Making Sense in Geography and Environmental Sciences A Student's Guide to Research and Writing, Revised with up-to-date MLA & APA Information

by Northey, Margot; Knight, David B.; Draper, Dianne

• ISBN13: 9780195440027
• ISBN10: 0195440021
• Edition: 4th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2010-04-12
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

The Making Sense series comprises four concise, readable guides to research and writing for use by students at all levels of undergraduate study. Designed especially for students in geography and environmental science, this book outlines the general principles of style, grammar, and usage,while covering such issues as how to prepare research proposals and reports, how to carry out lab and field work, and how to illustrate one's work. The fourth edition of the book has new material on evaluating Internet sources and avoiding plagiarism, as well as new and updated examples.

Author Biography

Margot Northey was Dean of the School of Business, Queen's University. She is currently a business consultant. Dianne Draper is a Professor in the Geography Department at the University of Calgary.
David Knight, now retired, was a professor of geography at the University of Guelph, Ontario

Table of Contents

Preface	p. vii
Acknowledgements	p. viii
A Note to the Student	p. ix
Writing and Thinking	p. 1
Doing Research	p. 19
Writing and Reading Lecture Notes	p. 56
Writing a Report on a Book or an Article	p. 66
Writing an Essay	p. 72
Writing a Lab Report	p. 91
Presentations and Group Work	p. 100
Illustrating Your Work	p. 121
Doing Field Work and Writing about It	p. 147
Writing a Proposal, Research Paper, and Thesis	p. 159
Quotations and Documentation	p. 170
Writing Examinations	p. 196
Words: Gender, Race, and Other Sensitivities	p. 206
Writing with Style	p. 213
Grammar and Usage	p. 230
Punctuation	p. 243
Misused Words and Phrases	p. 259
Definitions	p. 273
Weights, Measures, and Notation	p. 300
Selected Journals of Interest to Geographers and Environmental Scientists	p. 302
Selected Websites of Interest to Geographers and Environmental Scientists	p. 305
Index	p. 311
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