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SPIE is making this freely available as an ebook. Click here to download the full PDF. Many scientists and engineers consider themselves poor writers or find the writing process difficult. The good news is that you do not have to be a talented writer to produce a good scientific paper, but you do have to be a careful writer. In particular, writing for a peer-reviewed scientific or engineering journal requires learning and executing a specific formula for presenting scientific work. This book is all about teaching the style and conventions of writing for a peer-reviewed scientific journal. From structure to style, titles to tables, abstracts to author lists, this book gives practical advice about the process of writing a paper and getting it published.

Technical writing is about communicating key information to the people who need it. It might be a manual for an application, a guide to using heavy machinery, or a diagnostic aide for medical practitioners. It needs to be clear and it needs to be precise. This book shows you how to achieve this and more. Whatever the content or context, in this book you'll discover the essential tools and resources that you need to create technical writing that works for everyone.

Structured writing has never been more important or more confusing. We keep trying to do more and more with content, but we give ourselves less and less time to do it. Structured content can help keep your rhetoric on track and your processes efficient. But how does it do that and what is the relationship between rhetoric and process? It is easy to get lost in sea of acronyms and buzz words: semantics, XML, metadata, DITA, structure, DocBook, hypertext, Markdown, topics, XSLT, reuse, LaTeX, silos, HTML. Structured Writing cuts through the noise, explaining what structured writing is (you have been doing it all along) and how you can use different structures to achieve different purposes. It focuses on how you can partition and manage the complexity of the content creation process using structured writing techniques to ensure that everything is handled by the person or process with the skills, time, and resources to handle it effectively. Most importantly, this book shows you how the right structured writing techniques can improve the quality of your content and, at the same time, make your content processes more efficient without sacrificing quality for efficiency or vice versa. There are so many options available in the structured writing space today. This book will show you where each of them fits and help you choose the approach that is optimal for your content.

Technically-minded people can struggle with business writing and many businesses get it wrong, losing their readers in avalanches of acronyms and jungles of technical jargon. It doesn't have to be that way. In this book you'll discover how to give your communication skills an upgrade, exploring the tips and tricks that will enable you to write effectively and persuasively for any audience. You'll discover how to write for maximum impact and how to make your enthusiasm even more infectious.

Alle Grundlagen zum Schreiben wissenschaftlicher Arbeiten Methoden zur Selbstorganisation und Zeitplanung sowie Strategien für unterschiedliche Schreibtypen Literaturverwaltung, -recherche und -auswertung, Inhalte sammeln, strukturieren, schreiben und effektiv überarbeiten Software als hilfreiche Unterstützung für alle Phasen der Arbeit Dieser Ratgeber ist eine umfassende und motivierende Anleitung für das erfolgreiche Schreiben wissenschaftlicher Arbeiten und richtet sich an Studierende aller Fachrichtungen. Die Autorin legt einen besonderen Fokus auf den Einsatz von Software als sinnvolle Unterstützung und Arbeitserleichterung in allen Phasen des wissenschaftlichen Arbeitens. Dazu beschreibt sie über 100 verschiedene Einsatzmöglichkeiten von Software von Citavi über Evernote bis hin zu vielen kleinen hilfreichen Programmen. Ein separates Kapitel erläutert konkrete Entscheidungskriterien und enthält eine ausführliche Checkliste, im Anhang finden Sie übersichtliche Tabellen mit Hinweisen zu Kosten, Betriebssystem u.v.m. In Teil I »Orientieren und Planen« geht es zum einen ausführlich um das Thema Selbstorganisation. Hier lernen Sie verschiedene Strategien zur Motivation und zum effektiven Erreichen Ihres Ziels kennen. Zum anderen geht die Autorin praxisnah auf verschiedene Methoden der Zeitplanung ein und hilft Ihnen, die für Sie beste Vorgehensweise für Ihre individuelle Planung zu finden. Außerdem gibt Ihnen die Autorin Hilfsmittel an die Hand, um sowohl ein Thema als auch eine sinnvolle Fragestellung für Ihre wissenschaftliche Arbeit zu finden. Teil II hat das Sammeln und Strukturieren von Inhalten zum Thema. Hierzu gehört der gesamte Umgang mit Literatur von der Verwaltung über die Recherche und Auswertung bis hin zum effektiven Lesen und Verarbeiten der Inhalte. Darüber hinaus zeigt Ihnen die Autorin, wie Sie Ihre Arbeit formal und inhaltlich richtig aufbauen. Teil III behandelt den Schreibprozess. Die Autorin beschreibt verschiedene Schreibtypen und -strategien mit ihren Stärken und Schwächen. So finden Sie den Einstieg ins Schreiben und halten auch bis zum Ende durch. Sie lernen hier auch, was Sie beachten müssen, damit Ihre Texte überzeugen und Ihre Abbildungen aussagekräftig sind. Und zu guter Letzt erfahren Sie, wie Sie die Überarbeitung optimal organisieren, konstruktiv mit Feedback umgehen und wie Ihnen die letzten Schritte zur Fertigstellung Ihrer Arbeit gelingen. Aus dem Inhalt: Teil I: Orientieren und Planen Selbstorganisation, Motivation und Zielerreichung Methoden zur Zeitplanung und Tagesstruktur Einsatzbereiche von Software Anforderungen an eine wissenschaftliche Arbeit Inhaltlicher Einstieg: Thema und Fragestellung finden sowie Methoden für die Orientierungsphase Teil II: Sammeln und Strukturieren Literaturverwaltung, -recherche und -auswertung Effektives Lesen sowie Verarbeiten der Inhalte Einsatz empirischer Methoden Gliederung und Aufbau der Arbeit Teil III: Schreiben und überarbeiten Schreibtechniken Verschiedene Schreibstrategien Überzeugende Vermittlung von Inhalten Korrektes Zitieren Überarbeiten: Feedback einholen und verarbeiten Anhang: Übersichtliche Tabellen zur beschriebenen Software

