DK Handbook, The (spiral)

by Wysocki, Anne F.; Lynch, Dennis A.

• ISBN13: 9780205629084
• ISBN10: 0205629083
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Spiral Bound
• Copyright: 2009-01-01
• Publisher: Longman

Summary

Transforming student and instructor expectations for textbooks,The DK Handbookpresents information in newly accessible, scientifically tested, and student-friendly ways. Never before seen in the handbook market,The DK Handbookrs"sdesign is a true marriage of visual and textual content, in which each topic is presented in self-contained, two-page spreads for at-a-glance referencing. Explanations are concise and "chunked" to be more approachable and appealing for todayrs"s readers, and accompanying visuals trulyteach- making concepts and processes visible to students. The ground-breaking layout creates a consistent look and feel that helps students connect with the material, find information, and recognize solutions to writing problems they often donrs"t have names for.

Table of Contents

1. A PROCESS FOR COMPOSING What is composing? What is rhetoric? Audience Purpose Context Strategies Rhetoric and a process for composing a research paper Understanding your project or assignment 2. FINDING IDEAS Composing to learn and composing to communicate A research process Getting started with research Finding a topic Narrowing a topic How do you know when you have a narrowed topic? Other strategies for narrowing a topic Questions to guide research Using research questions to develop a topic Kinds of sources, kinds of research Kinds of research Determining where to research Choosing sources Choosing sources-books Choosing sources-periodicals Choosing sources-webpages Finding sources Library research Using library indexes Using library catalogs Using library journal databases Steps in using databases Online research Search engines and directories Online references Online newspapers Government sources Archival and special collection sources Field research sources Interviews Observations Surveys What if you canrs"t find anything on your narrowed topic? Keeping track of sources

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