All researchers need to write or speak about their work, and to have research that is worth presenting. Based on the author''s decades of experience as a researcher and advisor, this third edition provides detailed guidance on writing and presentations and a comprehensive introduction to research methods, the how-to of being a successful scientist.
Topics include:
- Development of ideas into research questions;
- How to find, read, evaluate and referee other research;
- Design and evaluation of experiments and appropriate use of statistics;
- Ethics, the principles of science and examples of science gone wrong.
Much of the book is a step-by-step guide to effective communication, with advice on:
- Writing style and editing;
- Figures, graphs and tables;
- Mathematics and algorithms;
- Literature reviews and referees- reports;
- Structuring of arguments and results into papers and theses;
- Writing of other prof
