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Making Sense in Geography and Environmental Sciences; A Student's Guide to Research and Writing...

ISBN: 9780195440027 | 0195440021
Edition: 4th
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Pub. Date: 4/12/2010

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SummaryTable of ContentsAuthor Biography
The Making Sense series comprises four concise, readable guides to research and writing for use by students at all levels of undergraduate study. Designed especially for students in geography and environmental science, 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 one's work. The fourth edition of the book has new material on evaluating Internet sources and avoiding plagiarism, as well ... MORE
Prefacep. vii
Acknowledgementsp. viii
A Note to the Studentp. ix
Writing and Thinkingp. 1
Doing Researchp. 19
Writing and Reading Lecture Notesp. 56
Writing a Report on a Book or an Articlep. 66
Writing an Essayp. 72
Writing a Lab Reportp. 91
Presentations and Group Workp. 100
... MOREp. 121
Doing Field Work and Writing about Itp. 147
Writing a Proposal, Research Paper, and Thesisp. 159
Quotations and Documentationp. 170
Writing Examinationsp. 196
Words: Gender, Race, and Other Sensitivitiesp. 206
Writing with Stylep. 213
Grammar and Usagep. 230
Punctuationp. 243
Misused Words and Phrasesp. 259
Definitionsp. 273
Weights, Measures, and Notationp. 300
Selected Journals of Interest to Geographers and Environmental Scientistsp. 302
Selected Websites of Interest to Geographers and Environmental Scientistsp. 305
Indexp. 311
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Margot Northey was Dean of the School of Business, Queen's University. She is currently a business consultant. Dianne Draper is a Professor in the Geography Department at the University of Calgary.
David Knight, now retired, was a professor of geography at the University of Guelph, Ontario


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