Davis, Martha, 1935-

Scientific papers and presentations [electronic resource] / Scientific papers and presentations (Online). Martha Davis ; illustrations by Gloria Fry ; cover and frontispiece by Sheri Wheeler Wiltse. - 2nd ed. - Burlington, Mass. : Academic Press, c2005. - Effective communication skills in science. .

Description based on title screen (viewed Sept. 17, 2009). Digitized and made available by Elsevier ScienceDirect.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 335-340) and index.

The semantic environment of science -- Before you begin -- Organizing and writing a rough draft -- Searching and reviewing scientific literature -- The proposal -- The graduate thesis -- Publishing in scientific journals -- Style and accuracy in the final draft -- Reviewing and revising -- Titles and abstracts -- Presenting data -- Ethical and legal issues -- Scientific presentations -- Communication without words -- Visual aids to communication -- The oral presentation -- Poster presentations -- Group communications -- Communicating with other audiences -- To the international student.

Online access available to Boston University faculty, staff and students.


Mode of access: World Wide Web.

9780120884247 0120884240


Technical writing.
Communication of technical information.
Writing.
Communication.

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