Enjoy Writing Your Science Thesis or Dissertation!

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ISBN: 9781860940903 | 1860940900
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Copyright: 9/1/1999

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Enjoy Writing your Science Thesis! is a complete guide to good thesis writing. Written in an accessible style with apposite cartoons and anecdotes, it gives practical advice about how to plan, write, edit, present, and submit a successful thesis. The book covers the different conventions of each discipline and takes the reader through the pitfalls of scientific and general English7 Reminders of key points are given at the end of each chapter, and there is extensive backup information covering the use of web sites and libraries. Enjoy Writing your Science Thesis! can be used as either a guide from day one of the degree course or as a quick reference life-jacket when deadlines are looming.

Enjoy Writing Your Science Thesis or Dissertation!

(20)

What are the Rules?

(2)

Thesis and Dissertation Templates

(1)

The Importance of Planning

(1)

Familiarise Yourself With the Appropriate Format and Style

(1)

Get Your Information into a Workable Form

(1)

Creating a Plan for Your Thesis or Dissertation

(1)

Planning Materials and Methods

(2)

Planning Results Sections

(1)

Planning Your Introduction

(1)

Planning Your Discussion

(2)

Planning and Writing Your Abstract

(1)

Composing Your Title

(1)

Figures, Tables and Appendices

(1)

Writing Throughout the Course of Your Project

(1)

Overall Content

(1)

Writing

(1)

Putting Down the First Words

(1)

Drafts

(1)

Use of English

(1)

The Importance of Good Presentation

(1)

Plagiarism

(1)

Binding

(1)

Where to Write

(1)

Resources

(2)

Interim Reports

(1)

Key Points

(2)

Planning and Writing the References (Bibliography)

(14)

Why Reference?

(1)

What to Reference

(1)

What to Cite

(1)

How Many References and How Old?

(1)

Problem References

(1)

Quoting

(1)

The Implications of Copyright

(1)

Collecting and Storing Your References

(1)

Add Citations to Your Text As You Write

(1)

The Final Printout

(1)

Formats for Citations and References

(2)

How to Write the Full Length Reference

(5)

The Importance of Referencing Carefully

(1)

Common Mistakes

(1)

Key Points

(1)

Planning and Writing Materials and Methods/Experimental Techniques

(19)

The Importance of Forward Planning

(1)

Planning Materials and Methods/Experimental Techniques

(1)

Which to Write First, Materials or Methods?

(1)

Literature Review

(1)

Writing Methods

(2)

Writing the Materials Section

(2)

Writing Conventions

(1)

What Tense to Use

(2)

Explaining the Principles

(1)

Including the Details

(1)

Controls

(1)

Using Kits

(1)

Specialised Equipment

(1)

Numbers and Symbols

(2)

Statistical Analysis, Approximation Methods, Artefacts and Repeatability of Measurements

(1)

Computer Programs and the World Wide Web

(1)

Hazards

(1)

Questionnaires and Other Relevant Information

(1)

Acknowledging Other People If They Helped You

(1)

Figures, Tables and Appendices

(1)

Reading What You Have Written

(1)

Common Mistakes and Points to Bear in Mind for Different Disciplines

(1)

Key Points

(2)

Planning and Writing the Results

(10)

Literature Survey

(1)

Planning Your Results Chapter

(1)

What Results to Include

(1)

What Not to Include

(1)

Including Other People's Data

(1)

The Order in Which to Present Your Results

(1)

How Many Results Chapters, in Which Order?

(1)

Writing Your Results Chapter

(1)

Writing Style

(1)

`Strategy' Section and `Summary' Section

(1)

Titles for Results Chapters

(1)

Preparing for Your Introduction and Discussion Chapters

(1)

Statistics and Numbers

(1)

Figures, Tables and Appendices

(1)

Common Mistakes

(1)

Key Points

(2)

Planning and Writing the Introduction

(8)

Structure of the Introduction Chapter

(1)

Literature Survey

(1)

Planning the Introduction

(3)

Figures, Tables, and Appendices

(1)

The Importance of Planning

(1)

Writing Your Introduction

(1)

Plagiarism

(1)

Common Mistakes

(1)

Key Points

(1)

Planning and Writing the Discussion

(7)

Structure of the Discussion Chapter or Section

(1)

Read the Plan of Your Introduction and Results, and Your References

(1)

Planning the Discussion

(3)

The Importance of Planning

(1)

Writing Your Discussion

(1)

Figures, Tables and Appendices

(1)

Common Mistakes

(1)

Key Points

(1)

Figures and Tables

(31)

Size

(1)

Numbering

(1)

Other People's Figures and Tables

(1)

Figures

(1)

Creating Figures

(4)

Manipulating Images

(1)

Annotating Figures

(3)

Size and Scale

(1)

Figure Titles

(1)

Figure Legends

(1)

Black and White or Colour?

