Science, Technology & Engineering
We work closely with teaching staff to develop the academic speaking, writing, reading, and numeracy skills required for successful learning for students. To achieve those ends, we provide workshops and advise students on learning strategies. We also provide student consultations based on referrals from teaching staff, and teach/co-teach in undergraduate and postgraduate subjects. (If you would the documents below made available in an alternate format please contact Julianne East: j.east@latrobe.edu.au).
Online resources
Science/engineering writing resources
- Scientific writing booklet by the University of Arizona’s Departmentt of Biochemistry and Molecular Physics [PDF 244KB]: A comprehensive guide to scientific report writing covering the structure of scientific reports, the writing process and referencing.
- Writing Guidelines for Engineering and Science Students by Penn State and Virginia Tech.
- Write Reports in Science and Engineering (WRiSE) by Sydney Uni, ALTC and UNSW.
- A Guide to verb tense voice and mood in scientific writing by University of Toronto [PDF 38KB]
Discipline-specific writing strategies
- Purdue Online Writing Lab: Provides writing strategies for specific discipline areas from professional writing to technical writing across medicine, nursing, creative writing, journalism, literature, social science and engineering.
Scientific presentations
- The Craft of Scientific Presentations: Critical Steps to Succeed and Critical Errors to Avoid by Michael Alley.
- Writing and Presenting Scientific Papers by Birgitta Malmfors.
Posters for engineering and science students
- Poster Section of Writing Guidelines for Engineering and Science Students by Penn State University.
Reading in the life sciences
- Critical Reading: Making Sense of Research papers in Life Sciences and Medicine [PDF 768KB] by Ben Yudkin. Provides a free downloadable e-book with valuable insights on how to analyse and evaluate reading sources.
Referencing styles
- American Psychological Association: The definitive guide to APA style.
- IEEE The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Citation Guide [PDF 444KB]: IEEE style guide for engineering, electronics, telecommunications, computer science and information technology.
- IEEE Referencing Guide by Murdoch University: a guide to IEEE referencing format style.
Engineering and computer science writing books
- Beer, D. F. & McMurry, D. A. (2009). A Guide to Writing as an Engineer (3rd ed.). USA: Wiley.
- Zobel, J. (2004). Writing for Computer Science (2nd ed.). London: Springer-Verlag.
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