refining your materials |
Categorizing your reading list |
Selecting material generated from your own scientific research |
Incorporating and Referencing Other People's Work / Chapter 8: |
Why incorporate the work of others at all? |
Commonly used referencing terms and their meanings |
Incorporating other people's work into your writing |
Phrases to use when incorporating someone else's work |
Major referencing styles in science |
Citations - the parts within your text |
References - the list at the end |
Working with Data / Chapter 9: |
Why data presentation is important |
Graphs |
Images and illustrations |
Tables |
Principles of data presentation |
Different types of data, and how to present them |
Establishing good habits with your data |
Being Critical / Chapter 10: |
Being critical: what, why, when, and how? |
Worked example: smoking and cardiorespiratory disease |
Critiquing a whole research paper |
Valid criticisms you can make |
Worked example: testing the effectiveness of different stretching methods |
Writing critically |
Dealing with conflicting information |
Hierarchies of evidence |
Getting Down to Writing / Part 3: |
Producing a Draft and Building Your Argument / Chapter 11: |
Getting ready to write |
Drafting |
Process and product drafts |
Developing your own writing practice: when, where, and for how long? |
Refining your structure and clarifying your argument |
Structural techniques |
Structure within paragraphs |
Worked example: building an argument |
Sounding Like a Scientist / Chapter 12: |
Specificity in word choice |
Objectivity and the passive voice |
How to Say Exactly What You Mean / Chapter 13: |
Punctuation |
Most common mistakes in student writing |
Sentence types |
In practice |
Editing and Proofreading Your Work / Chapter 14: |
What is editing? |
What is proofreading? |
Making the Most of Feedback / Chapter 15: |
Why is feedback important? |
Peer review |
Quiz answers / Chapter 16: |
Bibliography |
Index |
Introduction / Chapter 1: |
Why you'll enjoy scientific writing |
What makes it different |