Karin Knisely’s indispenaible handbook provides practical advice to students who are learning to write according to the conventions in biology, covering everything from reading technical literature and writing scientific papers, to preparing lab reports and making oral presentations of scientific findings. Since scientific communication requires unique competencies on the computer (for example, producing Greek letters and mathematical symbols), almost half of the handbook is devoted familiarizing students with helpful features in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint - features that are essential to professional quality scientific communication.
- Preface
- 1. The Scientific Method
- 2. Developing a Literature Search Strategy
- 3. Reading and Writing Scientific Papers
- 4. Step-by-Step Instructions for Preparing a Laboratory Report or Scientific Paper
- 5. Revision
- 6. A `Good` Sample Student Laboratory Report
- 7. Poster Presentations
- 8. Oral Presentations
- Appendix 1. Word Processing in Microsoft Word 2010
- Appendix 2. Making Graphs in Microsoft Excel 2010 and Excel for Mac 2011
- Appendix 3. Preparing Oral Presentations with Microsoft PowerPoint 2010
- Bibliography
- Index