Biosciences on the Internet (eBook)

A Student's Guide

Georges Dussart (Autor)

eBook Download: PDF

2003 | 1. Auflage
342 Seiten
Wiley (Verlag)
978-0-470-85169-2 (ISBN)

Infos

Most biological science departments run general skills courses for their first years, which include some combination of a range of topics from lab skills, writing and presentation to basic maths, statistics and IT. The IT section of these courses tend to include some internet coverage but the trend towards learning how to find, access, manage and correctly cite online resources is rapidly becoming a required necessity for every student throughout their undergraduate career. At present, there are no internet guides that specifically target this audience, despite the increasing importance placed on the use of online resources and the difficulties students encounter trying to make effective use of the information that is available. There are a lot of resources on the internet and students, especially first years, can feel swamped. As well as needing a guide, students need support to help them identify good, reliable information on the net. They also need guidance in administering the organisation of their searches and the materials that they discover on the internet. This simple guide will help bioscience students to access the information they need on the internet, and to make the most efficient and effective use of their time online.

Autor

Georges Dussart is the author of Biosciences on the Internet: A Student's Guide, published by Wiley.

Inhalt

Preface

Introduction

Part 1 Teaching and learniing in relation to the internet

Approaching the internet

Getting access to the internet

Citation guidelines for the use of internet materials by
students

Evaluation of software and web sites

Search Engines

Email

Approaches to preparing a biosciences assignment

Pinching materials from the web

Websites which present the work of students

Part 2 Examples of searches

Microbes

Examples of a university web site

A typical general search - the wreck of the Sea Empress

Searching a typical government site - mad cow disease

Using the web for bioscience shopping

Whaling - freedom of enquiry

Searching via research groups

Part 3 Final Destinations

An eclectic list of web sites

Websites for the school syllabus

Conclusion

Appendix: Getting the Computer Going

Glossary

References

Index

Rezensionen

"...in many ways a small gem..." (Biologist, Vol.49, No.2,
2002)

"...a valuable resource..." (Biological Agriculture and
Horticulture, Vol.20, 2002)

"...As a student. I have found that this book does offer much
valuable information and detail..." (The Biochemist, 30 August
2002)

"....this inexpensive book would be a useful reference text
either in a science/biosciences department or in the appropriate
section of a school or university library". (Education in
Chemistry, July 2003)

"This is recommended as a useful resource for undergraduates,
senior secondary school pupils and teachers." (School Science
Review, No. 308/309. 2003)

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 24.1.2003
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Mathematik / Informatik ► Informatik ► Web / Internet
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Allgemeines / Lexika
• Themenwelt: Technik
• Schlagworte: Biowissenschaften • Computer Science • Computer Science - General Interest • Informatik • Internet • Life Sciences • Populäre Themen i. d. Informatik • Populäre Themen i. d. Informatik
• ISBN-10: 0-470-85169-4 / 0470851694
• ISBN-13: 978-0-470-85169-2 / 9780470851692