Writing and Presenting Scientific Papers

by Birgitta Malmfors, Michael Grossman, Phil Garnsworthy

Overview

This dynamic manual provides guidelines for written and oral scientific presentations, including how to effectively prepare and deliver papers and presentations, how to find reliable research, and how to write research proposals.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781897676127
Publisher:	5m Publishing
Publication date:	01/01/2003
Edition description:	Second Edition, Second edition
Pages:	154
Product dimensions:	6.25(w) x 9.25(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Birgitta Malmfors is an Associate Professor in Animal Breeding and Genetics at the Swedish University of agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden. She has written many scientific papers, reports and articles. She also has authored textbook chapters in animal breeding and a Swedish handbook on writing and presenting scientific papers. She regularly makes presentations at national and international meetings. She has taught students successfully for thirty years, and has been given a distinguished award for teaching and communication skills.

Table of Contents

	Preface	xi
1	Communicating Science	1
	The ABC of science communication	1
	Scientific versus popular science writing	3
	The sections of a scientific paper reflect the research process	5
2	Sections of a Scientific Paper	9
	Major headings	9
3	Tables and Figures	17
	Tables	17
	Figures	20
4	Other Types of Scientific Writing	23
	Literature review	23
	Conference paper and abstract	27
	Thesis or dissertation	28
	Popular science article	29
	Research proposal	32
5	Getting Started in Writing	37
	Making an outline facilitates writing	38
	Use a computer for your writing	39
	Start with the sections you find easiest to write	40
	Write a draft--review and revise	42
6	Improving Your Writing	45
	How to make your writing easier to read	45
	Do I or don't I?	53
	Writing correctly	54
7	Writing Statistics	67
	Materials and methods	67
	Results	72
	Writing mathematics	73
	Writing numbers, dates and time	74
8	Literature Searching and Referencing	79
	Search strategies	79
	Manual searching	82
	Recording your search	82
	Referencing published work	83
	Referencing web addresses	85
	Copyright	86
9	Getting a Paper into Print	89
	Preparing your manuscript for submission	89
	Authorship and addresses	90
	Submission	91
	Editor's and referees' reports	92
	Author proofs	93
10	Oral Presentation and Visual Displays	99
	Planning the oral presentation	99
	Preparing the oral presentation	101
	Visuals support your talk	105
	Creating visuals	110
	Performing the oral presentation	114
11	Poster Presentation	121
	Attract viewers and show the essentials	121
	Designing the poster	122
	Presenting the poster	127
12	Training Students in Writing and Presentation	129
	Undergraduate and Masters level	130
	Postgraduate level	135
	Training communication skills--in summary	139
13	Reviewing Papers and Presentations	141
	Written papers	142
	Students' written work	143
	Book reviews	144
	Assessment of presentations	145
	Further Reading	147
	Books	147
	Journal articles	148
	Web sites	148
	Index	151

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This is (by far) the best writing guide I have reviewed . . . it really is an impressive manual. (Dr. Daniel Franklin, director of studies, Centre for Forensic Science, University of Western Australia)

Editorial Reviews

"This is (by far) the best writing guide I have reviewed. . . . It really is an impressive manual." —Dr. Daniel Franklin, director of studies, Centre for Forensic Science, University of Western Australia

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