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Writing Research Papers
by James D. LesterEdition:
9th
ISBN13:
9780321003393
ISBN10:
032100339X
Format:
Paperback
Pub. Date:
7/1/1998
Publisher(s):
Addison-Wesley
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Summary
The definitive research paper guide, Writing Research Papers combines a traditional and practical approach to the research process with the latest information on electronic research and presentation. & Key Benefits: This market-leading text provides students with step-by-step guidance through the research writing process, from selecting and narrowing a topic to formatting the finished document & Key Topics: Plagiarism Documentation Evaluating Sources
Table of Contents
| Preface to the Instructor | |
| Preface to the Student | |
| Writing from Research | |
| Why Do Research | |
| Learning Format Variations | |
| Understanding a Research Assignment | |
| Understanding the Terminology | |
| Establishing a Schedule | |
| Finding a Topic | |
| Relating Your Personal Ideas to a Scholarly Problem | |
| Connecting Personal Experience to Scholarly Topics | |
| Speculating about Your Subject to Discover Ideas and to Focus on the Issues | |
| Talking with Others to Find and Refine the Topic | |
| Personal Interviews | |
| Online Discussion Groups 2 | |
| Using the World Wide Web to Refine Your Topic | |
| Using an Online Subject Directory | |
| Using an Internet Key-word Search 2 | |
| Using the Library's Electronic Databases to Find and Narrow a Subject 2 | |
| Using the Library's Electronic Book Catalogs to Find a Topic 2 | |
| Expressing a Thesis Statement, Enthymeme, or Hypothesis 2 | |
| Drafting a Research Proposal | |
| The Short Proposal | |
| The Long Proposal | |
| Your Research Project | |
| Finding and Filtering Electronic Sources | |
| Beginning an Online Search | |
| Reading an Online Address | |
| Using a Search Engine | |
| Subject Directory Search Engines | |
| Robot-Driven Search Engines | |
| Metasearch Engines | |
| Specialized Search Engines | |
| Educational Search Engines | |
| Educational Search Engines Maintained by Libraries | |
| Searching for Articles in Journals and Magazines | |
| Online Journals | |
| Online Magazines | |
| Searching for Articles in Newspapers and Media Sources | |
| Accessing E-Books | |
| Using Listserv, Usenet, and Chat Groups | |
| Table of Contents provided by Publisher. All Rights Reserved. |
