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Making sense : a student's guide to research and writing : geography and environmental sciences

Margot Northey, David B. Knight

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1: Writing and thinking 2: Doing research 3: Writing, reading, and lecture notes 4: Writing a report on a book or an article 5: Writing an essay 6: Writing a lab report 7: Writing and visual aids for discussion groups, seminars, tutorials, and conferences 8: Using illustrations 9: Doing field work and writing about it 10: Writing a proposal, research paper, and thesis 11: Writing examinations 12: Words: Race, gender, and other sensitivities 13: Writing with style 14: Common errors in grammar and usage 15: Punctuation 16: Documentation 17: Definitions and a catchlist of misused words and phrases.

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1: Writing and thinking 2: Doing research 3: Writing, reading, and lecture notes 4: Writing a report on a book or an article 5: Writing an essay 6: Writing a lab report 7: Writing and visual aids for discussion groups, seminars, tutorials, and conferences 8: Using illustrations 9: Doing field work and writing about it 10: Writing a proposal, research paper, and thesis 11: Writing examinations 12: Words: Race, gender, and other sensitivities 13: Writing with style 14: Common errors in grammar and usage 15: Punctuation 16: Documentation 17: Definitions and a catchlist of misused words and phrases.

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1: Writing and thinking 2: Doing research 3: Writing, reading, and lecture notes 4: Writing a report on a book or an article 5: Writing an essay 6: Writing a lab report 7: Writing and visual aids for discussion groups, seminars, tutorials, and conferences 8: Using illustrations 9: Doing field work and writing about it 10: Writing a proposal, research paper, and thesis 11: Writing examinations 12: Words: Race, gender, and other sensitivities 13: Writing with style 14: Common errors in grammar and usage 15: Punctuation 16: Documentation 17: Definitions and a catchlist of misused words and phrases.

Key concepts: Punctuation, Grammar, Writing style, Reading (process), Professional writing, Academic writing, Documentation, Style (visual arts)

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