These are all quite basic how-to books. I have the Using Sources Effectively in front of me. Basically it teaches in a step-by-step workbook fashion how to use sources so that you are not plagiarizing and so that you focus on citing that which is relevant--and only that (without going off on a tangent).
Almost all of the books I have seen take this approach: they show you how to do something, then they show you a couple of ways to make it better, then they let you practice. Annette Quoting Nathalie Cote <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > 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] > Annette Kujawski Taylor, Ph. D. Department of Psychology University of San Diego 5998 Alcala Park San Diego, CA 92110 [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
