{"id":218,"date":"2022-03-09T20:48:30","date_gmt":"2022-03-10T01:48:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/writingplace\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=218"},"modified":"2022-06-28T20:52:55","modified_gmt":"2022-06-29T00:52:55","slug":"genre-and-academic-writing-in-stem-disciplines","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/writingplace\/chapter\/genre-and-academic-writing-in-stem-disciplines\/","title":{"raw":"Genre and Academic Writing in STEM Disciplines","rendered":"Genre and Academic Writing in STEM Disciplines"},"content":{"raw":"<p class=\"indent no-indent\">Clarity, organization, and citation are key features of the academic writing genre. But even within this genre, expectations for each feature differ from one academic discipline to the next depending on the [pb_glossary id=\"1368\"]norms[\/pb_glossary] and conventions of the community of researchers, writers, and readers that make up that discipline.<\/p>\r\nWriting in STEM disciplines like Forestry and Land &amp; Food Systems shares many features of genre:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\">STEM writing is audience-specific. When writing for a specialized [pb_glossary id=\"1340\"]audience[\/pb_glossary] knowledgeable in the discipline, writing will probably feature discipline-specific terminology. When writing for a general audience, STEM professionals may have to change their language or define specialized words.<\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\">STEM writing is often specific and to the point.<\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\">STEM researchers used to default to the passive voice, but now most STEM researchers write in the active voice.<\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\">Scholarly and professional STEM audiences require you to support your work (and opinions) by citing relevant sources. In Forestry and Land &amp; Food Systems, we generally use <a class=\"internal\" href=\"https:\/\/owl.purdue.edu\/owl\/research_and_citation\/apa_style\/apa_style_introduction.html\">APA citation.<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\">STEM writing often follows a clear organization: IMRAD.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left\">\"IMRAD\"<\/h2>\r\nDo you know what \"IMRAD\" stands for? Is it a special abbreviation for I AM RAD?\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n[h5p id=\"6\"]\r\n\r\nThe [pb_glossary id=\"1342\"]IMRAD[\/pb_glossary] structure is a widely accepted and extensively used format for communicating scientific research. Although not included in the acronym, scientific papers often include a conclusion as part of the discussion.\r\n<h2>Genre Remix<\/h2>\r\n<div class=\"textbox textbox--exercises\"><header class=\"textbox__header\">\r\n<p class=\"textbox__title\">Exercises<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/header>\r\n<div class=\"textbox__content\">\r\n\r\n[h5p id=\"4\"]\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h1>Adaptations<\/h1>\r\n<span class=\"TextRun SCXW81779134 BCX0\" lang=\"EN\" xml:lang=\"EN\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW81779134 BCX0\">Some m<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW81779134 BCX0\">aterial in this section has been adapted from the <a class=\"internal\" href=\"https:\/\/scwrl.ubc.ca\/stem-writing-resources\/communicating-in-stem-disciplines\/stem-communication-and-genre\/\">ScWRL<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW81779134 BCX0\" lang=\"EN\" xml:lang=\"EN\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW81779134 BCX0\">, licensed under\u00a0<a class=\"internal\" href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc\/4.0\/\" rel=\"license\">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License<\/a>.<\/span><\/span>","rendered":"<p class=\"indent no-indent\">Clarity, organization, and citation are key features of the academic writing genre. But even within this genre, expectations for each feature differ from one academic discipline to the next depending on the <a class=\"glossary-term\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-describedby=\"definition\" href=\"#term_218_1368\">norms<\/a> and conventions of the community of researchers, writers, and readers that make up that discipline.<\/p>\n<p>Writing in STEM disciplines like Forestry and Land &amp; Food Systems shares many features of genre:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\">STEM writing is audience-specific. When writing for a specialized <a class=\"glossary-term\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-describedby=\"definition\" href=\"#term_218_1340\">audience<\/a> knowledgeable in the discipline, writing will probably feature discipline-specific terminology. When writing for a general audience, STEM professionals may have to change their language or define specialized words.<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\">STEM writing is often specific and to the point.<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\">STEM researchers used to default to the passive voice, but now most STEM researchers write in the active voice.<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\">Scholarly and professional STEM audiences require you to support your work (and opinions) by citing relevant sources. In Forestry and Land &amp; Food Systems, we generally use <a class=\"internal\" href=\"https:\/\/owl.purdue.edu\/owl\/research_and_citation\/apa_style\/apa_style_introduction.html\">APA citation.<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\">STEM writing often follows a clear organization: IMRAD.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left\">&#8220;IMRAD&#8221;<\/h2>\n<p>Do you know what &#8220;IMRAD&#8221; stands for? Is it a special abbreviation for I AM RAD?