Robyn Owens' Public Folder

Me Write Pretty One Day: How to Write a Good Scientific Paper

robyn.owens — Mon, 08 Oct 2007 09:33:50 GMT

An article by William A. Wells derived from a talk he gave at the 2003 ASCB Annual Meeting

Including symbolic terms in your writing

robyn.owens — Mon, 30 Apr 2007 10:53:14 GMT

This lecture outlines the standard conventions for including symbolic, and particularly mathematical terms, into your writing. These conventions are designed to make your writing unambiguous and easy to understand.

Artistic Research Tools for Scientific Minds

robyn.owens — Fri, 02 Feb 2007 00:57:45 GMT

This paper, by George W. Ladd in the American Journal of Agricultural Economics, Vol. 61, No. 1, Feb. 1979, makes good reading for all researchers in all disciplines.

General Writing Skills in English

robyn.owens — Thu, 01 Feb 2007 22:34:21 GMT

This is a lecture I wrote for Computer Science graduates taking a unit in Scientific Communication. It talks about writing skills that are valid across general scientific writing. It draws from work by Knuth and van Leunen at Stanford, and Strunk's "Elements of Style". If anyone's interested, I have others on including symbolic terms in your writing, writing papers, publishing, writing posters, writing talks etc.

Go8 Response to the RQF Final Report

robyn.owens — Wed, 11 Oct 2006 05:32:12 GMT

Some reasons why the Go8 is not happy with the current RQF proposals.

RQF Advisory Group's Final Report

robyn.owens — Wed, 11 Oct 2006 05:30:16 GMT

This document outlines the Advisory Group's advice to the Government on how the Research Quality Framework (RQF) may be implemented in Australia.

Some Guidelines for Assessing Quality and Impact in Business Research

robyn.owens — Tue, 01 Aug 2006 01:16:00 GMT

by John Cordery, Associate Dean (Research) in the Faculty of Economics and Commerce.

With increasing emphasis being placed on quality and impact in research output, and in the light of the likely introduction of a formal mechanism for evaluating research quality and impact for individuals and research groupings in 2007 (the Research Quality Framework or RQF) the following information is designed to provide a guide for Business School researchers as they seek to provide evidence of quality and impact in the research they produce.

Writing as a research tool

robyn.owens — Tue, 11 Jul 2006 05:24:05 GMT

Doctorates Downunder: Keys to successful doctoral study in Australia and New Zealand. Edited by Carey Denholm and Terry Evans. ACER Press, 2006

This book is a comprehensive collection of essays designed to guide prospective and current doctoral candidates through the amazing journey of doctoral study.

This file represents Chapter 22: Writing as a research tool by Robyn Owens.

You can order a copy here.