| Enjoy Writing Your Science Thesis or Dissertation! / Chapter 1： |
| What are the Rules? |
| Thesis and Dissertation Templates |
| The Importance of Planning |
| Familiarise Yourself With the Appropriate Format and Style |
| Get Your Information into a Workable Form |
| Creating a Plan for Your Thesis or Dissertation |
| Planning Materials and Methods |
| Planning Results Sections |
| Planning Your Introduction |
| Planning Your Discussion |
| Planning and Writing Your Abstract |
| Composing Your Title |
| Figures, Tables and Appendices |
| Writing Throughout the Course of Your Project |
| Overall Content |
| Writing |
| Putting Down the First Words |
| Drafts |
| Use of English |
| The Importance of Good Presentation |
| Plagiarism |
| Binding |
| Where to Write |
| Resources |
| Interim Reports |
| Key Points |
| Planning and Writing the References (Bibliography) / Chapter 2： |
| Why Reference? |
| What to Reference |
| What to Cite |
| How Many References and How Old? |
| Problem References |
| Quoting |
| The Implications of Copyright |
| Collecting and Storing Your References |
| Add Citations to Your Text As You Write |
| The Final Printout |
| Formats for Citations and References |
| How to Write the Full Length Reference |
| The Importance of Referencing Carefully |
| Common Mistakes |
| Planning and Writing Materials and Methods/Experimental Techniques / Chapter 3： |
| The Importance of Forward Planning |
| Planning Materials and Methods/Experimental Techniques |
| Which to Write First, Materials or Methods? |
| Literature Review |
| Writing Methods |
| Writing the Materials Section |
| Writing Conventions |
| What Tense to Use |
| Explaining the Principles |
| Including the Details |
| Controls |
| Using Kits |
| Specialised Equipment |
| Numbers and Symbols |
| Statistical Analysis, Approximation Methods, Artefacts and Repeatability of Measurements |
| Computer Programs and the World Wide Web |
| Hazards |
| Questionnaires and Other Relevant Information |
| Acknowledging Other People If They Helped You |
| Reading What You Have Written |
| Common Mistakes and Points to Bear in Mind for Different Disciplines |
| Planning and Writing the Results / Chapter 4： |
| Literature Survey |
| Planning Your Results Chapter |
| What Results to Include |
| What Not to Include |
| Including Other People's Data |
| The Order in Which to Present Your Results |
| How Many Results Chapters, in Which Order? |
| Writing Your Results Chapte |
| Writing Style |
| 'Strategy' Section and 'Summary' Section |
| Titles for Results Chapters |
| Preparing for Your Introduction and Discussion Chapters |
| Statistics and Numbers |
| Planning and Writing the Introduction / Chapter 5： |
| Structure of the Introduction Chapter |
| Planning the Introduction |
| Figures, Tables, and Appendices |
| Writing Your Introduction |
| Planning and Writing the Discussion / Chapter 6： |
| Structure of the Discussion Chapter or Section |
| Read the Plan of Your Introduction and Results, and Your References |
| Planning the Discussion |
| Writing Your Discussion |
| Figures and Tables / Chapter 7： |
| Size |
| Numbering |
| Other People's Figures and Tables |
| Figures |
| Creating Figures |
| Manipulating Images |
| Annotating Figures |
| Size and Scale |
| Figure Titles |
| Figure Legends |
| Black and White or Colour? |
| Reproducing Figures |
| Graphs |
| Some Basic Guidelines |
| Annotating Graphs |
| Figure Title and Legend |
| Scatter Graphs |
| Line Graphs |
| Histograms |
| Bar Charts |
| Pie Charts |
| Tables |
| Annotating Tables |
| Numbers and Titles for Tables |
| Footnotes for Tables |
| Inserting Figures and Tables into a Thesis or Dissertation |
| Where to Put Figures and Tables |
| Including Figures and Tables on Computer Disc, Video Tape, CD, and Audio Tape |
| Deciding On a Title and Planning and Writing the Other Bits / Chapter 8： |
| The Title of Your Thesis or Dissertation |
| The Other Bits |
| Title Page |
| Abstract |
| Dedication |
| Acknowledgements |
| Table of Contents |
| Table or List of Figures |
| Table or List of Tables |
| Table or List of Appendices |
| List of Abbreviations |
| Glossary |
| Appendices |
| Computer Programs |
| Published Papers |
| Proofreading, Printing, Binding and Submission / Chapter 9： |
| Know Your Submission Date |
| Know How Many Copies You Need |
| Advance Organisation |
| Advance Organisation of Figures |
| Preparing to Print the Final Version |
| Proofreading |
| Printing Your Dissertation or Thesis |
| Adding Figures to the Completed Text |
| Including Your Own Publications |
| Submitting Your Thesis |
| What Happens Next |
| And You Thought It Was All Over / Chapter 10： |
| Oral Examinations |
| What to Expect in the Viva |
| Preparing for Your Viva |
| Taking Your Thesis or Dissertation to the Viva |
| Taking Raw Data to the Viva |
| The Day of the Viva |
| In the Viva |
| After the Viva |
| If You Should Fail |
| Supervision / Chapter 11： |
| Your Role |
| The Role of the Supervisor or Tutor |
| See Your Supervisor Regularly With Drafts of Your Thesis or Dissertation |
| Problems With Supervisors |
| Changing Supervisor |
| Managing Your Time / Chapter 12： |
| Managing Your Tasks |
| Getting, Storing and Processing Information |
| Textbooks, Dictionaries, English Usage Books, and Thesauruses |
| Libraries |
| Carrying out a Literature Survey |
| Building Your Own Library of Papers |
| Copyright |
| Information from Commercial Catalogues |
| Information from Microfiche |
| Information from CD-ROMs |
| Computers |
| Guidelines for VDU Users |
| Thesis Templates |
| Saving Your Information |
| Keeping Printed Copies of Your Work |
| Filing Your Work in Folders or Directories |
| Typing |
| Word Processing |
| Reference Database Programs |
| Spreadsheet Programs |
| Graph Programs |
| Graphics and Drawing Programs |
| Scanners |
| Computer Networks |
| Learn to Love Your Compute |
| Layout / Chapter 13： |
| Fonts and Line Spacing |
| Margins, Headers, and Footers |
| Alignment of Text |
| Titles and Headings |
| Separating Sections and Chapters |
| Inserting Page Numbers |
| Highlighting Text |
| Bullet Points |
| Footnotes |
| Check Your Layout on the Final Version of Your Manuscript |
| The Use of English / Chapter 14： |
| A Few Basic Terms and Constructions |
| Scientific Writing Style |
| Planning Your Writing |
| Grammar |
| Punctuation |
| Common Mistakes With Punctuation |
| Easily Confused Words / 1： |
| Prefixes and Suffixes / 2： |
| Wordy Words and Phrases / 3： |
| Words That Can Cause Vagueness / 4： |
| Latin Words and Abbreviations, and What They Mean / 5： |
| The Greek Alphabet and Roman Numerals / 6： |
| SI Units and Their Multiples / 7： |
| Index |
| Enjoy Writing Your Science Thesis or Dissertation! / Chapter 1： |
| What are the Rules? |
| Thesis and Dissertation Templates |
| The Importance of Planning |
| Familiarise Yourself With the Appropriate Format and Style |
| Get Your Information into a Workable Form |
