Writing for Biomedical Sciences Students

ISBN-13: 9781352008753 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 274 str.

Harry Witchel

Opis

This book will equip readers with all the skills needed to write convincing and polished assignments in biomedical sciences.

Spis treści

PART 1: BIOMEDICAL WRITING: SETTING YOUR AIMS Chapter 1. Introduction: This Book and How to Use It Chapter 2. What Your Instructor Wants for Each Different Type of Writing Chapter 3. Your Process of Writing PART 2: SPECIFIC TASKS IN WRITING AND PRESENTATION Chapter 4. Essays Chapter 5. Scientific Talks and Slideshow Presentations Chapter 6. Lab Reports Chapter 7. Reflective Writing Chapter 8. Posters, Patient Leaflets and Other Scientific Writing PART 3: SKILLS 1: ORGANISING, RESEARCHING, AND SCIENTIFIC THINKING Chapter 9. Goal Setting: Discovering, Listing and Mapping Ideas to the Marking Criteria Chapter 10. Organising: Structuring, Outlining, and Allocating Your Resources Chapter 11. IMRaD Structure: Introduction, Methods, Results, and Discussion Chapter 12. Recognising Excellent and Credible Material You Should Include Chapter 13. Searching, Reading and Note-taking for Online and Library Research Chapter 14. Selecting and Preparing Figures and Tables to Support Your Claims Chapter 15. Analyzing Critically to Make Well-Informed Arguments PART 4: SKILLS 2: WRITING, EDITING AND IMPROVING Chapter 16. Writing Sentences with an Authoritative Tone Chapter 17. Writing into Headed Sections Organised as Clear Paragraphs Chapter 18. Referencing, Quoting, Paraphrasing and Avoiding Plagiarism Chapter 19. Revising, Editing, Proofreading and Professional Presentation Chapter 20. Responding to Feedback Chapter 21. Help for Non-native English Speakers APPENDICES Appendix A. Sample Student Essay 1: Obesity Appendix B. Sample Student Essay 2: Antibiotic Resistance Appendix C. Sample Student Reflective Essay on a Patient Home Visit.

O autorze

Harry Witchel is the Discipline Leader in Physiology at Brighton and Sussex Medical School.