Science, Technology & Engineering
ALLU staff 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, the ALL Unit staff provide workshops and advise students on learning strategies. They provide student consultations based on referrals from teaching staff. They also teach/co-teach in undergraduate and postgraduate subjects.
Web resources
Science/Engineering Specific Writing Resources
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.
Resources on Writing and presenting posters for Engineering and science Students
A Guide to Verb tense Voice and Mood in Scientific Writing by University of Toronto[PDF 38KB]
A valuable resource to understand the nuances of tense, voice and mood in scientific writing
Discipline-Specific Writing Strategies
Purdue Online Writing Lab Discipline-Specific
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 [electronic resource]: 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.
Bundoora. PS1:213A.
Albury Wodonga. 4:4227. p.brosche@latrobe.edu.au
Bendigo. Applied Science 2:2.05 . m.bonne@latrobe.edu.au
