With this book, the author goes on a journey through the whole process of doing an academic work, never missing to provide helpful extra pieces of information, and the best thing is, he takes the reader with him.
The journey naturally starts outh at the very beginnings of the work, constituted by an overview of the typical organizational structure, the topic finding and literature research. It then continues to answer questions such as how to structure and format the written work, while giving hints about why English is currently the one most important language in science, as well as how to use the language accordingly in a scientific context.
At this point, where other similar guides often conclude and leave students and other readers on their own, this book ventures forth into the realms of scientific theory (Hypothetic-Deductive approach), evaluation, experimentation and data analysis (along with some necessary basics in statistics). Finally, the last legs of the journey are dedicated to the presentation of the work (poster, talk, writing) and the ever important issue of how and where to get your works and project ideas published and funded.
The guide is well-written and, as it claims on the cover, short, concise and precise. On the whole, I can highly recommended it not only for students, but everyone concerned with or interested in any of the topics mentioned above.