Schaum’s Quick Guide to Writing Great Research Papers byRozakis, Laurie; Kedvezményes ár

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Look to Schaum’s Quick Guides for:

• Fully-explained practice exercises
  
  
• Step-by-step guidance to help you move quickly through the essentials
  
  
• Do’s and don’ts for avoiding common errors
  
  
• Checklists and exercises for fast skill-building
  
  

With Schaum’s Quick Guide as your personal tutor, you can write faultless, persuasive research papers every time.

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Schaum’s is here–to help you write great research papers

The experts at Schaum’s are at your service-ready to help you with concise, complete, step-by-step instructions that will make writing research papers a breeze, not a burden. The clear, concise guidelines and in-depth instruction in this book will show you how to write high-quality research papers that will help you succeed academically and in the professional world. You’ll quickly learn how to:

• Select and narrow your topic
• Evaluate and present evidence persuasively
• Avoid plagiarism and other novice mistakes
• Learn from examples, sample papers, and model documentation

Schaum’s is here–to help you write great research papers

The experts at Schaum’s are at your service-ready to help you with concise, complete, step-by-step instructions that will make writing research papers a breeze, not a burden. The clear, concise guidelines and in-depth instruction in this book will show you how to write high-quality research papers that will help you succeed academically and in the professional world. You’ll quickly learn how to:

• Select and narrow your topic
• Evaluate and present evidence persuasively
• Avoid plagiarism and other novice mistakes
• Learn from examples, sample papers, and model documentation

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Tartalomjegyzék:

PART I: GETTING STARTED
Chapter 1: What Is a Research Paper
Chapter 2: How Do I Choose a Subject for My Research Paper
Chapter 3: How Do I Narrow My Subject into a Research Topic (and why)
Chapter 4: How Do I Write a Thesis Statement

PART II: DOING RESEARCH
Chapter 5: How Can I Find the Information I Need
Chapter 6: How Do I Use Online Sources
Chapter 7: How Do I Use Books for My Research Paper
Chapter 8: What Other Sources Can I Use for My Research Paper
Chapter 9: How Do I Track My Research
Chapter 10: How Do I Evaluate Sources
Chapter 11: How Do I Take Notes on My Sources

PART III: DRAFTING
Chapter 12: How Do I Outline–and Why
Chapter 13: What Writing Style Do I Use
Chapter 14: How Do I Use My Source Material
Chapter 15: What is Plagiarism–and How Do I Avoid It
Chapter 16: How Do I Use MLA Internal Documentation
Chapter 17: How Do I Use Footnotes and Endnotes
Chapter 18: How Do I Create a Works Cited Page
Chapter 19: How Do I Present My Research Paper

PART IV: WRITING THE FINAL COPY
Chapter 20: How Do I Revise, Edit, and Proofread