Scientific Papers and Presentations: Davis, Martha; Fry, Gloria : 9780122063701: Book: Technology: eCampus.com

From the beginning of their careers and forever after, scientists are called upon to do various kinds of writing and speaking. Communication skills are among the qualities most prized by those who hire and promote scientists. Scientific Papers and Presentations provides a concise guide to writing what must be written: proposals, literature reviews, theses, journal articles, slide presentations, posters, or grants. The author also discusses conventions in writing, proofreading, copywriting, as well as methods for searching and citing scientific literature, composing reviews, preparing data presentations, communicating visually, and public speaking.
No other reference provides guidelines and practical advice for so many forms of communication. Advice-laden appendices include actual examples of papers annotated by the author. Based on the author's fifteen years of experience advising young scientists about scientific writing, the book can be used as a course text for scientific writing, seminar, or scientific presentation courses. It is also a handy and valuable reference for fledgling scientists.

Key Features
* Provides protocols and criteria for a wide range of scientific written and spoken communications
* Presents logical, sensible approaches to communicating with diverse audiences
* Written in a conversational style for easy reading
* Includes guidelines, examples, processes, and answers to questions about theses, proposals, posters, slide presentations, publications, and related issues
* Helps to improve overall communication skills
* Serves as companion handbook to your style manual
* Detailed, annotated appendices provide practical examples and commentary

Preface

xvi

1 TO THE FLEDGLING SCIENTIST

(8)

2 BEFORE YOU BEGIN

(9)

Kinds of Scientific Communications

(1)

Sources of Help

(1)

Tools for Communication

(3)

References

(4)

3 ORGANIZING AND WRITING A ROUGH DRAFT

(13)

Thinking and Writing

(1)

Prewriting Exercises

(3)

Think before You Write

(1)

Talk before You Writer

(1)

Brainstorm, Freewrite, or Make a List on Paper

(1)

Outline

(1)

Write a Rough Abstract First

(1)

Start in the Middle

(1)

Get Rid of Your Inhibitions

(1)

Organization and Development

(2)

Content

(1)

Organization and Your Point of Emphasis

(1)

Transitions

(1)

Writing the Rough Draft

(1)

Examples

(2)

References

(2)

4 SEARCHING AND REVIEWING SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE

(13)

Planning the Literature Search

(4)

Visit the Library

(1)

Allow Time

(1)

Isolate Your Objectives

(1)

Document Carefully

(1)

Be Selective

(1)

Verify

(1)

Be Willing to Quit

(1)

Create Something Useful

(1)

Verify

(1)

Keep Up to Date

(1)

Finding the Literature

(2)

Selecting the Literature

(2)

The Literature Review

(2)

Method A: Develop an Outline

(1)

Method B: Create a Skeleton

(1)

References

(3)

5 THE PROPOSAL

(13)

Form and Content

(9)

Title

(1)

Executive Summary or Abstract

(3)

Introduction

(1)

Justification

(1)

Literature Review

(1)

Methods

(1)

Discussion and Conclusions

(1)

References

(1)

Budget and Time Frame

(1)

Biographical Information

(1)

Other Considerations

(2)

References

(2)

6 THE GRADUATE THESIS

(17)

The Thesis and Your Graduate Program

(3)

Graduate College Requirements

(1)

Style Sheets

(1)

The Library

(1)

Your Advisors

(1)

Other Professionals

(1)

Avoiding Problems

(5)

Get Started Early

(1)

Maintain a Professional Relationship with Your Advisors

(1)

Draw Up a Carefully Planned and Well-Written Proposal

(1)

Maintain Accurate, Complete Data

(1)

Write the Thesis as Your Work Progresses

(1)

Use a Word Processor

(1)

Make the Final Copy One That You Can Be Proud Of

(1)

Finish before You Go

(1)

To Publish Is to Build Your Reputation

(1)

Last--Minute Jobs

(1)

Planning the Thesis

(1)

Acceptable Forms for Theses

(5)

Theses or Dissertations Containing Journal Articles

(3)

Theses Containing Journal Articles and a Proposal

(1)

References

(3)

7 PUBLISHING IN SCIENTIFIC JOURNALS

(7)

Planning and Writing the Paper

(1)

After the Paper Is Written

(1)

The Editing Process

(3)

References

(2)

8 STYLE AND ACCURACY IN THE FINAL DRAFT

(11)

Style

(1)

Style in Headings

(1)

Accuracy and Style in Documentation

(3)

Documentation of Electronic Sources

(1)

Proofreading

(2)

Common Proofreader's Mark

(1)

References

(3)

9 REVIEWING AND REVISING

(7)

Reviewing and Revising Your Own Paper

(1)

