A concise guide to communication in science and engineering

"Success in scientific and engineering research depends on effective writing and presentation. The purpose of this guide is to help the reader achieve that goal. It enables students and researchers to write and present material to a professional modern standard, efficiently and painlessly, and...

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Main Author: Foster, David H., (Author)
Format: eBook
Language: English
Published: Oxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, 2017.
Edition: First edition.
Subjects:
Technical writing.
elektronické knihy
electronic books
ISBN: 0191009385
9780191009389
9781523121212
1523121211
9780198704232
0198704232
Physical Description: 1 online resource (xiv, 393 pages)

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100 1 |a Foster, David H.,  |e author. 
245 1 2 |a A concise guide to communication in science and engineering /  |c David H. Foster. 
246 3 0 |a Communication in science and engineering 
250 |a First edition. 
264 1 |a Oxford, United Kingdom :  |b Oxford University Press,  |c 2017. 
300 |a 1 online resource (xiv, 393 pages) 
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337 |a computer  |b c  |2 rdamedia 
338 |a online resource  |b cr  |2 rdacarrier 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references and index. 
506 |a Plný text je dostupný pouze z IP adres počítačů Univerzity Tomáše Bati ve Zlíně nebo vzdáleným přístupem pro zaměstnance a studenty 
520 |a "Success in scientific and engineering research depends on effective writing and presentation. The purpose of this guide is to help the reader achieve that goal. It enables students and researchers to write and present material to a professional modern standard, efficiently and painlessly, and with maximum impact. The approach is not prescriptive. Rather, the emphasis is on a logical approach to communication, informed by what needs to be achieved, what works in practice, and what interferes with success. Over 400 examples of good and bad writing and graphing are presented. Each is from a published research article and is accompanied by analysis, comment, and correction where needed. Journal reviewers' critiques of submitted manuscripts are included to illustrate common pitfalls. Above all, this is a "how-to" book, comprehensive but concise, suitable for continuous study or quick reference. Checklists at the end of each chapter enable the reader to test the readiness of a dissertation, journal submission, or conference presentation for assessment or review. Although oriented towards engineering and the physical and life sciences, it is also relevant to other areas, including behavioural and clinical sciences and medicine."--  |c Provided by publisher 
505 0 |a Contents -- Permissions and Copyright Statements -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Reasons for This Guide -- 1.2 Sources and Referencing -- 1.3 Using This Guide -- 1.4 Content and Organization -- 2 General Principles -- 2.1 Logical Organization -- 2.2 Guiding the Reader -- 2.3 Immediacy and Impact -- 2.4 Strategies for Writing -- 2.5 Reworking -- 2.6 Checklist for General Principles -- 3 Research Articles -- 3.1 Elements of Research Articles -- 3.2 Title -- 3.3 Abstract -- 3.4 Keywords, Highlights, Lay Summary -- 3.5 Introduction -- 3.6 Methods 
505 8 |a 3.7 Results3.8 Discussion and Conclusion -- 3.9 Acknowledgements and Declarations -- 3.10 References -- 3.11 Appendices and Supplementary Materials -- 3.12 Data Storage and Access -- 3.13 Checklist for Research Articles -- 4 Literature Reviews, Technical Reports, Dissertations, and Theses -- 4.1 Literature Reviews -- 4.2 Technical Reports -- 4.3 Dissertations and Theses -- 4.4 Examination -- 4.5 Checklist for Literature Reviews -- 4.6 Checklist for Technical Reports -- 4.7 Checklist for Dissertations and Theses -- 5 Use of English 
505 8 |a 5.1 Use of Personal Pronouns5.2 Choice of Verb -- 5.3 Choice of Voice and Subject -- 5.4 Uncertain Referents -- 5.5 Parallelism, Coordination, and Ellipsis -- 5.6 Word Choice -- 5.7 Punctuation -- 5.8 Checklist for Use of English -- 6 Use of Mathematics -- 6.1 Motivation and Organization -- 6.2 Notation -- 6.3 Grammar and Punctuation -- 6.4 Document Preparation Systems -- 6.5 Checklist for Use of Mathematics -- 7 Data Description and Statistical Inference -- 7.1 Fundamentals -- 7.2 Averages -- 7.3 Measures of Variation -- 7.4 Generalizing Results 
505 8 |a 7.5 Inferences about Means7.6 Data Fitting -- 7.7 Goodness of Fit -- 7.8 Trend Analysis and Smoothing -- 7.9 Statistical Significance -- 7.10 Checklist for Data Description and Statistical Inference -- 8 Graphing Data -- 8.1 Kinds of Graphs -- 8.2 Common Graphical Errors -- 8.3 Constructing Effective Graphs -- 8.4 Error Bars -- 8.5 Plotting Labelled Data -- 8.6 Finer Points of Construction -- 8.7 Checklist for Graphing Data -- 9 Publication and Promotion -- 9.1 Choice of Journal or Conference -- 9.2 Journal Publication -- 9.3 Submission and Publication 
505 8 |a 9.4 Promoting Your Article9.5 Measuring Your Success -- 9.6 Checklist for Publication and Promotion -- 10 Posters -- 10.1 Preparation -- 10.2 Presentation -- 10.3 Adding Value -- 10.4 Checklist for Posters -- 11 Lectures and Talks -- 11.1 Preparation -- 11.2 Presentation -- 11.3 Potential Failure Points -- 11.4 Adding Value -- 11.5 Checklist for Lectures and Talks -- 12 Ethical Issues -- 12.1 Elements of Research Misconduct -- 12.2 Plagiarism and Its Variations -- 12.3 Penalties for Research Misconduct -- 12.4 Research Ethics Approval 
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