A Coursebook on Scientific and Professional Writing for Speech-Language Pathology

M.N. Hegde, PhD, is Professor Emeritus of Speech-Language Pathology in the Department of Communicative Disorders at California State University, Fresno. A highly regarded author in speech-language pathology, his books include leading texts in academic courses and valuable resources for clinicians. His books have been used in worldwide in speech-language pathology programs.He holds a master's degree in experimental psychology from the University of Mysore, India, a post master's diploma in Medical (Clinical) Psychology from Bangalore University, India, and a doctoral degree in Speech-Language Pathology from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale.Dr. Hegde is a specialist in fluency disorders, language disorders, research methods, and treatment procedures in communicative Disorders. He has made numerous presentations to national and international audiences on various basic and applied topics in communicative disorders and experimental and applied behavior analysis. With his deep as well as wide scholarship, Dr. Hegde has authored several highly regarded and widely used scientific and professional books, including Treatment Procedures in Communicative Disorders, Clinical Research in Communicative Disorders, Introduction to Communicative Disorders, A Coursebook on Aphasia and Other Neurogenic Language Disorders, A Coursebook on Scientific and Professional Writing in Speech-language Pathology, A Coursebook on Language Disorders in Children, Hegde's PocketGuide to Treatment in Speech-Language Pathology, and Hegde's PocketGuide to Assessment in Speech-language Pathology. He also has served on the editorial boards of scientific and professional journals and continues to serve as an editorial consultant to Journal of Fluency Disorders and the American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology.Dr. Hegde is a recipient of various honors including the Outstanding Professor Award from California State University-Fresno, CSU-Fresno Provost's Recognition for Outstanding Scholarship and Publication, Distinguished Alumnus Award from the Southern Illinois University Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, and Outstanding Professional Achievement Award from District 5 of California Speech-Language-Hearing Association. Dr. Hegde is a Fellow of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.

Preface to the Fifth Edition. About the Author. Part A. Foundations of Scientific and Professional Writing: A.1. Basic Rules of Usage; A.2. Basic Rules of Composition; A.3. Commonly Misused Words and Phrases. Part B. Scientific Writing: B.1. Introduction to Scientific Writing; B.2. Writing Without Bias; B.3. Format of Scientific Writing; B.4. Selected Matters of Scientific Style; B.5. Writing Sections of Research Papers and Proposals; B.6. Electronic Manuscript Preparation, Editing, and Proofreading.Part C. Professional Writing: C.1. Introduction to Professional Writing; C.2. Formats of Diagnostic Reports; C.3. Sample Diagnostic Reports; C.4. Practice in Diagnostic Report Writing; C.5. Comprehensive Treatment Plans; C.6. Brief Treatment Plans; C.7. Individualized Educational Programs; C.8. Practice in Writing Treatment Plans; C.9. Progress Reports;C.10. Practice in Writing Progress Reports. Selected References. Glossary. Index.