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Author:   Heather Silyn-Roberts
Publisher:   Pearson Education New Zealand
Imprint:   Pearson Education New Zealand
Edition:   3rd Revised edition
ISBN:  

9781442541528

ISBN 10:   1442541520
Pages:   184
Publication Date:   12 October 2011
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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SECTION 1: WRITING A REPORT 1 What is a report? How is it different from an essay? 2 How to structure a report 3 Requirements for each section of a report 4 Planning and writing up a major research report 5 References 6 Conventions used in scientific and technical writing 7 Illustrations 8 Revising SECTION 2: WRITING AN ESSAY 9 Choosing an essay question 10 Analysing an essay question 11 Drawing up an essay plan and writing the first draft 12 How coursework essays are marked 13 Writing under pressure: strategies for writing essays in exams SECTION 3: GIVING AN ORAL PRESENTATION 14 Giving an oral presentation SECTION 4: WRITING TO GET A JOB 15 Writing a CV and covering letters SECTION 5: WRITING STYLE 16 Problems of style: how to correct common mistakes APPENDICES Appendix 1 The parts of speech and verb forms Appendix 2 SI units (Systeme International d'Unites; International System of Units) and their abbreviations Appendix 3 Style manuals for specific disciplines Index

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Heather Silyn-Roberts, BSc Hons. (1st class), PhD, is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at The University of Auckland. She has taught science and engineering documentation at undergraduate level for 21 years, annually at postgraduate level at major universities and Max Planck research institutions in Germany and Switzerland for 15 years, and run more than 600 one-day consulting programmes in effective documentation for large engineering organisations. She has written three books on science and engineering writing: for professional engineers; for postgraduate students and junior professionals; and for undergraduates.

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