After teaching English composition and world literature, Martha Davis crossed the line between the humanities and the sciences. Always an aficionado of biology and gardening, her interests led her to the biological and agricultural sciences where she has worked for some 15 years mostly with graduate students relative to their communication skills in science. This handbook is the result of seeking answers to their questions and of recognizing that most other communication handbooks are limited to specific areas of writing or speaking. Scientific Papers and Presentations is her attempt to put under one cover the basic guidelines for the communication endeavors of the graduate student as well as the professional scientist.

• 1. THE SEMANTIC ENVIRONMENT OF SCIENCE2. BEFORE YOU BEGIN3. ORGANIZING AND WRITING A ROUGH DRAFT4. SEARCHING AND REVIEWING SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE5. THE PROPOSAL6. GRADUATE THESIS AND DISSERTATIONS7.PUBLISHING IN SCIENTIFIC JOURNALS8. STYLE AND ACCURACY IN THE FINAL DRAFT9. REVIEWING AND REVISING10. TITLES AND ABSTRACTS11. PRESENTING DATA12. PROFESSIONALISM, ETHICS, AND LEGAL ISSUES 13. SCIENTIFIC PRESENTATIONS14. COMMUNICATION WITHOUT WORDS15. VISUAL AIDS FOR PRESENTATIONS16. THE ORAL PRESENTATION17. POSTER PRESENTATIONS18. GROUP COMMUNICATIONS19. COMMUNICATION WITH NON-SCIENTISTS20. TO THE INTERNATIONAL STUDENTAPPENDICES

"The book specifically lays out ideal techniques for scientific writing. It is easy to follow and has an excellent table of contents and appendix...This book will be beneficial not just to scientists, but anyone who struggles with their writing." --Technical Communication, August 2013

After teaching English composition and world literature, Martha Davis crossed the line between the humanities and the sciences. Always an aficionado of biology and gardening, her interests led her to the biological and agricultural sciences where she has worked for some 15 years mostly with graduate students relative to their communication skills in science. This handbook is the result of seeking answers to their questions and of recognizing that most other communication handbooks are limited to specific areas of writing or speaking. Scientific Papers and Presentations is her attempt to put under one cover the basic guidelines for the communication endeavors of the graduate student as well as the professional scientist.

• 1. THE SEMANTIC ENVIRONMENT OF SCIENCE2. BEFORE YOU BEGIN3. ORGANIZING AND WRITING A ROUGH DRAFT4. SEARCHING AND REVIEWING SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE5. THE PROPOSAL6. GRADUATE THESIS AND DISSERTATIONS7.PUBLISHING IN SCIENTIFIC JOURNALS8. STYLE AND ACCURACY IN THE FINAL DRAFT9. REVIEWING AND REVISING10. TITLES AND ABSTRACTS11. PRESENTING DATA12. PROFESSIONALISM, ETHICS, AND LEGAL ISSUES 13. SCIENTIFIC PRESENTATIONS14. COMMUNICATION WITHOUT WORDS15. VISUAL AIDS FOR PRESENTATIONS16. THE ORAL PRESENTATION17. POSTER PRESENTATIONS18. GROUP COMMUNICATIONS19. COMMUNICATION WITH NON-SCIENTISTS20. TO THE INTERNATIONAL STUDENTAPPENDICES

"The book specifically lays out ideal techniques for scientific writing. It is easy to follow and has an excellent table of contents and appendix...This book will be beneficial not just to scientists, but anyone who struggles with their writing." --Technical Communication, August 2013

After teaching English composition and world literature, Martha Davis crossed the line between the humanities and the sciences. Always an aficionado of biology and gardening, her interests led her to the biological and agricultural sciences where she has worked for some 15 years mostly with graduate students relative to their communication skills in science. This handbook is the result of seeking answers to their questions and of recognizing that most other communication handbooks are limited to specific areas of writing or speaking. Scientific Papers and Presentations is her attempt to put under one cover the basic guidelines for the communication endeavors of the graduate student as well as the professional scientist.

• 1. THE SEMANTIC ENVIRONMENT OF SCIENCE2. BEFORE YOU BEGIN3. ORGANIZING AND WRITING A ROUGH DRAFT4. SEARCHING AND REVIEWING SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE5. THE PROPOSAL6. GRADUATE THESIS AND DISSERTATIONS7.PUBLISHING IN SCIENTIFIC JOURNALS8. STYLE AND ACCURACY IN THE FINAL DRAFT9. REVIEWING AND REVISING10. TITLES AND ABSTRACTS11. PRESENTING DATA12. PROFESSIONALISM, ETHICS, AND LEGAL ISSUES 13. SCIENTIFIC PRESENTATIONS14. COMMUNICATION WITHOUT WORDS15. VISUAL AIDS FOR PRESENTATIONS16. THE ORAL PRESENTATION17. POSTER PRESENTATIONS18. GROUP COMMUNICATIONS19. COMMUNICATION WITH NON-SCIENTISTS20. TO THE INTERNATIONAL STUDENTAPPENDICES

"The book specifically lays out ideal techniques for scientific writing. It is easy to follow and has an excellent table of contents and appendix...This book will be beneficial not just to scientists, but anyone who struggles with their writing." --Technical Communication, August 2013