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

by Northey, Margot; Jewinski, Judi

• ISBN13: 9780195430585
• ISBN10: 0195430581
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-06-01
• 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 engineering, this book outlines the general principles of style, grammar, and usage, while covering such issuesas how to prepare proposals and project reports, how to write lab reports, and how to follow the conventions governing the use of diagrams and other graphics. The third edition of the book has new material on evaluating Internet sources and avoiding plagiarism, as well as new and updatedexamples.

Author Biography

Margot Northey was Dean of the School of Business, Queen's University. She is currently a business consultant.
Judi Jewinski is the Director of the English Language Institute at Renison College, University of Waterloo.

Table of Contents

Symbols for common errors (on inside front cover)

Acknowledgements

A note to the student

Writing and thinking

Keeping notes and doing research

Writing summaries and abstracts

Writing a lab report

Writing proposals and project reports

Working collaboratively

Giving an oral presentation

Writing in other contexts

Documentation

Following conventions for graphics and formatting

Writing tests and examinations

Writing a resume and letter of application

Writing for readability

Common errors in grammar and usage

Punctuation

Catch list of misused words and phrases

Glossary

Appendix: Weights, measures, and notation

Index

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