HKU Building Services Engineering

HKU Building Services Engineering

Contents

Skills Development

- Oral presentation

- Research and Writing

- Study and Learning

- Teaching

- Thinking

Related

HKU

Dept of Mech Engg

Resources -- Skills Development

Oral Presentation

Hill, M. and Storey, A., 2000. Speak Easy!: Oral Presentation Skills in English for Academic and Professional Use, Version 1.0, Hong Kong University Press, Hong Kong. [AV 428.24 H64]
The Executive Edge: Presentation Skills [videocassette 31 min.], HSTN, Carrollton, Texas, 1998. [AV 658.452 E96]
Communication Techniques That Work! [4 videocassettes 105 min. + 1 notes], IEEE Educational Activities Dept., Piscataway, N.J., 1988-c1995. [AV 658.45 C73 R]
Effective Presentation Skills [CD-ROM + 1 workbook], Ver. 1.0, Crisp Learning, Menlo Park, California, 2001. [AV 658.45 E27 C]
How to Make Winning Presentations: 30 Action Tips for Getting Your Ideas Across with Clarity and Impact [videocassette 35 min. + 1 book + 1 sound cassette], JWA Video, Chicago, Ill., 1994. [E 658.452 H84]
Professional Presentations: [a video-based course] [videocassette 37 min. + 1 teacher's guide], Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1998. [D 658.452 P96 C]
Campbell, G. M., 2002. Bulletproof Presentations: No One Will Ever Shoot Holes in Your Ideas Again! [ebook], Career Press, Franklin Lakes, NJ. [ebrary 658.452 C187]
McCarthy, P. and Hatcher, C., 2002. Presentation Skills: the Essential Guide for Students, SAGE, London. [808.51 M123 p]
Rotondo, J. and Rotondo, M., 2002. Presentation Skills for Managers [ebook], netLibrary, Inc., Boulder, Colorado. [ebrary 658.452 R84]
Templeton, M. and FitzGerald, S. S., 2000. Schaum's Quick Guide to Great Presentations [ebook], netLibrary, Inc., Boulder, Colorado. [ebrary 808.51 T28]
Learning-to-Learn Website: Presentation Skills [PolyU]
Oral Communication
Engineering Communication Program > Online Handbook [University of Toronto]

Oral Communication

Research and Writing

Academic Grammar (for students of the Arts and Social Sciences) [HKU English Centre]

Avoiding Plagiarism

Advice on Academic Writing [University of Toronto]
Business Writing
The Elements of Style
Engineering Communication Program > Online Handbook [University of Toronto]

A Guide for Writing Research Papers Based on MLA Documentation
How to Writing a Research Paper
Learning Areas [LearningHigher, UK]

The Nuts & Bolts of College Writing
Online Technical Writing
Purdue University's Online Writing Lab (OWL)
Research Using the Internet [University of Toronto]
Study Advice [University of Reading]

Resources for postgraduates

Unilearning (writing, reading, notetaking and critical thinking) [University of Woolongong]
The Writing Center at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Writing Guidelines for Engineering and Science Students
Writing Skills [RMIT]

Writing up research: The Guidebook [AIT]

Writer's Handbook [UW-Madison Writing Center]

Citing References in Your Paper

Final Year Projects

Journal Ranking

Literature Search and Review

Conducting a Literature Review - University of Melbourne
Writing a Literature Review - University of Canberra
How to undertake a literature search and review: for dissertations and final year projects [PDF] (DMU)
Literature Review [Lincoln University Library]

Making the Grade: Searching the World Wide Web [Lincoln University Library]

Proposal Writing

Referencing

Reference styles:

Footnote style, numbered style and author-date style
Chicago style, Harvard style

A Referencing Style Guide [University of Birmingham]
Citation -- Wikipedia
Parenthetical referencing (Harvard referencing) -- Wikipedia
Chicago Author-Date Referencing [Curtin University Library]
The Chicago Manual of Style Online
List of Works Consulted: Chicago 15th B STYLE [University of Queensland]
The Harvard system of referencing [DMU]
References/Bibliography: Harvard Style [University of Queensland]
Reference/Bibliography: Harvard Gatton Style [University of Queensland]
How to avoid Plagiarism and be citation wise [DMU]
Style Manuals by Subject Discipline [University of Maryland]

