| Description |
xiii, 210 pages ; 23 cm |
| Contents |
Ch. 1. Finding a scholarly topic -- 1a. Generating ideas and focusing the subject -- 1b. Writing a thesis, enthymeme, or hypothesis -- 1c. Drafting a research proposal -- Ch. 2. Library Research -- 2a. Finding source with your library access -- 2b. Using the library's electronic book catalog -- 2c. Searching the library's electronic databases -- 2d. Searching the printed bibliographies -- 2e. Searching the printed indexes -- 2f. Searching the bibliographies -- 2g. Searching newspaper indexes -- 2h. Searching the indexes to pamphlet files -- 2i. Searching government documents -- 2j. Searching for essays within books -- 2k. Building your research journal -- Ch. 3. Searching the world wide web -- 3a. Using a search engine -- 3b. Using search engines devoted to academic disciplines -- 3c. Accessing online sources -- Ch. 4. Field research : collecting data outside the library -- 4a. Conducting research within a discipline -- 4b. Investigating local sources -- 4c. Examining audiovisual materials, television, and radio -- 4d. Conducting a survey with a questionnaire -- 4e. Conducting experiments, tests, and observation -- Ch. 5. Understanding and avoiding plagiarism -- 5a. Using sources to enhance your credibility -- 5b. Identifying bias in a source -- 5c. Honoring property rights -- 5d. Avoiding plagiarism -- 5e. Seeking permission to publish material on your web site -- Ch. 6. Finding and reading the best sources -- 6a. Understanding the assignment -- 6b. Identifying the best source materials -- 6c. Evaluating a source -- |
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Ch. 7. Organizing ideas and setting goals -- 7a. Using the correct academic model (Paradigm) -- 7b. Using your thesis to control the outline -- 7c. Writing an outline -- Ch. 8. Writing effective notes -- 8a. Writing personal notes -- 8b. Writing direct quotation notes -- 8c. Writing paraphrased notes -- 8d. Writing summary notes -- 8e. Writing notes from field research -- 8f. Using your notes to write an annotated bibliography -- 8g. Using your notes to write a review of the literature -- Ch. 9. Drafting the paper in an academic style -- 9a. Writing for your field of study -- 9b. Focusing your argument -- 9c. Designing an academic title -- 9d. Drafting the paper -- 9e. Creating an introduction, body, and conclusion -- 9f. Revising the rough draft -- Ch. 10. Using MLA style -- 10a. Blending sources into your writing -- 10b. Punctuating citations properly and consisently -- 10c. Writing the works cited references in MLA style -- 10d. Formatting the paper in MLA style -- 10e. Writing a literary paper in MLA style -- |
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Ch. 11. Writing in APA style -- 11a. Meeting the demands of the assignment -- 11b. Establishing a critical approach -- 11c. Writing in the proper tense for an APA-styled paper -- 11d. Blending sources into your writing -- 11e. Preparing the list of references -- 11f. Formatting a paper in the APA style -- 11g. Sample paper in APA style -- 12. The footnote system : CMS style -- 12a. Blending sources into your writing -- 12b. Formatting and writing the footnotes -- 12c. Writing footnotes for electronic sources -- 12d. Writing subsequent footnote references -- 12e. Writing endnotes rather than footnotes -- 12f. Writing content footnotes or content endnotes -- 12g. Writing a bibliography page for a paper that uses footnotes -- 12h. Sample paper in the CMS style -- Ch. 13. CSE style for the natural and applied sciences -- 13a. Writing in-text citations using the CSE number system -- 13b. Writing the references page -- 13e. Sample paper using the CSE numbering system -- Ch. 14. Preparing electronic projects -- 14a. Using word processing to create electronic documents -- 14b. Building a slide show -- 14c. Creating pages with hypertext markup language (HTML) -- 14d. Using graphics in your electronic research paper -- 14e. Delivering your electronic research paper to readers -- Appendix : Glossary of manuscript style |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Report writing -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Research -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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| Genre/Form |
Handbooks and manuals.
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Handbooks and manuals.
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| Author |
Lester, James D., Jr., 1959-
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| LC no. |
2004005538 |
| ISBN |
0321276396 spiral-bound |
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