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Postgraduate Student Resources
General Advice to Postgrads and Supervisors
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How to Succeed in Postgraduate Study: A Guide for Students and Supervisors
A comprehensive guide written by Marie desJardins which makes good reading
for anyone contemplating
postgraduate study or postgraduate supervision. Adapted to an Australian context.
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Gateway on Research Supervision
This gateway is a worldwide reference source on the practice of
research degree supervision. It links to websites offering information,
advice and support useful for new
supervisors, experienced supervisors, policy makers and training
personnel in all fields of study.
Effective Writing
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Elements of Style by William Strunk
An excellent and well established guide to writing style, including
grammar and punctuation. Immensely useful for those whose writing style has deteriorated
through years of reading the scientific literature.
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Preparing that final year project report
Mike Hart's site will help you
with practical sources of advice for
successfully writing your final year project,
dissertation or thesis. This page is for third
year students and postgraduate students
who are writing a thesis or dissertation.
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Notes on Writing Papers and Theses
A guide to writing scientific papers and theses by Ken Lertzman.
It is very comprehensive and includes both elements of good writing style and
structure of scientific reports.
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Notes on Structuring a Scientific Paper
A more detailed text on writing a scientific paper, with a strong emphasis
on structure -- what does and does not go into introductions, discussions etc.
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Preparing a literature review
Tips on preparing a literature review by Dena Taylor, Director, Health Sciences Writing Centre,
and Margaret Procter, Coordinator, Writing Support, University of Toronto.
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Guide to Thesis Format
A detailed guide to formatting a thesis, specifically for students in Applied Ecology at the
University of Canberra. It is designed, among other things, to constrain students in honours, masters and PhD from
competing on matters of appearance rather than substance.
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Research Theses -- An Examiner's Perpective
Text of a talk given to the University of Canberra Postgraduate on what examiners
look for when marking a thesis.
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Internet Technical Writing Course Guide
Analysis
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EnviroStats: Statistics for Ecology and Natural Resource Management
An introduction to descriptive statistics, two-sample comparisons,
analysis of variance and regression using SAS for Windows. Self-evaluation
is web-based.
Grantsmanship
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Notes on Applying for a Grant
A blow by blow description on how to maximize the probability of success
in applying for grants.
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On the Art of Writing Proposals
Advice prepared by Adam Przeworski of New York University and Frank Salomon of the
University of Wisconsin.
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Winning Research Grants
Advice prepared by Sylvia S. Bienvenu and Becky Patterson, University of Wisconsin.
Seminars and Conference Presentations
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Notes on Presenting a 12 minute Talk
Advice for preparing a short talk at a professional conference, where time is
strictly limited.
Ethical Issues
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Guidelines for Responsible Practice in Research
The University of Canberra's Policies on Scientific Ethics, modified from those
provided by the NH&MRC and the AVCC.
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Guidelines for Use of Reptiles and Amphibians in Research
An ethical guide produced jointly by ASIH, the Herpetologists League and SSAR.
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Applied
Ecology Research Group