(1)

Reproducing Figures

(1)

Graphs

(1)

Some Basic Guidelines

(1)

Annotating Graphs

(5)

Figure Title and Legend

(1)

Scatter Graphs

(1)

Line Graphs

(2)

Histograms

(2)

Bar Charts

101

(1)

Pie Charts

101

(2)

Tables

103

(1)

Some Basic Guidelines

103

(2)

Annotating Tables

105

(1)

Numbers and Titles for Tables

105

(1)

Footnotes for Tables

106

(1)

Inserting Figures and Tables into a Thesis or Dissertation

106

(2)

Where to Put Figures and Tables

108

(1)

Including Figures and Tables on Computer Disc, Video Tape, CD, and Audio Tape

109

(1)

Common Mistakes

109

(1)

Key Points

109

(1)

Deciding On a Title and Planning and Writing the Other Bits

110

(11)

The Title of Your Thesis or Dissertation

110

(2)

The Other Bits

112

(1)

Title Page

112

(1)

Abstract

113

(3)

Dedication

116

(1)

Acknowledgements

117

(1)

Table of Contents

117

(1)

Table or List of Figures

117

(1)

Table or List of Tables

118

(1)

Table or List of Appendices

118

(1)

List of Abbreviations

118

(1)

Glossary

118

(1)

Appendices

119

(1)

Computer Programs

119

(1)

Published Papers

119

(1)

Common Mistakes

120

(1)

Key Points

120

(1)

Proofreading, Printing, Binding and Submission

121

(9)

Know Your Submission Date

121

(1)

Know How Many Copies You Need

122

(1)

Advance Organisation

122

(1)

Advance Organisation of Figures

123

(1)

Preparing to Print the Final Version

123

(1)

Proofreading

124

(1)

Printing Your Dissertation or Thesis

125

(1)

Adding Figures to the Completed Text

126

(1)

Including Your Own Publications

127

(1)

Binding

127

(1)

Submitting Your Thesis

128

(1)

What Happens Next

128

(1)

Common Mistakes

128

(1)

Key Points

129

(1)

And You Thought It Was All Over

130

(10)

Oral Examinations

130

(1)

What to Expect in the Viva

131

(1)

Preparing for Your Viva

131

(3)

Taking Your Thesis or Dissertation to the Viva

134

(1)

Taking Raw Data to the Viva

134

(1)

The Day of the Viva

135

(2)

In the Viva

137

(1)

After the Viva

137

(1)

If You Should Fail

138

(1)

Common Mistakes

138

(1)

Key Points

139

(1)

Supervision

140

(6)

Your Role

140

(1)

The Role of the Supervisor or Tutor

141

(1)

See Your Supervisor Regularly With Drafts of Your Thesis or Dissertation

142

(1)

Problems With Supervisors

143

(1)

Changing Supervisor

144

(1)

Key Points

144

(2)

Resources

146

(25)

Managing Your Time

146

(1)

Managing Your Tasks

146

(2)

Getting, Storing and Processing Information

148

(2)

Textbooks, Dictionaries, English Usage Books, and Thesauruses

150

(1)

Libraries

150

(1)

Carrying out a Literature Survey

151

(1)

Building Your Own Library of Papers

151

(1)

152

(1)

Information from Commercial Catalogues

153

(1)

Information from Microfiche

154

(1)

Information from CD-ROMs

154

(1)

Computers

154

(1)

Guidelines for VDU Users

155

(1)

Thesis Templates

155

(1)

Saving Your Information

156

(1)

Keeping Printed Copies of Your Work

157

(1)

Filing Your Work in Folders or Directories

158

(1)

Typing

158

(1)

Word Processing

158

(5)

Reference Database Programs

163

(1)

Spreadsheet Programs

164

(1)

Graph Programs

165

(1)

Graphics and Drawing Programs

165

(1)

Scanners

166

(1)

Computer Networks

166

(3)

Learn to Love Your Computer

169

(1)

Common Mistakes

169

(1)

Key Points

170

(1)

Layout

171

(14)

Fonts and Line Spacing

172

(3)

Margins, Headers, and Footers

175

(1)

Alignment of Text

175

(4)

Titles and Headings

179

(3)

Separating Sections and Chapters

182

(1)

Inserting Page Numbers

182

(1)

Highlighting Text

182

(1)

Bullet Points

183

(1)

Footnotes

183

(1)

Check Your Layout on the Final Version of Your Manuscript

184

(1)

Common Mistakes

184

(1)

Key Points

184

(1)

The Use of English

185

(59)

A Few Basic Terms and Constructions

185

(7)

Scientific Writing Style

192

(13)

Planning Your Writing

205

(2)

Grammar

207

(12)

Punctuation

219

(19)

Common Mistakes With Punctuation

238

(6)

Appendices

244

(31)

1 Easily Confused Words

244

(8)

2 Prefixes and Suffixes

252

(4)

3 Wordy Words and Phrases

256

(5)

4 Words That Can Cause Vagueness

261

(4)

5 Latin Words and Abbreviations, and What They Mean

265

(5)

6 The Greek Alphabet and Roman Numerals

270

(3)

7 SI Units and Their Multiples

273

(2)

Index

275

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