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The Scientific Method | |
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An Introduction to the Scientific Method | |
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Developing a Literature Search Strategy | |
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Databases and Search Engines for Scientific Information | |
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Database Search Strategies | |
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Evaluating Search Results | |
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Managing References (Citations) | |
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Reading and Writing Scientific Papers | |
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Types of Scientific Writing | |
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Hallmarks of Scientific Writing | |
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Scientific Paper Format | |
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Styles for Documenting References | |
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Strategies for Reading Journal Articles | |
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Strategies for Reading your Textbook | |
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Study Groups | |
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Plagiarism | |
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The Benefits of Learning to Write Scientific Papers | |
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Credibility and Reputation | |
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Model Papers | |
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Step-by-Step Instructions for Preparing a Laboratory Report or Scientific Paper | |
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Timetable | |
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Getting Started | |
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Start with the Materials and Methods Section | |
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Do the Results Section Next | |
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Make Connections | |
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Effective Advertising | |
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Documenting Sources | |
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Revision | |
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Getting Ready to Revise | |
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Revise Again | |
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The Biology Lab Report Checklist | |
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A "Good" Sample Student Laboratory Report | |
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Laboratory Report Mistakes | |
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Poster Presentations | |
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Why Posters? | |
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Poster Format | |
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Making a Poster in Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 | |
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Poster Content | |
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Presenting Your Poster | |
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Evaluation Form for Poster Presentations | |
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Oral Presentations | |
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Organization | |
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Plan Ahead | |
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Write the Text | |
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Prepare the Visuals | |
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Rehearsal | |
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Delivery | |
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Feedback | |
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Word Processing in Microsoft Word 2007 | |
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Introduction | |
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Good Houskeeping | |
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Increasing your Word Processing Efficiency | |
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Commands in Word | |
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Unfurling the Ribbon | |
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Proofreading your Documents | |
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Making Graphs in Microsoft Excel 2007 | |
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Introduction | |
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Commands in Excel 2007 | |
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Formulas in Excel 2007 | |
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Unfurling the Ribbon | |
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Other Ribbon Tabs | |
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Excel Terminology | |
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Goodbye Chart Wizard, Hello Insert Charts | |
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Plotting XY Graphs (Scatter Charts) | |
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Dding Data after Graph has been Made | |
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Multiple Lines on an XY Graph | |
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Trendlines | |
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Plotting Bar Graphs | |
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Pie Graphs | |
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Error Bars and Variability | |
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Preparing Oral Presentations with Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 | |
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Views for Organizing and Writing your Presentation | |
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Designs for New Presentations | |
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Slide Layouts | |
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Formatting Text | |
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Sample Presentation | |
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Illustrations | |
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Navigating Among Slides in Normal View | |
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Saving and Printing Presentations | |
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Revising and Polishing Presentations | |
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Delivering Presentations | |
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Bibliography | |
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Index | |