ContentsOverview Organizing your research papers Organization Titles Abstracts Introduction Middles and Endings Language and Illustrations Language: Being Precise and Clear Language: Avoiding Ambiguity Incorporating Illustrations and Equations Mechanics of Writing Grammar (avoiding run-ons and fragments) Punctuation (comma, colon,...) Usage (affect/effect, verb tense, using numbers,...) Questions for Reflection Journal papers and conference papers are the main ways that researchers in science and engineering communicate their work. In fact, one of the main measures for the success of a research project is how often others cite the research papers of that project. This lesson presents five films on the organization of research papers. (24 minutes)
Instructor's Lesson Plan Forthcoming will be a plan for instructors to incorporate this summary lesson into a class period of their course. Included with this plan will be discussion questions, student activities, and a comprehension quiz. References
Sponsors and EditorsSponsors Leonhard Center, College of Engineering, Penn State National Science Foundation, NSF EAGER Award 1752096 Faculty Editor Michael Alley, Teaching Professor, College of Engineering, Penn State Film Editors Richelle Weiger, College of Engineering, Penn State Casey Fenton, College of Engineering, Penn State |
Organizing Your Research Papers: Overview. This film presents an overview of the expected organization of a research paper in engineering and science. Organizing Your Research Papers: Titles. This film discusses creating titles for documents in engineering and science. Organizing Your Research Papers: Abstracts. This film discusses creating abstracts for research papers in engineering and science. Organizing Your Research Papers: Introductions. This film discusses creating abstracts and introductions for research papers in engineering and science. Organizing Your Research Papers: Middles and Endings. This film focuses on audience expectations for the methods section and results and discussion section of a research paper. |
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