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The Essential Guide: Writing Research Papers Across the Disciplines is the ultimate brief research reference. Pocket-sized and inexpensive, this research guide is priced to work as a supplement in any research-oriented course.Designed to be a guide for writing research papers both in first-year composition courses and in upper-level courses in all disciplines, The Essential Guide: Writing Research Papers Across the Disciplines, Second Edition, features advice on the judicious handling of research materials as well as extensive coverage of electronic research and methods for publishing on the web. It remains rooted in the fundamentals of thorough library research but encourages and equips students to use the Internet as well as field research where appropriate. It endorses the written word while recognizing the value of graphics, audio, video, and slide presentations.Numerous student samples and excerpts model different types of research papers from across the disciplines. Comprehensive coverage of the four most common documentation systems increases the text's usability beyond the composition classroom. A dedicated website for the original Writing Research Papers is available to users of the brief version as well.

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Finding a Scholarly Spic
Generating Ideas and Focusing the Subject
Relating Your Personal Ideas to a Scholarly Problem
Talking with Others to Find and Refine the Topic
Using Electronic Sources
Using Textbooks and Reference Books.b
Writing a Thesis, Enthymeme, or Hypothesis
Thesis Statement
Enthymeme.Hypothesis
Drafting a Research Proposal
Writing a Short Research Proposal
Writing a Detailed Research Proposal
Library Research
Finding Sources with Your Library Access
Using the Librarys Electronic Book Catalog
Searching the Librarys Electronic Databases
Searching the Printed Bibliographies
Searching the Printed Indexes
Searching Biographies
Searching Newspaper Indexes
Searching the Indexes to Pamphlet Files
Searching Government Documents
Searching for Essays within Books
Building Your Research Journal
Searching the World Wide Web
Using a Search Engine
Using Search Engines Devoted to Academic Disciplines
Accessing Online Sources
Field Research: Collecting Data Outside the Library
Conducting Research within a Discipline
The Social Scientists
The Physical Scientists
The Applied Scientists
The Humanists
Investigating Local Sources
Examining Audiovisual Materials, the Internet, Television and Radio Programs
Conducting a Survey with a Questionnaire
Conducting Experiments, Tests, and Observation
Understanding and Avoiding Plagiarism
Using Sources to Enhance Your Credibility
Identifying Bias in a Source
Honoring Property Rights
Avoiding Plagiarism
Seeking Permission to Publish Material on Your Web Site
Finding and Reading the Best Sources
Understanding the Assignment
Guide to Academic Sources
Humanities
Social Sciences
Sciences
Identifying the Best Source Materials
Scholarly Book
Biography
Scholarly Article
Sponsored Web Site
Interview
Experiment, test, or observation
Trade book
Encyclopedia
Popular magazine
Newspaper
E-Mail Discussion Group
Individual web site
Internet Chat Conversations
Evaluating a Source
Relevancy
Authority
Accuracy
Currency
Organizing Ideas and Setting Goals
Using the Correct Academic Model (Paradigm)
A General All-Purpose Model
Academic Pattern for the Interpretation of Literature and Other Creative Works
Academic Pattern for the Analysis of History
Academic Pattern for Advancing Philosophical and Religious Ideas
Academic Pattern for the Review of a Performance
Academic Pattern for Advancing Your Ideas and Theories
Academic Pattern for Argument and Persuasion Papers
Academic Model for a Comparative Study
Academic Pattern for a Laboratory Investigation or Field Report
Academic Pattern for Scientific Analysis
Academic Pattern for a Report of Empirical Research
Using Your Thesis to Control the Outline
Argument
Cause and effect
Evaluation
Comparison
Writing an Outline
Topic Outline
Sentence Outline
Writing Effective Notes
Honoring the Conventions of Research Style
Writing Personal Notes
Writing Direct Quotation Notes
Quoting the Primary Sources
Quoting the Secondary Sources
Writing Paraphrased Notes
Writing Summary Notes
Use the summary to review briefly an article or book
Use the summary to write an annotated bibliography
Use the summary in a plot summary note
Use the summary to create an abstract
Writing Notes from Field Research
Using Your Notes to Write an Annotated Bibliography
Sample Paper: Annotated Bibliography
Using Your Notes to Write a Review of the Literature
Gender Communication: A Review of the Literature
Drafting the Paper in an Academic Style
Writing for Your Field of Study
Academic Style in the Humanities
Academic Style in the Social Sciences
Academic Style in the Physical and Medical Sciences
Focusing Your Argument
Persuading, Inquiring, and Negotiating
Maintaining a Focus with Ethical and Logical Appeals
Focusing the Final Thesis Sentence or Hypothesis
Designing an Academic Title
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