Report Writing

Design Reports

Sample Design Report

Guide for writing technical reports [EPFL]
Report Writing [University of Reading]
Report Writing FAQ [UNSW]
Study Skills - Report Writing [Curtin University of Technology]
Writing Engineering Technical Reports
Laboratory Reports

Formal Laboratory Report Format [Swarthmore College]
Laboratory Reports [Engineering Communication Centre, University of Toronto]
How to Write a Lab Report [PDF][Univ of Ohio]
Laboratory Reports [PSU]
Writing Lab Reports [UNSW]
Writing Lab Reports and Scientific Papers [Iowa State University]

The Report Writer for Lab Reports [AV 808.066 R42 l]
The Report Writer for Project Reports [AV 808.066 R42 p]
The Report writer: Technical reports [AV 808.066 R42 t]

Research Methods

Survey Techniques

How To Write A Good Survey
Questionnaire Design [Georgia Tech]
Questionnaire Survey
Survey Design [Creative Research Systems]
Survey Questionnaire Design
Example of a questionnaire

Theses and Dissertations

HKU Library's Subject Guides on Writing Theses and Dissertations

How To Write A Dissertation or Bedtime Reading For People Who Do Not Have Time To Sleep [Purdue University]
Preparing and Submitting Your Thesis: A Guide for MPhil and PhD Students (5th Edition) [HKU]
Dissertation.com
Dissertation Proposal Writing Tutorial (Elys Ben Salem, University of Kansas)
Dissertation Proposals (examples) [University of Maryland]
Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations (NDLTD)
Thesis Writing [University of Melbourne]
Writing and presenting your thesis or dissertation [Michigan State University]
Writing Theses and Dissertations [Claremont Colleges Writing Centers]
Allison, B. and Race, P., 2004. The Student's Guide to Preparing Dissertations and Theses, 2nd ed., RoutledgeFalmer, London. [808.02 A4]
Bolker, J., 1998. Writing Your Dissertation in Fifteen Minutes A Day: A Guide to Starting, Revising, and Finishing Your Doctoral Thesis, H. Holt, New York. [808.066378 B6]
Cooley, L. and Lewkowicz, J., 2003. Dissertation Writing in Practice: Turning Ideas into Text, Hong Kong University Press, Hong Kong. [808.066378 C77]
Mounsey, C., 2002. Essays and Dissertations, Oxford University Press, Oxford. [808.042 M928 e]
Murray, R., 2002. How to Write a Thesis, Open University Press, Buckingham, England and Philadelphia, PA. [808.066378 M9]
Oliver, P., 2004. Writing Your Thesis, SAGE Publications, London. [808.066378 O48]
Runeson, G. and Skitmore, M., 1999. Writing Research Reports: A Practical Guide for Students of the Built Environment, Deakin University Press, Victoria, Australia. [808.06669 R94]

Useful references

Brause, R. S., 2000. Writing Your Doctoral Dissertation: Invisible Rules for Success, Taylor & Francis, London & New York. [808.02 B825 w][eBook]
Effective Writing for Technical Professionals [AV 808.066 E27 v.1-v.10]
Modern Library and Research Skills [2 videocassettes, ca. 44 min.], SVE & Churchill Media; a production of Plum Pictures, Inc., Chicago, Ill., 1999. [AV 025.5678 M68]
Report Writing [videocassette, ca. 20 min.], Video Arts presents; written by Antony Jay; directed by Adrian Shergold, First Training, Sydney [N.S.W.], 1993. [AV 651.78 R42 VHS]
Research Skills: How to Find Information [DVD, 22 min.], written by Kevin Wetherington; produced & edited by Shannon McWhirter, EVN, Huntsville, Tex., 2002. [E 371.30281 R43 E DVD]
Stuff & Nonsense: What is Technical Writing? [videocassette ca. 28 min.], executive producer, Loren Brumm; producer/director, Jack Christ; writer, Collette Winfield, Wisconsin Technical College System Foundation, Waunakee, Wis., 1999. [AV 808.066 S93 VHS]
Writing for Results [videocassette 34 min.], presented by Cambridge Career Products; producer, Sara Coover Caldwell; director, Daniel L. Shreve; writer, Dorothy R. Johnson, Cambridge Career Products, Charleston, W. Va., 1991. [AV 808.042 W956 VHS]