Writing a book on your research

Writing a Book on your Research Topic

An in-depth course on preparing for the most important aspects of writing a book about your research topic. This includes developing a theme, table of contents, book proposal, and several sections for the first chapter.

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Course curriculum

1. Welcome to Chapter 2
2. The difference between a topic and a theme and how to develop a topic (primary theme)
3. A thought process on developing the second topic
4. A thought process on developing the third topic and our potential book titles
5. Bonus lecture: Another example on developing topics and a theme
6. Exercise: Summarizing my topics and theme
7. Exercise: Give your book a title
1. Welcome to Chapter 3
2. Why do we develop the table of contents now?
3. A table of contents in the digital age
4. Structuring a draft of your table of contents
5. Thought process for grouping your first theme
6. Thought process for grouping your second theme
7. Thought process for grouping your third theme
8. Reflecting on my initial/draft table of contents
9. Estimating the number of pages per chapter
10. Bonus lecture (Part 1): Another example on developing a table of contents
11. Bonus lecture (Part 2): Another example on developing a table of contents
12. Exercise: Build your table of contents
1. Welcome to Chapter 4
2. Considerations when choosing a publisher
3. Typical requirements for a research-oriented book proposal
4. Consideration 1: A working title and/or subtitle
5. Consideration 2: Type of book
6. Consideration 3: Keywords, main- and sub-disciplines
7. Consideration 4: Author and editor information
8. Consideration 5: Intended audience
9. Consideration 6: Motivation, purpose and benefits
10. Consideration 7: Unique selling points
11. Consideration 8: Competition to your work
12. Consideration 9: Table of contents
13. Consideration 10: Timeline
14. Consideration 11/12: Initial specifications of your book and suggested reviewers
15. Exercise: Prepare your preliminary book proposal
1. Welcome to Chapter 5
2. Mini-goals for writing your first chapter
3. Using your table of contents to create an outline for your first chapter
4. Generating sub-topics through introductory content
5. Important requirements for your first chapter
6. Exercise: Preparing an outline for your first chapter
1. Welcome to Chapter 6
2. A technical definition of an abstract
3. A technical definition of an introduction
4. An example of an abstract
5. An example of an introduction
1. Welcome to Chapter 7
2. Developing the abstract "about" and tying in your first topic
3. Developing the abstract "about" and tying in your second theme
4. Finalizing (third theme) and summarizing our "about" part of the abstract
5. Developing our "contribution" part of the abstract, tying in all themes, and reflecting on the final product
6. Bonus lecture: Another example on developing an abstract (the "about" only)
7. Exercise: Write you own abstract for your first chapter
8. Exercise: Write at least one paragraph towards your introduction
1. Welcome to Chapter 8
2. Understanding what your first chapter conclusion should contain
3. Using chapter headings towards a sensible grouping for the conclusion
4. Bonus lecture: Another example on developing a conclusion
5. Exercise: Write your own conclusion for your first chapter
1. Welcome to Chapter 9
2. How to consistently use figures, graphs and tables in your book
3. Introducing, placing and explaining figures, graphs and tables
4. How to consistently use equations in your book
1. Welcome to Chapter 10
2. Technical book writing consistency in units and abbreviations
3. Book writing consistency in general

About this course

$49.00
70 lessons
8 hours of video content

What you will have accomplished after completing this course:

After completing this course, you will be in a position to start writing the important content of your book, with a potential book proposal ready and a great start on your first chapter.

Develop a primary topic and theme(s) for your book
Construct potential book titles for a wider audience
Develop your initial table of contents
Have a book proposal ready for most publishers
In-depth focus on Chapter 1 abstract, introduction, conclusion and 'skeleton'
Learn useful tips on consistency and how to be efficient with figures, graphs and equations
Gain the confidence to start writing your book immediately

Your instructor for this course

Wynand Lambrechts

Johannes Wynand Lambrechts, SMIEEE, obtained his B.Eng., M.Eng., and Ph.D. degrees in Electronic Engineering from the University of Pretoria (UP), South Africa. He has authored 3 publications in peer-reviewed journals and has presented at various local and international conferences. Wynand is the lead author of five books; all published by global publishers. He has co-authored six contributing chapters in other books. He is currently a Principal Electronic Engineer (Semiconductor) and a senior research associate at the University of Johannesburg (UJ), South Africa.

Books by Wynand Lambrechts

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Microsensing Networks for Sustainable Cities

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Last Mile Internet Access for Emerging Economies

Extending Moore's Law through Advanced Semiconductor Design and Processing Techniques

Millimeter-wave Integrated Technologies in the Era of the Fourth Industrial Revolution