Writing Help: Health Sciences, Science & Engineering, and Technical Writing
Resource Areas
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- Research Support at USask: Health Sciences, Nursing, and Biomedical SciencesEmail erin.langman@usask.ca or book an appointment to discuss your research project. Erin can assist with developing research questions, choosing keywords, finding and selecting subject terms, library databases, reference managers, and more.
- Vancouver StyleInformation on using Vancouver style.
- Writing in the Health Sciences: A Comprehensive GuideUniversity of Toronto guide to many aspects of health sciences writing, from abstracts to presentations to review articles.
- USask College of Nursing Scholarly Writing ResourcesResources for writing scholarly papers and assessing the quality of scholarly references.
- Scholarship of Writing in NursingA guide to scholarly writing in nursing. Although it is designed for undergraduate Nursing students, the guide is useful for graduate students, and students in other students in other healthcare programs.
- Nursing ResourcesLibrary-recommended books and online resources.
- Writing in PharmacyEssay writing and reflective practice.
- The Art of Writing a CIHR ApplicationA guide for how to write a funding application for the CIHR.
- CIHR Grant WritingResources for health research grant writing from VIU.
- Grant DevelopmentA grant development toolkit from the BC Environmental and Occupational Health Research Network.
- Templates For Citing Indigenous Elders and Knowledge KeepersAn introduction to citation templates for Indigenous Elders and Knowledge Keepers, created by Lorisia MacLeod and NorQuest Indigenous Student Centre staff.
- Effective Professional CommunicationA book that focuses on communicating in professional environments. Includes information on audience connection, persuasiveness, technical correspondence, and public speaking.
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- Writing a Scientific Report (IMRaD)Introduction, Methods, Results, Discussion, and Abstract.
- Writing in BiologyA collection of resources for writing in biology.
- Report Writing in ITResources from Monash University on writing in IT, including information on case studies, reports, data commentary, and sources.
- College of Engineering: Effective Professional CommunicationAn open textbook that focuses on communicating in professional environments. Includes information on audience connection, persuasiveness, technical correspondence, and public speaking.
- PSU Writing and Speaking Guidelines for Engineering and ScienceGuidelines to help engineers and scientists communicate their work, from Penn State University.
- Writing Grant Applications: NSERCTips and guidelines for writing grant applications, from VIU.
- Duke Scientific Writing Resource: Self-Directed Lessons and ExercisesIntended for students writing at a higher level. From the page: "Scientific Writing Resource is online course material that teaches how to write effectively. The material is not about correctness (grammar, punctuation, etc), but about communicating what you intend to the reader. It can be used either in a science class or by individuals."
- Writing About DataA USask Library Writing Centre workshop recording.
- NSERC Writing GuideUniversity of New Brunswick guide, prepared by the WordCompany.
- Anatomy of a Scientific Journal ArticleIn plain language, details the various sections of a scientific article, from title, author, and abstract, to references and supplementary material.
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- Technical Report WritingA resource from NASA.
- Technical Writing HandbookA handbook outlining how to write many types of technical documents, from manuals to work instructions.
- Writing a technical report in EngineeringA detailed guide.
- Effective Professional CommunicationA book that focuses on communicating in professional environments. Includes information on audience connection, persuasiveness, technical correspondence, and public speaking.