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Communicate Science Papers, Presentations, and Posters Effectively
1st Edition - August 12, 2015
Authors: Gregory S. Patience, Daria C. Boffito, Paul Patience
Language: English
Paperback ISBN:9780128015001
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eBook ISBN:9780128017098
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Communicate Science Papers, Presentations, and Posters Effectively is a guidebook on science writing and communication that professors, students, and professionals in the STEM fiel…Read more
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Communicate Science Papers, Presentations, and Posters Effectively is a guidebook on science writing and communication that professors, students, and professionals in the STEM fields can use in a practical way. This book advocates a clear and concise writing and presenting style, enabling users to concentrate on content.
The text is useful to both native and non-native English speakers. The book includes chapters on the publishing industry (discussing bibliometrics, h-indexes, and citations), plagiarism, and how to report data properly. It also offers practical guidance for writing equations and provides the reader with extensive practice material consisting of both exercises and solutions.
Covers how to accurately and clearly exhibit results, ideas, and conclusions
Identifies phrases common in scientific literature that should never be used
Discusses the theory of presentation, including “before and after” examples highlighting best practices
Provides concrete, step-by-step examples on how to make camera ready graphs and tables
Graduate students, research fellows, post-docs, professors, scientists and researchers in STEM fields
Preface
Questions
Acknowledgments
Answers
Chapter 1: Publishing Industry
Abstract
1.1 Bibliometrics
1.2 Citation Indices
1.3 Scientific Categories—Disciplines
1.4 Citations
1.5 Journal Prestige
1.6 Article Citations
1.7 Personal Citation Reports
1.8 Exercises
Chapter 2: Writing Style
Abstract
Logos, Ethos, Pathos
2.1 Concise Versus Redundant
2.2 Precise Versus Vague
2.3 Active Versus Passive
2.4 Vigorous Versus Feeble
2.5 Straightforward Versus Convoluted
2.6 Exercises
Chapter 3: Reporting Data
Abstract
3.1 The International System of Units
3.2 Refresher on Statistics
3.3 Chauvenet’s Criterion
3.4 Definitions
3.5 Error Propagation
3.6 Report Data Realistically
3.7 Error Bars
3.8 Exercises
Chapter 4: Graphs
Abstract
4.1 Graph Types
4.2 Dimensions
4.3 Text
4.4 Axes
4.5 Lines
4.6 Representing Data
4.7 Titles and Captions
4.8 Exercises
Chapter 5: Tables
Abstract
Presentations and Posters
5.1 Terminology
5.2 Descriptive
5.3 Property
5.4 Data
5.5 Exercises
Chapter 6: Paper Essentials
Abstract
6.1 Title
6.2 Abstract
6.3 Graphical Abstract
6.4 Research Highlights
6.5 Introduction
6.6 Methods
6.7 Results and Discussion
6.8 Conclusions
6.9 Acknowledgments
6.10 Exercises
Chapter 7: Presentations They Will Remember
Abstract
7.1 Content
7.2 Style—Format
7.3 Colors
7.4 Delivery
7.5 Exercises
Chapter 8: Posters That Captivate
Abstract
8.1 Content
8.2 Style—Format
8.3 Presentation
8.4 Judging Criteria
8.5 Exercises
Chapter 9: Plagiarism
Abstract
9.1 Forms of Plagiarism
9.2 Copyright Infringement Versus Plagiarism
9.3 Self-Plagiarism
9.4 References
9.5 Patents
9.6 Authors’ Responsibilities
9.7 Avoiding Plagiarism
9.8 Exercises
Appendix A: Solutions
A.1 Chapter 1: Publishing Industry
A.2 Chapter 2: Writing Style
A.3 Chapter 3: Reporting Data
A.4 Chapter 4: Graphs
A.5 Chapter 5: Table Essentials
A.6 Chapter 6: Paper Essentials
A.7 Chapter 7: Presentations They Will Remember
A.8 Chapter 8: Posters That Captivate
A.9 Chapter 9: Plagiarism
Appendix B: Appendix
Web of Science Categories
Web of Science Articles Published by Country
Bibliography
Index
No. of pages: 284
Language: English
Edition: 1
Published: August 12, 2015
Imprint: Academic Press
Paperback ISBN: 9780128015001
eBook ISBN: 9780128017098
GP
Gregory S. Patience
Dr. Gregory S. Patience is a Canada Research Chair and Professor of Chemical Engineering at Polytechnique Montréal, Canada. Before joining academia, he held various research positions in industry related to catalyst manufacture, process design, technical marketing and management with Du Pont de Nemours & Co. in the USA, Spain, and Switzerland. Language fascinated him, so after his M.Sc. at the University of Calgary he moved to Montreal and became proficient in French while completing his PhD at Polytechnique. Since then he mastered Spanish, and then studied Italian while he lived in Geneva. He has consulted for major corporations - Total, Haldor-Topsøe, Arkema - and several start-ups that have resulted in a dozen patents. Along with more than 100 journal articles and book chapters, Professor Patience has presented his work at numerous conferences and developed courses on fluidization, reactor design, process design, and textiles manufacturing
Affiliations and expertise
Department of Chemical Engineering, Polytechnique Montréal, Canada
DB
Daria C. Boffito
Affiliations and expertise
Department of Chemical Engineering, Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal, Canada
PP
Paul Patience
Affiliations and expertise
Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal, Canada
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