Writing for Science Students

by Jennifer Boyle, Scott Ramsay

Overview

"There are plenty of writing guides for the university audience, but most of them cater to students who spend their whole lives writing essays: students in the arts and the humanities. Scientific degrees don't work that way, and scientific writing doesn't look the same as theirs. This award-winning guide equips students of all scientific disciplines with the skills they need to communicate effectively in written assignments. It offers clear and highly practical guidance on every stage of the writing process, from understanding the assignment they've been set, to researching and planning, right through to drafting and editing"--

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781350932678
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	03/09/2023
Series:	Bloomsbury Study Skills
Edition description:	2nd ed.
Pages:	208
Product dimensions:	6.15(w) x 9.15(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Jennifer Boyle is Coordinator of the Writing Centre and Effective Writing Adviser for Postgraduate Researchers at the University of Glasgow, UK.
Scott Ramsay is Effective Learning Adviser for the College of Medicine, Veterinary Medicine, and Life Sciences at the University of Glasgow, UK.
Jennifer Boyle is Coordinator of the Writing Centre and Effective Writing Adviser for Postgraduate Researchers at the University of Glasgow, UK.

Scott Ramsay is Effective Learning Adviser for the College of Medicine, Veterinary Medicine, and Life Sciences at the University of Glasgow, UK.

Table of Contents

PART I: UNDERSTANDING SCIENTIFIC WRITING
Introduction
1. Scientific Writing: What Makes it Different?
PART II: PREPARING TO WRITE
2. Understanding the Different Types of Academic Writing
3. Interpreting the Question
4. Researching the Topic and Gathering Materials
5. Evaluating and Refining Your Materials
6. Incorporating and Referencing Other People's Work
7. Working with Data
8. Being Critical
PART III: GETTING DOWN TO WRITING
9. Producing a Draft
10. Making Sure Your Work Looks Its Best
PART IV: REFLECTING ON YOUR WORK AND MOVING FORWARD
11. Making the Most of Feedback
Appendix 1: Exercises
Appendix 2: Answers to Exercises
Appendix 3: Annotated Further Reading