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Informationen zum Autor Phillip C. Shon received his M.A. and Ph.D. in Criminal Justice from the University of Illinois (Chicago); he also holds an M.A. in linguistics and a B.A. in philosophy from Northeastern Illinois University (Chicago). He is currently a Professor of Criminology at the University of Ontario Institute of Technology where he teaches courses in homicide and criminological theory. He is the author of How to Read Journal Articles in the Social Sciences (2 nd ed.) . London: Sage, 2015; Language and Demeanor in Police-Citizen Encounters . Lanham, MD: University Press of America , 2008; Respect, Defense, and Self-Identity: Profiling Parricide in Nineteenth-Century America, 1852-1899 . New York: Peter Lang, 2014. He is a co-editor (with Dragan Milovanovic) of Serial Killers: Understanding Lust Murders. (eds). Durham, NC: Carolina Academic Press , 2006. Phil grew up in Chicago. He no longer hides the shame of being a Cubs fan, and has completely forgotten Game 6 of the 2003 National League Championship Series. He is patiently awaiting the Chicago Bears to come up with a sequel to the “Super Bowl Shuffle” before they return once more to the Promised Land. Klappentext Need to raise your writing game? Save time and improve your grades, with this snappy guide to improving your academic writing. Zusammenfassung Need to raise your writing game? Save time and improve your grades, with this snappy guide to improving your academic writing. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1: Understanding the "Big" and "Little" Errors in Your Paper "Big" Errors "Little" Errors Chapter 2: What Am I Supposed to Do In My Paper? The Lone Wolf Claim Formulating a Research Question Types of Writing Assignments Chapter 3: How to Synthesize the Literature Organizing your own RCOS Interpreting RCOS: A Student Example The Infiniteness of Synthesis Chapter 4: How to Develop a Critique of Previous Literature Critiquing Ice Cream, Hamburger, and a Movie Three Questions that Lead to an Appropriate Critique of Previous Literature A Haven for CPLs and GAPs Chapter 5: How to Produce a Claim Differentiating between ROF and ROA The Citationality of the ROF and ROA Building an Argument and Creating Main Sections The Scope of Claims in Non-empirical Papers Chapter 6: How to Write an Abstract, Introduction, Discussion, and Conclusion How to Write an Abstract How to Write an Introduction How to Write a Discussion How to Write a Conclusion A Note on Data and Methods Chapter 7: Conclusion: A Do-It-Yourself (DIY) Model of Social Science Writing ...
