Academic writing for graduate student 3

Master’s thesis Doctoral thesis / Dissertation (Dr.) Presentation Flow of ideas is good >= grammar errors Does the information flow in an expected manner Consider the overall format of your written work Proofread for grammatical accuracy. Check for misspelled words, even if you have spell-checked your work Writing in a formal academic style Being cautious about generalizations Using references to support your points Reevaluating the work of authorities in the field Expressing enthusiasm and commitment (wrong, use may and lift some room) Chapter 2 : General-Specific Purpose the structure of these texts involves movement from broader statements to more specific ones....

October 3, 2016 · 1 min · ykhorizon

Academic Writing for Graduate Student 0

Prefix The following content is excerpted from “Academic Writing for Graduate Student, Essential Tasks and Skills, 3rd Edition” How to write a article Audience Purpose organization style flow presentation Audience like a textbook (instructorial) display (to those more knowledgable ) Style academic style differs from one area of study to another formal language for academic passive voice Avoiding Example: stuff, things, a bit, bunch, or a whole lot of (They may also use elaborate metaphors and other vivid expressions to enliven their speaking style....

October 2, 2016 · 2 min · ykhorizon

Academic Writing for Graduate Student 2

Avoid Nominalization try not to use nouns Avoid abstraction nouns (-ence, -tion …etc) emtpy verb (make, cause, do) emtpy nonus (there ) Let the verb do the works Example: The police conducted an investigation(X) into the matter => The police investigated into the matter Tips: DAR Diagnose Analyize Rewrite

September 26, 2016 · 1 min · ykhorizon

Academic Writing for Graduate Student 1

Flow textbook P30 Transitional phrase, Ex: moreover, furthermore, however ……etc ___, thus Ving (?)- This/These, P43 For exmaple/instance Odd-to-new information flow flow - moving from one statement in a text to the next. Establishing a clear connection of ideas is important to help your reader follow the text Flow by transitional phrase P30 Example : Paragraph {% asset_img 2016-09-26-academic-writing-for-graduate-student-1/paragraph....

September 26, 2016 · 2 min · ykhorizon

Statistics and Data Analysis for Engineers part 1

Purpose This is a personal notes to organize the knowledge Pick up basic statistics concept to Explore more deeply in statistics Support my research Target Audience For those who do not take statistics course before Article Structure @( use xmind as map of this article ) Content start! Basic Concepts What is statistics? Statistics is the science of collecting, analyzing, interpreting, and presenting (numerical) data. Population V....

September 11, 2016 · 3 min · ykhorizon