Making Sense in Engineering and the Technical Sciences: A Student's Guide to Research and Writing, Fourth Edition

• Concise, comprehensive, and accessible.
• Fully up-to-date guidelines for documentation and referencing, including coverage of IEEE, CSE, CMS, MLA, and APA styles.
• Newly updated chapter 'Giving Presentations' provides valuable information on planning and delivering a presentation and preparing effective electronic presentations.
• Updated coverage of citations, sourcing materials from the Internet, plagiarism and references, and working in a group.
• Increased information covering technology-based research, including criteria for website evaluation and other Internet resources such as blogs and wikis.
• Practical tips on eliminating grammar and punctuation errors, essay and report writing, studying for tests and exams, and avoiding plagiarism.

Readership: Undergraduate students at all levels of study in engineering and the technical sciences.

Margot Northey and Judi Jewinski

Margot Northey is a specialist in communications and the former dean of the School of Business at Queen's University. Judi Jewinski is an adjunct associate professor of English, administrative dean, and director of the English Language Institute at Renison University College at the University of Waterloo.

Acknowledgements
A Note to the Student
1: Writing and Thinking
2: Keeping Notes and Doing Research
3: Writing Summaries and Abstracts
4: Writing a Lab Report
5: Writing Proposals and Project Reports
6: Working Collaboratively
7: Giving Presentations
8: Writing in Other Contexts
9: Documentation
10: Following Conventions for Graphics and Formatting
11: Writing Tests and Examinations
12: Writing a Resume and Letter of Application
13: Writing for Readability
14: Common Errors in Grammar and Usage
15: Punctuation
16: Misused Words and Phrases
Glossary
Appendix: Weight, Measures, and Notation
Index