Making Sense: A Student's Guide to Research and Writing Geography & Environmental Sciences

by Northey, Margot; Knight, David B.

• ISBN13: 9780195420999
• ISBN10: 0195420993
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-12-30
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

Designed specifically for students in geography and the environmental sciences, this useful guide outlines the basic principles of grammar, punctuation, usage, style, and documentation. It offers detailed guidance on writing lecture notes, reading notes, field notes; book reports, lab reports; presentations for discussion groups and seminars; and proposals, research papers, and theses.

Author Biography

Margot Northey, a specialist in communications, is the former dean of the School of Business at Queen's University. David B. Knight is a professor of geography at the University of Guelph.

Table of Contents

Preface	v
Acknowledgements	vi
Symbols for common errors	viii
A note to the student	ix
Writing and thinking	1	(14)
Doing research	15	(25)
Writing reading and lecture notes	40	(6)
Writing a report on a book or an article	46	(6)
Writing an essay	52	(15)
Writing a lab report	67	(8)
Writing and visual aids for presentations	75	(13)
Illustrating your work	88	(21)
Doing field work and writing about it	109	(10)
Writing a proposal, research paper, and thesis	119	(7)
Writing examinations	126	(9)
Words: gender, race, and other sensitivities	135	(6)
Writing with style	141	(16)
Common errors in grammar and usage	157	(13)
Punctuation	170	(15)
Quotations and documentation	185	(24)
Catchlist of misused words and phrases	209	(13)
Definitions	222	(25)
Appendix: weights, measures, and notation	247	(2)
Index	249