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Writing Research Papers: A Complete Guide, Global Edition

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Paperback, blz. | Engels
Pearson Education | e druk, 2014
ISBN13: 9781292076898
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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.

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. Writing Research Papers backs up its instruction with the most complete array of samples of any writing guide of this nature. The text continues its extremely thorough and accurate coverage of citation styles for a wide variety of disciplines. The fifteenth edition maintains Lester's successful approach while bringing new writing and documentation updates to assist the student researcher in keeping pace with electronic sources.

Available in two formats–perfect-bound and spiral-bound with tabs, a handier format at a slightly higher price)–Lester's text is one that students will keep throughout their college careers.

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ISBN13:9781292076898
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:Paperback

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<p>Preface</p> <p>Chapter 1&nbsp;&nbsp; Writing from Research</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp; 1a Why Do Research?</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp; 1b Learning The Conventions of Academic Writing</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp; 1c Understanding and Avoiding Plagiarism</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp; 1d Understanding a Research Assignment</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp; Understanding the Terminology</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp; 1e Establishing a Research Schedule</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Chapter 2&nbsp;&nbsp; Finding a Topic</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp; 2a Relating Your Personal Ideas to a Scholarly Problem</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp; Connecting Personal Experience to Scholarly Topics</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp; Speculating about Your Subject to Discover Ideas and to Focus on the</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp; Issues</p> <p>2b Talking with Others to Find and Refine the Topic</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp; Personal Interviews and Discussions</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp; Online Discussion Groups</p> <p>2c&nbsp;&nbsp; Using Online Searches to Refine Your Topic</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp; Using an Online Subject Directory</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp; Using an Internet Keyword Search</p> <p>2d&nbsp;&nbsp; Using the Library’s Electronic Databases to Find and Narrow a Subject</p> <p>2e&nbsp;&nbsp; Using the Library’s Electronic Book Catalog to Find a Topic</p> <p>2f&nbsp;&nbsp; Developing a Thesis Statement, Enthymeme, or Hypothesis</p> <p>2g&nbsp;&nbsp; Drafting a Research Proposal</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp; The Short Proposal</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp; The Long Proposal</p> <p>Your Research Project</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Chapter 3&nbsp;&nbsp; Organizing Ideas and Setting Goals</p> <p>3a Using a Basic Order to Chart the Course of Your Work</p> <p>3b Using Your Research Proposal to Direct Your Notetaking</p> <p>3c Listing Key Terms and Phrases to Set Directions for Notetaking</p> <p>3d Writing a Rough Outline</p> <p>3e Using Questions to Identify Issues</p> <p>3f Setting Goals by Using Organizational Patterns</p> <p>3g Using Approaches across the Curriculum to Chart Your Ideas</p> <p>3h Using Your Thesis to Chart the Direction of Your Research</p> <p>Your Research Project</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Chapter 4 Gathering Sources Online</p> <p>4a Beginning an Online Search</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp; CHECKLIST: Evaluating Internet Sources</p> <p>4b Reading an Online Address</p> <p>4c Using Keyword and Boolean Expressions</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp; Subject Directory Search Engines</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp; Robot-Driven Search Engines</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp; Metasearch Engines</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp; Specialized Search Engines</p> <p>&nbsp; &nbsp;Educational Search Engines</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp; Educational Search Engines Maintained by Libraries</p> <p>4d Using RSS and Social Bookmarking</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp; RSS Feeds</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp; Web and Social Bookmarking</p> <p>4e&nbsp;Searching for&nbsp; Articles in Journals and Magazines</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp; Online journals </p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp; Online&nbsp; Magazines </p> <p>4f Searching for Articles in Newspapers and Media Sources</p> <p>4g Searching for Photographs and Other Visual Sources</p> <p>4h Accessing E-Books</p> <p>4i Using Listserv, Usenet, Blogs, and Chat Groups</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp; E-mail News Groups</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp; Real-Time Chatting</p> <p>4j Examining Library Holdings via Online Access</p> <p>4k Finding an Internet Bibliography</p> <p>4l Conducting Archival Research on the Internet</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp; Go to the Library</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp; Go to an Edited Search&nbsp; Engine</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp; Go to a Metasearch Engine</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp; Go to a Listserv or Usenet Group</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp; Utilize Newspaper Archives</p> <p>Your Research Project</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Chapter 5&nbsp;&nbsp; Gathering Data in the Library</p> <p>5a Launching the Search</p> <p>5b Developing a Working Bibliography</p> <p>5c Finding Books on Your Topic</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp; Using Your Library’s Electronic Book Catalog</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp; Using the Library’s Bibliographies</p> <p>5d Finding Articles in Magazines and Journals</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp; Searching the General Indexes to Periodicals</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp; Finding Indexes by Topic in Appendix B</p> <p>&nbsp;</p>

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