Writing Research Papers: A Complete Guide, Global Edition

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.

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List of contents

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

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.
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 fourteenth edition maintains Lester's successful approach while bringing new writing and documentation updates to assist the student researcher in keeping pace with electronic sources.

Product details

• Authors: James Lester, James D. Lester
• Publisher: Pearson Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.11.2014
• EAN: 9781292076898
• ISBN: 978-1-292-07689-8
• No. of pages: 416
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 226 mm x 15 mm
• Weight: 540 g
• Series: Pearson; Pearson
• Subjects: Education and learning > Vocational and technical college books; Guides > Law, job, finance > Training, job, career