Making Use of Reviewer's Suggestions

(2)

Reviewing the Work of Others

(2)

References

(2)

10 TITLES AND ABSTRACTS

(6)

Titles

(1)

Abstracts

100

(2)

References

102

(3)

11 PRESENTING DATA

105

(8)

Tables

105

(2)

Preparing Tables

107

(1)

For Publication

107

(1)

For Slides and Posters

107

(1)

Figures

108

(1)

Preparing Graphs and Other Figures

109

(2)

Bar Charts

110

(1)

Line Graphs

110

(1)

References

111

(2)

12 ETHICAL AND LEGAL ISSUES

113

(13)

Ethics in Scientific Communications

113

(2)

Professional Respect for Others

115

(5)

Respect Your Data

116

(1)

Be Careful with Confidentiality

117

(1)

Don't Publish the Same Thing Twice

117

(1)

Acknowledge Your Errors

118

(1)

Support an Ethical Workplace

118

(1)

Respect the Time of Others

118

(1)

Watch Out for Conflicts of Interest

119

(1)

Be Fair with Your Time and Effort

119

(1)

Avoid the Sin of Omission

119

(1)

Watch the Company You Keep

119

(1)

The Legal Issues: Copyrights and Patents

120

(4)

120

(2)

Patents

122

(2)

References

124

(2)

13 SCIENTIFIC PRESENTATIONS

126

(11)

Departmental Seminars

126

(1)

Seminars Provide Information on Current Research

126

(1)

Seminars Provide New Perspectives for Your Own Work

126

(1)

Seminars Increase Your Ability to Evaluate Research

126

(1)

Seminars Improve Your Ability to Communicate

126

(1)

The Professional Meeting

127

(2)

Presentations at Professional Meetings

128

(1)

Speaking at the Job Interview

129

(3)

The Question and Answer Session

132

(1)

Role of the Moderator

133

(1)

To Be a Moderator

133

(1)

Fit the Occasion

134

(1)

References

135

(2)

14 COMMUNICATION WITHOUT WORDS

137

(13)

Symbols

137

(2)

Type Styles

139

(1)

Color

139

(2)

Physical Communication

141

(2)

Listening

143

(2)

References

145

(5)

15 VISUAL AIDS TO COMMUNICATION

150

(8)

Slide Composition

150

(5)

Making Word Slides

155

(1)

References

156

(2)

16 THE SLIDE PRESENTATION

158

(16)

Conditioning Yourself

158

(2)

Timing

160

(1)

The Slides

161

(1)

Coordinating the Slides and the Speech

161

(4)

Transitions in a Slide Presentation

165

(4)

The Peer Review

169

(1)

Checklist for Professional Slide Presentations

169

(2)

References

171

(3)

17 POSTER PRESENTATIONS

174

(13)

Audience

174

(2)

Text

176

(2)

Type Size and Style

178

(1)

Color and Physical Quality

179

(1)

Spacing

180

(1)

Presentation of Data

181

(1)

The Presenter

182

(1)

Handouts

182

(1)

Making It Fit

183

(1)

Constructing the Poster

184

(1)

Time

185

(1)

References

185

(2)

18 GROUP COMMUNICATIONS

187

(11)

Group Communications with No Audience

187

(3)

Procedure for Group Problem Solving

188

(2)

Group Communications with an Audience

190

(4)

The Discussion Leader

191

(2)

Responsibilities of Group Members

193

(1)

Planning for Discussion Groups

194

(2)

The Forum

194

(1)

The Closed Panel

194

(1)

Symposium/Panel/Forum

194

(2)

References

196

(2)

19 COMMUNICATING WITH OTHER AUDIENCES

198

(7)

Audiences

198

(2)

Avenues

200

(1)

Subject

201

(1)

Techniques

202

(1)

References

203

(2)

Appendix 1 Weaknesses in Scientific Writing

205

(6)

Appendix 2 Sample Literature Review

211

(8)

Appendix 3 Sample Proposal

219

(10)

Appendix 4 Alternate Routes to the Thesis

229

(6)

Appendix 5 Sample Review of Manuscript Submitted for Publication

235

(6)

Appendix 6 Evolution of a Title

241

(4)

Appendix 7 Evolution of an Abstract

245

(4)

Appendix 8 Putting Data into Tables and Figures

249

(6)

Appendix 9 Sample Letter Requesting Copyright Permission

255

(2)

Appendix 10 Imhof's Theory of Colors

257

(6)

Appendix 11 Editorial

263

(6)

Appendix 12 Sample Slide Set

269

(10)

Appendix 13 Sample Text for Poster

279

(6)

Annotated Bibliography of Select References

285

(6)

Index

291


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