For courses in Technical Communication. Comprehensive, user-friendly instruction in workplace writing, technical communication, business writingToday's employees are tasked with writing documents such as emails, memos, letters, and informal reports, as well as more complex forms of communications such as formal reports, proposals, web pages, and presentations. Technical Communication, Fourteenth Edition builds upon the authority of the previous editions byclearly guiding students to write documents persuasively, effectively, and with an eye towards technological innovations and global communications. It incorporates the interpersonal, logical, ethical, and cultural demands of these different forms of workplace communications and provides students with the necessary skills to navigate these nuisances. Building on research and writing skills and touching on the importance of ethics, the authors prepare students for technical writing in any field. MyWritingLab™ not included. Students, if MyWritingLab is a recommended/mandatory component of the course, please ask your instructor for the correct ISBN and course ID. MyWritingLab should only be purchased when required by an instructor. Instructors, contact your Pearson representative for more information.MyWritingLab is an online homework, tutorial, and assessment product designed to personalize learning and improve results. With a wide range of interactive, engaging, and assignable activities, students are encouraged to actively learn and retain tough course concepts.

Een goede wetenschappelijke tekst kan alleen tot stand komen wanneer je bij elke stap van het schrijfproces kritisch nadenkt. Dat proces begint bij het opstellen van een deugdelijke centrale vraag. Om die vraag te beantwoorden moet je de gelezen literatuur aan een grondige analyse en beoordeling onderwerpen. Ook tijdens het selecteren, structureren en formuleren van je tekst moet je steeds weer doordachte keuzes maken. Hoe doe je dat? Kritisch denken & schrijven leert je hoe je tot een goede wetenschappelijke tekst, zoals een scriptie, kunt komen. De methode richt zich daarbij zowel op de ontwikkeling van het academisch denkvermogen als op schrijfvaardigheid. Centraal staat het schrijven van een wetenschappelijke tekst op basis van literatuuronderzoek. Er wordt ruim aandacht besteed aan argumentatieanalyse: door een kritische beoordeling van literatuur kun je je eigen onderzoeksvraag op een doordachte en gestructureerde wijze beantwoorden. Ook komen het vergroten van de taalvaardigheid en het proces van herschrijven van de tekst uitgebreid aan bod. Er is bovendien aandacht voor het schrijven van andere wetenschappelijke genres zoals een empirisch onderzoekverslag, literatuurverslag, recensie, betoog, essay en een populairwetenschappelijk artikel. Dankzij alle oefeningen en de vele voorbeelden is Kritisch denken & schrijven zeer geschikt als studieboek voor het onderwijs in academisch schrijven. Dit boek is ook voor zelfstudie te gebruiken. Op de website staat veel aanvullend studiemateriaal, zoals feedbackformulieren, checklists en DOEN-teksten waarmee je alle stappen van het schrijfproces doorloopt.

To be an effective researcher one needs both to conduct high quality research and to communicate it. Research may be communicated to a variety of stakeholders including specialists, researchers in other fields, business, government, the third sector, and the public. A range of methods is available, including presentation, publication, and new and traditional forms of media. 53 practical ideas, rooted in experience, are provided. Overall, the text is designed to help reflective practitioners in professional, scholarly, or scientific research prosper. Key terms: communication; impact; presenting; publication; public engagement; research; social media; writing.

