Symbols for common errors (on inside front cover)
Acknowledgements
A note to the student
1. Writing and thinking
2. Keeping notes and doing research
3. Writing summaries and abstracts
4. Writing a lab report
5. Writing proposals and project reports
6.
Working collaboratively
7. Giving an oral presentation
8. Writing in other contexts
9. Documentation
10. Following conventions for graphics and formatting
11. Writing tests and examinations
12. Writing a résumé and letter of application
13. Writing for
readability
14. Common errors in grammar and usage
15. Punctuation
16. Catch list of misused words and phrases
Glossary
Appendix: Weights, measures, and notation
Index
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Margot Northey was Dean of the School of Business, Queen's University. She is currently a business consultant.
Judi Jewinski is the Director of the English Language Institute at Renison College, University of Waterloo.
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