Making Sense in Engineering and the Technical Sciences A Student's Guide to Research and Writing

by Northey, Margot; Jewinski, Judi

• ISBN13: 9780195445848
• ISBN10: 0195445848
• Edition: 4th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-04-26
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

Making Sense in Engineering and the Technical Sciences: A Student's Guide to Research and Writing is intended for undergraduate students in any engineering or technical science-based course with a research and writing component. Its likeliest home will be in first-year courses; however, it isalso suitable for students at the second- and third-year levels.Revisions to the fourth edition of Making Sense in Engineering and the Technical Sciences emphasize the importance of technology. Chapter 7, 'Giving Presentations,' includes greater coverage of presentation materials specific to engineering and stresses the importance of electronic presentations.Increased coverage of technology-based research includes expanded criteria for website evaluation and other Internet resources including blogs and wikis. There is also updated information on citations, sourcing materials from the Internet, and plagiarism. Dates and examples have been updatedthroughout the text. Finally, the new edition features a mini-index, outlining the most common research and writing issues, on the inside front cover for quick and easy reference.

Author Biography

Margot Northey is a specialist in communications and the former dean of the School of Business at Queen's University. Judi Jewinski is an adjunct associate professor of English, administrative dean, and director of the English Language Institute at Renison University College at the University of Waterloo.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements	p. iv
A Note to the Student	p. v
Writing and Thinking	p. 1
Keeping Notes and Doing Research	p. 15
Writing Summaries and Abstracts	p. 31
Writing a Lab Report	p. 39
Writing Proposals and Project Reports	p. 46
Working Collaboratively	p. 61
Giving Presentations	p. 69
Writing in Other Contexts	p. 80
Documentation	p. 95
Following Conventions for Graphics and Formatting	p. 122
Writing Tests and Examinations	p. 134
Writing a Resumé and Letter of Application	p. 144
Writing for Readability	p. 156
Common Errors in Grammar and Usage	p. 178
Punctuation	p. 211
Misused Words and Phrases	p. 230
Glossary	p. 248
Appendix: Weights, Measures, and Notation	p. 264
Index	p. 266
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