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Overview

Communication Skills for Biosciences recognises that good communication requires more than an ability to write essays, practical reports, dissertations and projects. Bioscience students also need to master a variety of presentation skills to succeed in their degree and to find employment after graduation. This book provides a user-friendly guide to the complete range of written and spoken communication skills that bioscience students need to get to grips with today. It also offers an invaluable refresher for postgraduate students seeking to review or expand their proficiency in these areas.

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Overview

Communication Skills for Biosciences recognises that good communication requires more than an ability to write essays, practical reports, dissertations and projects. Bioscience students also need to master a variety of presentation skills to succeed in their degree and to find employment after graduation. This book provides a user-friendly guide to the complete range of written and spoken communication skills that bioscience students need to get to grips with today. It also offers an invaluable refresher for postgraduate students seeking to review or expand their proficiency in these areas.

Accessible, confidence-building, student-friendly guide

Comprehensive coverage includes essay writing, practical reports, dissertations, projects and presenting in individual, group and poster presentation settings

Offers advice on how to avoid common errors, including plagiarism, using 'what not to do' boxes throughout the text

Includes advice on how best to communicate scientific material to different audiences including undergraduates, tutors and non-scientists

Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780470863930
  • Publisher: Wiley, John & Sons, Incorporated
  • Publication date: 5/4/2010
  • Edition number: 1
  • Pages: 180
  • Product dimensions: 6.50 (w) x 9.50 (h) x 0.80 (d)

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Table of Contents

Preface xi

Acknowledgements xiii

1 Communication Skills in Science 1

About this chapter 1

Why are communication skills important for scientists? 1

Scientific writing: a little bit of history 3

Scientific language 5

Peer review 6

Basic rules for writing (scientific) English 6

Punctuation 12

More on plural words 17

Commonly confused words 17

Commonly misspelled words 20

UK and American English 21

Further reading 22

2 Using Scientific Literature 23

About this chapter 23

What is scientific literature? 23

Where to start 28

Peer review 29

Why use scientific literature for your assignments? 30

Reading the literature 31

Using material from the Internet 42

Plagiarism 43

Referencing conventions 44

The Harvard style of referencing 45

Quotations and how to cite and reference them 47

Using software to generate your references 48

Examples of citations and references 48

References 59

Further reading 60

3 Essay Writing 61

About this chapter 61

The purpose of assignments 61

Why write an essay? 62

Skills 63

Preparation 63

The paragraph 69

The sentence 69

General points of style 71

Plagiarism 75

Examination essays 77

Further reading 80

4 Writing Practical Reports 83

About this chapter 83

Introduction 83

Some general points 84

What to do before the practical session 85

During the practical session 86

How should it be written? 87

Other forms of report 95

Further reading 96

5 The Project Report 97

About this chapter 97

Introduction 97

How to begin 98

Writing the report 101

Dissertation-based projects 108

Ethical issues to consider when reporting your project work 110

And finally... 111

Further reading 112

6 Scientific Posters 113

About this chapter 113

Why use posters? 113

When to use a poster format 114

Designing a poster 115

Printing your poster 120

Examples of posters 121

Further reading 124

7 Oral Presentations 125

About this chapter 125

Introduction 125

Rules to follow and pitfalls to avoid 126

Presentations with a group of participants 130

Summary: a quick guide to oral presentations 136

Further reading 137

8 Preparing a Curriculum Vitae and Job Application 139

About this chapter 139

Introduction 139

The curriculum vitae 141

Covering letters 144

Application forms 147

How to write a good personal statement 150

Interviews 151

Personal development planning 159

Some terms 159

Further reading 160

Index 161

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