Publish or Perish. This old adage illustrates the importance of scientific communication; essential to research, it also represents a strategic sector for each country's competitiveness. An often-neglected topic, scientific communication is of vital importance, with new information technologies accelerating and profoundly changing how knowledge is disseminated. The necessity of optimally disseminating experts'findings has also become crucial to researchers, institutes and universities alike, which has prompted the recent advent of Impact Factors for the evaluation and financing of research, the goal being for scientific knowledge to be equally distributed to a very broad audience, especially to the media, entrepreneurs and sociopolitical players. This handbook presents the “golden rules” for publishing scientific articles. In order to do away with major recurring errors, the author explains how to easily structure an article and offers support for the typical mistakes made by most scientists, tips on how to make the style more academic or more general to fit your intended readership and, in the book's closing section, suggests new publishing techniques of the Internet age such as the micro-article, which allows researchers to focus their findings into a single innovative point. The major principles presented can be applied to a broad range of documents such as theses, industry reports, publicity texts, letters of intent, CVs/resumes, blogs and press releases, as all of these documents involve presenting information on advances, discoveries, innovations, or changes to our previous knowledge.

理科系の英語論文で使用される頻度が高く、役立つと思われる表現やその表現を含む文例を工学、医学、化学など幅広い分野から集め、学生、技術者、研究者が完成度の高い論文を仕上げるための有用な参考書となるように構成しました。ヘルプ・シート、詳細な目次、索引により、必要とする表現が容易に探し出せるようになっています。

'This book is a collection of work to assist any professional who needs to deal with ethical issues, write up a technical project, give or develop a presentation, or write material for an online audience'--Provided by publisher.

Sie müssen eine Haus- oder Abschlussarbeit schreiben? Sie wollen promovieren? Dieser Dudenklassiker ist Ihr Begleiter für den Schreibprozess - von der Themenfindung bis zur Abgabe der Arbeit. Arbeitstechniken und Grundsätze wissenschaftlichen Argumentierens werden ausführlich vorgestellt. Auch bei typischen Problemen wie z. B.'Wie grenze ich das Thema ein?','Wie stelle ich Bezüge her?'erhalten Sie kompetente Hilfe. Mit zahlreichen Tipps und Beispielen für das Recherchieren, Gliedern, Formulieren und Zitieren.

'Preface writing and verbally presenting data are the most important means for communicating scientific and engineering work and allow readers to appreciate and evaluate the work of other scientists and engineers. Technical writing, as practiced by scientists and engineers, must emerge from organized collection thinking processes that, when converted to writing, illustrate the thoughts of the writers. Scientific and engineering writing must be based on fact and cannot be based on emotions. In fact, scientific and engineering writing is goaldirected and is guided by the writer's goals, which must involve a sense of purpose that has been defined by the writer. No single course of action can prepare the scientist or engineer for every communication situation that s/he will face. Nevertheless, s/he should be able to handle most situations if there is a preliminary consideration of any. One of these constraints is format, and it is necessary to understand that there is no universal format for scientific and engineering writing; the formats used in one organization are not the same formats that scientists and engineers use in a different organization. In addition, the document must appeal to the designated audience and the writer must ensure that the tone is appropriate for the readership. The writer must be respectful and polite to his/her readers, and there must be sufficient information about the problem under investigation. Indeed, there must be enough information in the document for the reader to understand the context of the problem. The way in which many scientists and engineers choose to define a research problem can vary greatly from writer to writer'--

「理科系のためのかならず書ける英語論文」は、研究成果を英語で正確に、わかりやすく、効果的に論文にまとめる技術を身につけるためのガイドブックとして、たいへんなご好評をいただいております。学生、企業人、研究者の皆様からもっと初級者向けのものを望む声が多く寄せられましたので、ここにベーシック版としてお届けすることになりました。論文作成用ヘルプ＆チェック・シートを使って誰でも英語論文を書くことができます。

This second edition of How to Write and Illustrate a Scientific Paper will help both first-time writers and more experienced authors, in all biological and medical disciplines, to present their results effectively. Whilst retaining the easy-to-read and well-structured approach of the previous edition, it has been broadened to include comprehensive advice on writing compilation theses for doctoral degrees, and a detailed description of preparing case reports. Illustrations, particularly graphs, are discussed in detail, with poor examples redrawn for comparison. The reader is offered advice on how to present the paper, where and how to submit the manuscript, and finally, how to correct the proofs. Examples of both good and bad writing, selected from actual journal articles, illustrate the author's advice - which has been developed through his extensive teaching experience - in this accessible and informative guide.

