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Writing for scholars : a practical guide to making sense & being heard

Author
Nygaard, Lynn P., author.
Title
Writing for scholars : a practical guide to making sense & being heard / Lynn P. Nygaard.
Format
Book
Edition
2nd edition.
Published
Los Angeles : Sage Publications Inc., [2015] ©2015
Description
xii, 214 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Notes
Originally published: Scandinavian University Press in cooperation with LIBER and Copenhagen Business School Press, 2008. Includes bibliographical references and index. Text in English.
Contents
  • Introduction : Entering the conversation
  • Getting started : developing good writing habits
  • The 'I' in (social) science : objectivity, transparency and argument
  • Who are you talking to? defining your audience
  • What do you want to say? forming your core argument
  • How are you going to say it? developing your structure
  • Breaking up the grey mass : headings, figures and tables
  • Holding up the mirror : giving and receiving feedback
  • Saying it out loud : presenting your paper
  • Delivering the goods : following author guidelines and submitting your manuscript.
Subject headings
Academic writing. English language--Rhetoric.
ISBN
9781446282533 (hardback) 1446282538 (hardback) 9781446282540 (paperback) 1446282546 (paperback) 9788215025551 (Norway) 8215025552 (Norway)

Holdings

Library
Kokomo Library
Call Number
P301.5.A27 N94 2015
Location
Kokomo Library - Writing Collection
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