
Making Sense in Geography and Environmental Sciences
A student's Guide to Research and Writing
Oxford University Press, Canada
5th Edition
Published on 29. March 2012
Book
Paperback/Softback
320 pages
978-0-19-544582-4 (ISBN)
Description
The Making Sense series offers clear, concise guides to research and writing for students at all levels of undergraduate study. The volumes in the Making Sense series-covering humanities courses, the social sciences, life sciences, and engineering-are intended for students in any undergraduate course with a research and writing component, but they are especially appropriate for those at the first-year level. Revisions to the fifth edition of Making Sense in Geography and Environmental Sciences: A Student's Guide to Research and Writing include updates to Chapter 2, 'Searching and Researching,' and new information on conducting research, evaluating sources, and integrating the material into written work. Dates and examples have been updated throughout the text, as have coverage of citations, sourcing materials from the internet, and plagiarism and references. Finally, the new edition features a mini-index, outlining the most common research and writing issues, on the inside front cover for quick and easy reference.
More details
Edition
5th edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Toronto
Canada
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
21 figures; 6 tables
Dimensions
Height: 152 mm
Width: 229 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
Weight
452 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-544582-4 (9780195445824)
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Previous edition

Margot Northey | David B. Knight | Dianne Draper
Making Sense in Geography and Environmental Sciences
A Student's Guide to Research and Writing, Revised with Up-to-date MLA & APA Information
Book
02/2010
4th Edition
Oxford University Press, Canada
€22.31
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Persons
Margot Northey is a specialist in communications and the former dean of the School of Business at Queen's University. David B. Knight is a geographical research and performance consultant and a former professor of geography at Carleton University and the University of Guelph. Dianne Draper is a professor of geography at the University of Calgary.
Content
PREFACE ; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ; A NOTE TO THE STUDENT ; 1. Thinking and Writing ; 2. Searching and Researching ; 3. Writing and Reading Lecture Notes ; 4. Writing a Report on a Book or an Article ; 5. Writing an Essay ; 6. Writing a Proposal, Research Paper, and Thesis ; 7. Quotations and Documentation ; 8. Presentations and Group Work ; 9. Writing a Lab Report ; 10. Writing Examinations ; 11. Doing Field Work and Writing about It ; 12. Illustrating Your Work ; 13. Words: Gender, Race, and Other Sensitivities ; 14. Writing with Style ; 15. Grammar and Usage ; 16. Punctuation ; 17. Misused Words and Phrases ; 18. Important Definitions ; APPENDIX I: WEIGHTS, MEASURES, AND NOTATION ; APPENDIX II: SELECTED JOURNALS OF INTEREST TO GEOGRAPHERS AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENTISTS ; APPENDIX III: SELECTED WEBSITES OF INTEREST TO GEOGRAPHERS AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENTISTS ; INDEX