Writing Help: Engineering, Health, and Natural Sciences
Resource Areas
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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."
- NSERC Writing GuideUniversity of New Brunswick guide, prepared by the WordCompany.
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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.
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- 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.
Writing Centre Policy on AI Writing Tools
IMPORTANT NOTE: The information, tools, and compilations listed in this guide are not endorsed by the Writing Centre. Please read our policy, and keep in mind the following:
1) It is essential to obtain permission from instructors, supervisors, prospective publishers or any other stakeholders before utilizing generative AI tools such as ChatGPT. This ensures that you preserve learning and that you use resources responsibly, ethically, and lawfully, while also respecting the privacy of individuals and upholding intellectual property rights including Indigenous Knowledges.
2) Furthermore, before using any AI-powered tools, it is crucial to learn more about the ethical issues around generative artificial intelligence, including considerations around privacy, bias and discrimination, fabrications, environmental concerns, human labour, and academic integrity. These and other ethical concerns are outlined in plain language in a post by Leon Furze.
- Tutor Guidelines: Writing Centre Policy on AI Writing ToolsA policy and guide written for tutors at the USask Writing Centre. Version 4, March 15, 2023. Authored by USask tutors, staff, and faculty.