Production Report 8b

In this post, I will adapt my first body section of my outline.

Outline Item:

First Body Section:

The main idea for this section will be one of the genre examples that each professor had brought up: Scientific paper. It seems to be the most commonly used genre for this specific field of study (physiology). I will talk about conventions of the scientific paper and the importance of specificity in this genre. Some conventions include subtitles and different types of presentable research (graphs, photos, drawings). Major pieces of evidence for this specific project are Braun’s contribution to the scientific journal, “Regulation of Water and Electrolytes” and Dantzler’s professional publication “Comparative Physiology of the Vertebrate Kidney.”

Adaptation of Outline:

Significant Conventions of a Scientific Paper

Conventions are crucial to follow when writing a scientific paper. If you do not follow the exact format, let’s just say you audience will be thoroughly confused.

Braun stated, “ Writing a scientific paper takes time and planning; write what’s easiest first. Start with what you know: your methods and results. Then step back, and write your introduction and discuss the meer image of that introduction. The production of a scientific paper has a vastly different framework and method than any other paper.”

Dantzler: “Research papers typically have introductions, then methods, presentations in graphs and tables, and a conclusion.“

What steps take the longest when producing a scientific paper?

Braun: “The actual research took the longest, as well as the actual brainstorming. Writing the actual papers does not take long at all.’

Major pieces of evidence of Scientific Papers

Dantzler’s publication “Comparative Physiology of the Vertebrate Kidney.” This is a relatively content heavy novel with several chapters presenting information of the different roles and processes of kidney regulation.

The Journal of Comparative Physiological Psychology presents scientific papers from several experiments performed on animals to compare mostly their neurology to their physiology. Basically, why they might act the way they do and what it tells us about human physiology and psychology.

Specific details of the overall purpose are the titles of each of the scientific papers in the journal:

“A Vagally Mediated Histaminergic Component of Food-Related Drinking in the Rat”

Audience Questions: 

I used the conventions of a QRG to present the information in my body section in an easy to read way. I did this by spacing out my paragraphs and taking useless sentences out so that the content was not too heavy.

The production of this raw material was overwhelming. I found myself putting useless information in my QRG and after reading it over again I cleaned it up. I also made use of subtitles to help organize my topics.