Communicating in Geography and the Environmental Sciences
4th Edition
Published on 19. July 2012
Book
Paperback/Softback
272 pages
978-0-19-557675-7 (ISBN)
Description
This textbook is a practical guide for undergraduate (and some postgraduate) geography and environmental science students on how to communicate clearly and effectively in an academic setting. Now in its fourth edition, the text continues to cover the 'whys' and 'hows' of a wide range of topics, which includes written communication (writing essays, reports, annotated bibliographies and media releases), graphic communication (how to prepare posters, and communicate with figures, tables and maps),
spoken communication (preparing talks), coping with exams, and referencing.
spoken communication (preparing talks), coping with exams, and referencing.
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Edition
4th Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Melbourne
Australia
Publishing group
Oxford University Press Australia
Target group
College/higher education
Undergraduate (and some postgraduate) geography and environmental science students.
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
30 illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 246 mm
Width: 192 mm
Thickness: 16 mm
Weight
590 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-557675-7 (9780195576757)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Iain Hay is a Professor of Human Geography at Flinders University and President of the Institute of Australian Geographers. He is also a recipient of the Prime Minister's Award for Australian University Teacher of the Year.
Content
1. Writing an essayWhy write? What is an essay? How do I write a good essay? What are your essay markers looking for?2. Writing a reportWhy write a report?What are report readers looking for?Components of a good reportWriting a laboratory report3. Writing an annotated bibliography, summary or reviewPreparing an annotated bibliographyWriting a summary or precisWriting a good review4. Writing a media releaseWhat is a media release and what are users of media releases looking for?Targeting a media releaseWriting a media releaseSending a media releaseFollowing up a media release5. Preparing a posterWhy make a poster?How to produce a posterWhat are your poster markers looking for?Designing your poster6. Communicating with figures and tablesWhy communicate graphically?General guidelines for clear graphic communicationDifferent types of graphicPreparing a good table7. Making a mapDifferent types of mapsStandard elements of good maps8. Preparing and delivering a talkWhy are public-speaking skills important?Preparing to give a talk9. Passing examsWhy have exams?Types of examsPreparing for an examSitting exams: techniques for passing exams10. Referencing and language mattersWhat are references and why do we need them?The author-date (Harvard) systemThe note systemPlagiarism and academic dishonestySexism and racism in languageSome notes on punctuation