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Front Cover; SCIENTIFIC PAPERS AND PRESENTATIONS; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface to the Revised Edition; Preface to the First Edition; CHAPTER 1. THE SEMANTIC ENVIRONMENT OF SCIENCE; References; CHAPTER 2. BEFORE YOU BEGIN; Kinds of Scientific Communication; Sources of Help; Pencils, Mice, and Cyberspace; References; CHAPTER 3. ORGANIZING AND WRITING A ROUGH DRAFT; Thinking and Writing; Prewriting Exercises; Organization and Development; Coordinating Organization and Development; Organizing and Your Point of Emphasis; Transitions; Writing the Rough Draft; References |
CHAPTER 4. SEARCHING AND REVIEWING SCIENTIFIC LITERATUREPlanning the Literature Search; Finding the Literature; Selecting and Evaluating the Literature; The Literature Review; References; CHAPTER 5. THE PROPOSAL; The Graduate Proposal; The Grant Proposal; Content and Form; Other Considerations; Progress Reports; References; CHAPTER 6. THE GRADUATE THESIS; The Thesis and Your Graduate Program; Avoiding Problems; Planning the Thesis; Acceptable Forms for Theses; The Thesis Defense; References; CHAPTER 7. PUBLISHING IN SCIENTIFIC JOURNALS; Planning and Writing the Paper |
After the Paper Is WrittenThe Editing and Reviewing Process; References; CHAPTER 8. STYLE AND ACCURACY IN THE FINAL DRAFT; Style; Styles in Headings; Accuracy and Style in Documentation; Proofreading; References; CHAPTER 9. REVIEWING AND REVISING; Reviewing and Revising Your Own Paper; Making Use of Reviewers' Suggestions; Reviewing the Work of Others; References; CHAPTER 10. TITLES AND ABSTRACTS; Titles; Abstracts; References; CHAPTER 11. PRESENTING DATA; Tables; Figures; References; CHAPTER 12. ETHICAL AND LEGAL ISSUES; Ethics in Scientific Communication; Professional Respect for Others |
The Legal Issues: Copyrights and PatentsReferences; CHAPTER 13. SCIENTIFIC PRESENTATIONS; Departmental Seminars; The Professional Meeting; Speaking at the Job Interview; The Question and Answer Session; Role of the Moderator; Fit the Occasion; References; CHAPTER 14. COMMUNICATION WITHOUT WORDS; Symbols; Type Styles; Color; Physical Communication; Listening; References; CHAPTER 15. VISUAL AIDS TO COMMUNICATION; Slide Composition; Slide Production; References; CHAPTER 16. THE ORAL PRESENTATION; Conditioning Yourself; Timing; The Visual Aids; Coordinating the Visual Aids and the Speech |
Transitions in a Slide PresentationThe Peer Review; Check List for Scientific Slide Presentation; References; CHAPTER 17. POSTER PRESENTATIONS; Audience; Text; Type Size and Style; Color and Physical Qualities; Spacing and Arrangement; Presentation of Data; The Presenter; Handouts; Making It Fit; Time and Construction; References; CHAPTER 18. GROUP COMMUNICATIONS; Group Communication with No Audience; Group Communication with an Audience; References; CHAPTER 19. COMMUNICATING WITH OTHER AUDIENCES; Audiences; Avenues; Subject; Techniques; Science Writing and Presentation; References |
CHAPTER 20. TO THE INTERNATIONAL STUDENT |