The Web site is www.pyrczak.com. They also offer a book called Using Sources Effectively that my department chair suggested I ask you about as well. Nathalie
> -----Original Message----- > From: Annette Taylor, Ph. D. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, March 15, 2004 6:08 PM > To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences > Subject: Re: supplemental text on writing > > > I love em all :-) > > I use the Writing Empirical Research Reports for my lower > division research > methods class as a required supplement and as a recommended > one for my upper > division labs. The Appendix is a great checklist of what > should be in an > empirical paper. I use it to help me grade. > > I use the Writing Literature Reviews in my upper division > cognitive courses > where they have to write a term paper because it focuses only > on that aspect > and > > OOPS I just realized that I am not familiar with the last one > you have. > > But the Pyrczak Publishing group has many very nice little > books for a > reasonable cost for desk copies that I use extensively in my > teaching and for > testing as well. I encourage more tipsters to check them out. > > I can't find a website but here's an address: > Pyrczak Publishing > P. O. Box 39731 > Los Angeles, CA 90039 > > One of the few small publishing houses that *seems* to be thriving. > > Annette > > Quoting Nathalie Cote <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > Hi, TIPSters. We are considering adopting one of the Pyrczak > > Publishing books as a required text for our senior thesis seminar > > class, to help the students write their theses. The only > other text we > > require for the seminar is the APA manual. The thesis is an > empirical > > paper, but students seem to do OK writing the Methods and Results; > > they have the most trouble with integrating information in the lit > > review, and with the discussion. We like the workbook-style > books that > > Pyrczak publishes. But in their catalog there's more than one book > > that looks useful. There is "Writing Empirical Research Reports", > > "Writing Literature Reviews" and "Preparing Literature > Reviews" plus > > more. I did a TIPS archive search, but the threads about writing > > didn't really get at the specific question I have: > > > > For those of you who have used supplements to teach > students to write > > theses and research reports and lit reviews, particularly if you've > > used Pyrczak books, which specific books would you recommend? > > > > Thanks, > > Nathalie --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
