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Price: $26.95

Format:
Paperback 208 pp.
5 figures, 1 table, 6" x 9"

ISBN-10:
019544003X

ISBN-13:
9780195440034

Copyright Year:
2010

Imprint: OUP Canada

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Making Sense

A Student's Guide to Research and Writing, Sixth Edition, Revised with up-to-date MLA & APA Information

Margot Northey

Series : Making Sense

The Making Sense series comprises four concise, readable guides to research and writing for use by students at all levels of undergraduate study. Designed especially for students in the humanities, this book outlines the general principles of style, grammar, and usage, while covering such issues as how to conduct academic research, how to write essays, and how to document sources. The sixth edition of the book has new material on evaluating Internet sources and avoiding plagiarism, as well as new and updated examples.

Readership : Undergraduate students at all levels in the humanities.

Symbols for common errors (on inside front cover)
Acknowledgements
A note to the student
1. Writing and thinking
2. Writing an essay
3. Writing a book report
4. Writing a lab report
5. Writing a business report
6. Using illustrations
7. Documenting sources
8. Giving an oral presentation
9. Writing examinations
10. Writing a resumé and letter of application
11. Writing with style
12. Common errors in grammar and usage
13. Punctuation
14. Catch list of misused words and phrases
Glossary
Index

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Margot Northey was Dean of the School of Business, Queen's University. She is currently a business consultant.

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Special Features

  • Concise, comprehensive, and accessible
  • Covers the basics of writing: grammar, punctuation, usage, and style
  • Contains guidelines for and examples of four reference styles: MLA, APA, CMS, CBE
  • Offers valuable advice on: current trends in humanities thinking and research; writing business reports, lab reports, and book reports; writing resumés and letters of application; giving oral presentations; and writing tests and exams
  • Includes new important information on Internet research
  • Up-to-date references and examples