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Making Sense in Geography and Environmental Sciences: A Student's Guide to Research and Writing, Fifth Edition
Making Sense in Geography and Environmental Sciences: A Student's Guide to Research and Writing, Fifth Edition
Fifth Edition
Margot Northey, David B. Knight, and Dianne Draper
320 pages
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21 figures; 6 tables
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152x229mm
978-0-19-544582-4
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Paperback
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05 April 2012
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- Concise, comprehensive, and accessible.
- Newly updated chapter 'Searching and Researching' provides tips and information on conducting research, evaluating sources, and integrating material into written work.
- Updated coverage of citations, sourcing materials from the Internet, plagiarism and references, and working in a group.
- Fully up-to-date guidelines for documentation and referencing, including coverage of CSE, APA, and MLA styles.
- Valuable information on creating effective visual aids-including figures, tables, maps, and posters-and using graphic presentation software.
- Practical tips on eliminating grammar and punctuation errors, essay and lab report writing, studying for tests and exams, and conducting field work.
The Making Sense series offers clear, concise guides to research and writing for students at all levels of undergraduate study. The volumes in the Making Sense series-covering humanities courses, the social sciences, life sciences, and engineering-are intended for students in any undergraduate course with a research and writing component, but they are especially appropriate for those at the first-year level.
Revisions to the fifth edition of Making Sense in Geography and Environmental Sciences: A Student's Guide to Research and Writing
include updates to Chapter 2, 'Searching and Researching,' and new information on conducting research, evaluating sources, and integrating the material into written work. Dates and examples have been updated throughout the text, as have coverage of citations, sourcing materials from the internet, and plagiarism and references. Finally, the new edition features a mini-index, outlining the most common research and writing issues, on the inside front cover for quick and easy reference.
Readership: Undergraduate students at all levels of study within geography and environmental sciences.
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Margot Northey, David B. Knight, and Dianne Draper
Margot Northey is a specialist in communications and the former dean of the School of Business at Queen's University.
David B. Knight is a geographical research and performance consultant and a former professor of geography at Carleton University and the University of Guelph.
Dianne Draper is a professor of geography at the University of Calgary.
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Preface
Acknowledgements
A Note to the Student
1: Thinking and Writing
2: Searching and Researching
3: Writing and Reading Lecture Notes
4: Writing a Report on a Book or an Article
5: Writing an Essay
6: Writing a Proposal, Research Paper, and Thesis
7: Quotations and Documentation
8: Presentations and Group Work
9: Writing a Lab Report
10: Writing Examinations
11: Doing Field Work and Writing about It
12: Illustrating Your Work
13: Words: Gender, Race, and Other Sensitivities
14: Writing with Style
15: Grammar and Usage
16: Punctuation
17: Misused Words and Phrases
18: Important Definitions
Appendix I: Weights, Measures, and Notation
Appendix II: Selected Journals of Interest to Geographers and Environmental Scientists
Appendix III: Selected Websites of Interest to Geographers and Environmental Scientists
Index
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