Writing in the Sciences : Exploring Conventions of Scientific Discourse (Part of the Allyn and ...
ISBN: 9780205616718 | 0205616712
Edition: 3rdFormat: Paperback
Publisher: Longman
Pub. Date: 2/23/2009
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A rhetorical, multi-disciplinary guide, Writing in the Sciences discusses the major genres of science writing including research reports, grant proposals, conference presentations, and a variety of forms of public communication. Multiple samples from real research cases illustrate a range of scientific disciplines and audiences for scientific research along with the corresponding differences in focus, arrangement, style, and other rhetorical dimensions. Comparisons among disciplines provide the opportunity for students to identify common conven... MORE
| Preface | |
| List of stylistic features | |
| Principles and Purposes For Scientific Discourse | |
| Science as a Social Enterprise | |
| The shaping of knowledge in science | |
| The social nature of science | |
| The centrality of communication in science | |
| The role of persuasion in scientific communication | |
| Scientific communication and convention | ... MORE |
| The role of collaboration in scientific communication | |
| Exploring Technology in Scientific Communication | |
| Science and Technology | |
| Technology and Collaboration in Science | |
| Technology and Publication in Science | |
| Technology and the Public Audience for Science | |
| Technologyrsquo;s Material Advantages | |
| Technology and the Visual Dimension of Science | |
| Technology and Paradigms | |
| Technology and the Rhetorical Challenge of Communicating Science | |
| Considering Ethics in Scientific Communication | |
| Social Contexts of Scientific Communication Ethics | |
| Ethical lsquo;Mechanismsrsquo; in Science | |
| The Ethics of Authorship | |
| Scientific Communication as Moral Responsibility | |
| Ethical ldquo;Costsrdquo; of Communication Technology in Science | |
| Scientific Communication and Public Communication: An Ethical Conflict? | |
| Scientific Style and Social Responsibility: A Two-Way Channel | |
| The Ethics of Style as Socialization | |
| Exploring Forums And Conventions Of Scientific Communication | |
| Reading and Writing Research Reports | |
| Research Journals and Their Readers | |
| Argumentation in Science | |
| The Logic(s) of Scientific Inquiry | |
| Introducing the Research Problem | |
| Describing Methods | |
| Reporting Results | |
| Discussing Trends and Implications | |
| The Research Report Abstract. | |
| Table of Contents provided by Publisher. All Rights Reserved. |
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