Making Sense
A Student's Guide to Research and Writing in Geography Environmental Sciences
3rd Edition
Published on 1. February 2007
Book
Paperback/Softback
294 pages
978-0-19-542589-5 (ISBN)
Description
"The Making Sense" series comprises five concise, readable guides to research and writing for use by students at all levels of undergraduate study. Designed especially for students in geography and the social sciences, this book outlines the general principles of style, grammar and usage, while covering such issues as how to prepare research proposals and reports, how to carry out lab and field work and how to illustrate your work. This third edition of the book has new material on evaluating internet sources and avoiding plagiarism, as well as new and updated examples.
More details
Edition
3rd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Canada
Target group
Adult education
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
num. line drawings, 1 Tabelle, 4 Karten
numerous line drawings, 1 table, 4 maps
Dimensions
Height: 228 mm
Width: 152 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-19-542589-5 (9780195425895)
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Other editions
New editions
Margot Northey
Making Sense in Geography and Environmental Sciences
A Student's Guide to Research and Writing
Other
03/2009
4th Edition
Oxford University Press, Canada
€17.89
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Previous edition
Margot Northey
Making Sense
A Student's Guide to Research and Writing in Geography and Environmental Sciences
Book
10/2004
2nd Edition
Oxford University Press, Canada
€17.32
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Content
1. Writing and thinking; 2. Doing research; 3. Writing reading and lecture notes; 4. Writing a report on a book or article; 5. Writing an essay; 6. Writing a lab report; 7. Writing and visual aids for presentations; 8. Illustrating your work; 9. Doing field work and writing about it; 10. Writing a proposal, research paper and thesis; 11. Writing examinations; 12. Words: gender, race and other sensitivities; 13. Writing with style; 14. Common errors in grammar usage; 15. Punctuation; 16. Quotations and documentation; 17. Catchlist of misused words and phrases; 18. Definitions; APPENDIX: WEIGHTS, MEASURES AND NOTATION; INDEX