Overview of the Research Process

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Overview of the Research Process

• These outlines of the research process were
  created using the book Schaums Quick Guide to
  Writing Great Research Papers by Laurie Rozakis,
  Ph.D.

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Overview of the Research Process

• Choosing a Topic
• Selecting Sources
• Evaluating Sources
• Documenting Sources
• Creating the Rough Draft
• Creating the Final Draft

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Choosing a Topic

• Brainstorming Topics
• Considering Your Limits (time, paper length,
  etc.)
• Picking a Subject (select one interesting to you)

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Selecting Sources

• Books
• Articles from Magazines, Newspapers and/or
  Journals
• Government Documents
• Web Sites
• Other Types of Sources

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Evaluating Sources

• Quality
• Bias
• Appropriateness

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Documenting Sources

• Reading Sources
• Taking Notes on Note Cards

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Creating the Rough Draft

• Creating the Outline
• Choosing the Writing Style (e.g. persuasive or
  descriptive, also consider words used)
• Transferring Information from Note Cards into
  Research Paper
• Citing Sources in the Text and in the Works Cited
  List

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Creating the Final Draft

• Proofreading
• Editing (checking for errors)
• Revising (making necessary changes)