Scientific Papers and Presentations, Second Edition

Front Cover......Page 1
SCIENTIFIC PAPERS AND PRESENTATIONS......Page 4
Copyright Page......Page 5
Contents......Page 8
Preface to the Revised Edition......Page 15
Preface to the First Edition......Page 18
CHAPTER 1. THE SEMANTIC ENVIRONMENT OF SCIENCE......Page 22
References......Page 30
CHAPTER 2. BEFORE YOU BEGIN......Page 32
Sources of Help......Page 34
Pencils, Mice, and Cyberspace......Page 36
References......Page 39
CHAPTER 3. ORGANIZING AND WRITING A ROUGH DRAFT......Page 42
Prewriting Exercises......Page 43
Organization and Development......Page 47
Coordinating Organization and Development......Page 49
Organizing and Your Point of Emphasis......Page 50
Transitions......Page 51
Writing the Rough Draft......Page 52
References......Page 55
Planning the Literature Search......Page 56
Finding the Literature......Page 60
Selecting and Evaluating the Literature......Page 63
The Literature Review......Page 67
References......Page 70
The Graduate Proposal......Page 72
The Grant Proposal......Page 73
Content and Form......Page 74
Other Considerations......Page 84
Progress Reports......Page 85
References......Page 86
The Thesis and Your Graduate Program......Page 88
Avoiding Problems......Page 91
Planning the Thesis......Page 97
Acceptable Forms for Theses......Page 98
The Thesis Defense......Page 103
References......Page 104
CHAPTER 7. PUBLISHING IN SCIENTIFIC JOURNALS......Page 106
Planning and Writing the Paper......Page 107
After the Paper Is Written......Page 108
The Editing and Reviewing Process......Page 110
References......Page 113
Style......Page 114
Styles in Headings......Page 116
Accuracy and Style in Documentation......Page 117
Proofreading......Page 120
References......Page 122
CHAPTER 9. REVIEWING AND REVISING......Page 124
Reviewing and Revising Your Own Paper......Page 125
Making Use of Reviewers’ Suggestions......Page 127
Reviewing the Work of Others......Page 128
References......Page 130
Titles......Page 132
Abstracts......Page 133
References......Page 135
CHAPTER 11. PRESENTING DATA......Page 136
Tables......Page 138
Figures......Page 141
References......Page 144
Ethics in Scientific Communication......Page 146
Professional Respect for Others......Page 149
The Legal Issues: Copyrights and Patents......Page 154
References......Page 158
CHAPTER 13. SCIENTIFIC PRESENTATIONS......Page 160
Departmental Seminars......Page 161
The Professional Meeting......Page 162
Speaking at the Job Interview......Page 165
The Question and Answer Session......Page 167
Role of the Moderator......Page 169
Fit the Occasion......Page 170
References......Page 171
CHAPTER 14. COMMUNICATION WITHOUT WORDS......Page 172
Symbols......Page 173
Type Styles......Page 174
Color......Page 175
Physical Communication......Page 177
Listening......Page 180
References......Page 182
CHAPTER 15. VISUAL AIDS TO COMMUNICATION......Page 184
Slide Composition......Page 186
Slide Production......Page 193
References......Page 194
CHAPTER 16. THE ORAL PRESENTATION......Page 196
Conditioning Yourself......Page 197
Timing......Page 199
Coordinating the Visual Aids and the Speech......Page 200
Transitions in a Slide Presentation......Page 204
Check List for Scientific Slide Presentation......Page 208
References......Page 210
CHAPTER 17. POSTER PRESENTATIONS......Page 212
Audience......Page 213
Text......Page 215
Color and Physical Qualities......Page 218
Spacing and Arrangement......Page 220
Presentation of Data......Page 221
The Presenter......Page 222
Making It Fit......Page 223
Time and Construction......Page 224
References......Page 225
Group Communication with No Audience......Page 226
Group Communication with an Audience......Page 230
References......Page 235
CHAPTER 19. COMMUNICATING WITH OTHER AUDIENCES......Page 236
Audiences......Page 237
Avenues......Page 240
Subject......Page 241
Techniques......Page 242
Science Writing and Presentation......Page 243
References......Page 244
CHAPTER 20. TO THE INTERNATIONAL STUDENT......Page 246
Becoming Adjusted to U.S. Cultures......Page 247
General Cultural Differences......Page 249
Scientific Writing in American English......Page 251
Oral Presentations......Page 255
Casual Conversation......Page 257
Body Language......Page 258
References......Page 261
Appendix 1. Weaknesses in Scientific Writing......Page 264
Appendix 2. The First Draft......Page 270
Appendix 3. Sample Manuscript......Page 274
Appendix 4. Sample Literature Review......Page 282
Appendix 5. Sample Proposal......Page 290
Appendix 6. Alternate Routes to the Thesis......Page 300
Appendix 7. Sample Review of Manuscript Submitted for Publication......Page 306
Appendix 8. Evolution of a Title......Page 310
Appendix 9. Evolution of an Abstract......Page 314
Appendix 10. Putting Data into Tables and Figures......Page 318
Appendix 11. Sample Letter Requesting Copyright Permission......Page 324
Appendix 12. Use of Color in Visual Aids......Page 326
Appendix 13. Sample Slides and Slide Set......Page 332
Appendix 14. Oral Presentations at Meetings......Page 344
Appendix 15. Sample Text for Poster......Page 350
Annotated Bibliography of Select References......Page 356
Index......Page 362