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"h5p-6\">\n<div class=\"h5p-iframe-wrapper\"><iframe id=\"h5p-iframe-6\" class=\"h5p-iframe\" data-content-id=\"6\" style=\"height:1px\" src=\"about:blank\" frameBorder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" title=\"IMRAD\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The <a class=\"glossary-term\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-describedby=\"definition\" href=\"#term_218_1342\">IMRAD<\/a> structure is a widely accepted and extensively used format for communicating scientific research. Although not included in the acronym, scientific papers often include a conclusion as part of the discussion.<\/p>\n<h2>Genre Remix<\/h2>\n<div class=\"textbox textbox--exercises\">\n<header class=\"textbox__header\">\n<p class=\"textbox__title\">Exercises<\/p>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"textbox__content\">\n<div id=\"h5p-4\">\n<div class=\"h5p-iframe-wrapper\"><iframe id=\"h5p-iframe-4\" class=\"h5p-iframe\" data-content-id=\"4\" style=\"height:1px\" src=\"about:blank\" frameBorder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" title=\"Genre Remix\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1>Adaptations<\/h1>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW81779134 BCX0\" lang=\"EN\" xml:lang=\"EN\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW81779134 BCX0\">Some m<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW81779134 BCX0\">aterial in this section has been adapted from the <a class=\"internal\" href=\"https:\/\/scwrl.ubc.ca\/stem-writing-resources\/communicating-in-stem-disciplines\/stem-communication-and-genre\/\">ScWRL<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW81779134 BCX0\" lang=\"EN\" xml:lang=\"EN\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW81779134 BCX0\">, licensed under\u00a0<a class=\"internal\" href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc\/4.0\/\" rel=\"license\">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License<\/a>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"glossary\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\" id=\"definition\">definition<\/span><template id=\"term_218_1368\"><div class=\"glossary__definition\" role=\"dialog\" data-id=\"term_218_1368\"><div tabindex=\"-1\"><p>The rules and expectations for behavior that are upheld by society, usually through social pressure.<\/p>\n<\/div><button><span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Close definition<\/span><\/button><\/div><\/template><template id=\"term_218_1340\"><div class=\"glossary__definition\" role=\"dialog\" data-id=\"term_218_1340\"><div tabindex=\"-1\"><p>When you\u2019re writing, it\u2019s easy to forget that you are actually writing to someone. Whether you\u2019ve thought about it consciously or not, you always write to an audience: sometimes your audience is a very generalized group of readers, sometimes you know the individuals who compose the audience, and sometimes you write for yourself. Keeping your audience in mind while you write can help you make good decisions about what material to include, how to organize your ideas, and how best to support your argument. (from <a href=\"https:\/\/writingcenter.unc.edu\/tips-and-tools\/audience\/\">The Writing Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill<\/a>)<\/p>\n<\/div><button><span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Close definition<\/span><\/button><\/div><\/template><template id=\"term_218_1342\"><div class=\"glossary__definition\" role=\"dialog\" data-id=\"term_218_1342\"><div tabindex=\"-1\"><p>Abbreviation for a way to structure a scientific paper; the respective components represented by each letter are: introduction, methods, result, analysis, discussion.<\/p>\n<\/div><button><span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Close definition<\/span><\/button><\/div><\/template><\/div>","protected":false},"author":1558,"menu_order":3,"template":"","meta":{"pb_show_title":"on","pb_short_title":"","pb_subtitle":"","pb_authors":[],"pb_section_license":""},"chapter-type":[],"contributor":[],"license":[],"class_list":["post-218","chapter","type-chapter","status-publish","hentry"],"part":45,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/writingplace\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/218","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/writingplace\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/writingplace\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/chapter"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/writingplace\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1558"}],"version-history":[{"count":26,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/writingplace\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/218\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2044,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/writingplace\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/218\/revisions\/2044"}],"part":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/writingplace\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/parts\/45"}],"metadata":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/writingplace\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/218\/metadata\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/writingplace\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=218"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"chapter-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/writingplace\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapter-type?post=218"},{"taxonomy":"contributor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/writingplace\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/contributor?post=218"},{"taxonomy":"license","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/writingplace\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/license?post=218"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}