With more than 400,000 copies now in print, The Craft of Research is the unrivaled resource for researchers at every level, from first-year undergraduates to research reporters at corporations and government offices. Seasoned researchers and educators Gregory G. Colomb and Joseph M. Williams present an updated third edition of their classic handbook, whose first and second editions were written in collaboration with the late Wayne C. Booth. The Craft of Research explains how to build an argument that motivates readers to accept a claim; how to anticipate the reservations of readers and to respond to them appropriately; and how to create introductions and conclusions that answer that most demanding question, “So what?” The third edition includes an expanded discussion of the essential early stages of a research task: planning and drafting a paper. The authors have revised and fully updated their section on electronic research, emphasizing the need to distinguish between trustworthy sources (such as those found in libraries) and less reliable sources found with a quick Web search. A chapter on warrants has also been thoroughly reviewed to make this difficult subject easier for researchers Throughout, the authors have preserved the amiable tone, the reliable voice, and the sense of directness that have made this book indispensable for anyone undertaking a research project.

Dissertation Research and Writing for Construction Students is the only how-to guide for BSc and MSc students. Covering topic selection, research planning and methodology to structuring and writing the dissertation, this book includes everything needed for a successful write-up.A new chapter on Supervision and Assessment as well as updates to references and case studies ensures students know what is expected of them and how they will be assessed. The clear, concise, step-by-step text illustrated with examples of best case practice makes this an ideal resource for anyone involved in research in this field.

研究成果を英語で正確に、わかりやすく、効果的に論文にまとめる技術を身につけるためのガイドブック。工学、医学、化学などの分野の研究論文を初めて英語で書く人から、これまで書いてはいても自信のない人を対象としています。画期的なヘルプ・シート、豊富な用例、わかりやすい英語の書き方、充実した索引、価値のある付録が本書の大きな特徴です。

This book, by a scientist, is not a textbook on English grammar: nor is it just one more book on how to write a technical report, or a thesis, or a paper for publication. It is about all the ways in which writing is important to scientists and engineers in helping them to remember to observe, to think, to plan, to organize and to communicate.

This exceptional book encompasses the entire range of writing skills that today's experimental scientist may need to employ. Detailed chapters cover every type of science writing, from routine forms, such as laboratory notes, abstracts, and memoranda, to the more complex writing required in dissertations, journal articles, and grant proposals. Using numerous extended examples, the book offers students and professionals alike the thorough, practical advice they need to optimize the effectiveness of their written communications.Robert Goldbort discusses how best to approach various writing tasks as well as how to deal with the everyday complexities that may get in the way of ideal practice—difficult collaborators, experiments gone wrong, funding rejections. He underscores the importance of an ethical approach to science and scientific communication and insists on the necessity of full disclosure.For working scientists, those seeking employment in the sciences, students taking on writing assignments or oral presentations, and professionals who hope to publish or acquire funding, this volume is an essential resource.

The Psychologist's Companion, 4th edition, is intended to be a definitive guide to scientific writing for students and researchers. It covers a wealth of topics, including misconceptions about psychology papers, steps in writing library research papers, steps in writing experimental research papers, rules for writing psychology papers, commonly misused words, Internet resources, American Psychological Association guidelines for writing psychology papers, guidelines for data presentation, references for psychology papers, standards for evaluating psychology papers, submitting papers to journals, how to win acceptances of papers by psychology journals, writing grant and contract proposals, finding book publishers, writing lectures, and writing articles. The book contains a sample psychology paper as well as an appendix relevant to writing for British and European journals. The book is written in a lively and witty style that will make it easy reading for even the busiest students and professionals.

Teaches the art of technical writing by illustrating how to take complex, arcane, sophisticated, or elaborate technical information and put it into a format that can be understood. Comprehensive resource is designed to help individuals master communication in technical information and increase their employee value in today's high-tech workplace. Includes the secrets of the best technical writers.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 315-320) and index.

Technical Writing and Presentation is a guide to writing reports and articles for presentation to technical people or to the scientific community. The book deals with the special requirements in writing technical and highly specialized reports. The book covers the complete phase from planning the work to be done to finally editing the manuscript. To start writing, the writer aims to have a clear objective and properly identifies his kind of readership. Then the author provides tips on gathering information and how to arrange these in standard sequences. The author then discusses the style of writing, choice of words and sentences, paragraph length, use of appropriate jargon and clichés and the use of passive construction of sentences. After providing some examples of good writing, the book addresses the importance of a good layout. This includes margins, spacing, headings, and preparing the manuscript. The use of illustrations, tone drawings, graphs, and photographs is discussed. The book then focuses on the editing process when the writer reviews his own work objectively. The text also gives tips on editing procedures as well as miscellaneous problems (use of copyrighted materials, footnotes, and references). Many scientists, researchers, technologists, students, and academic professors who have to write articles and papers of a technical nature will find this book handy.