1 Basic Information about the Research Paper 1a Fear of the research paper 1b Definition of the research paper 1c Format of the research paper 1d Reasons for the research paper 1e The report paper and the thesis paper 1f Drafts of the research paper 1g Writing the research paper: Steps and schedule 2 Choosing a Topic 2a How to choose a topic 2b Topics to avoid 2b-1 Topics that are too big 2b-2 Topics based on a single source 2b-3 Topics that are too technical 2b-4 Topics that are trivial 2b-5 Topics that are overused 2b-6 Topics that are contemporary 2c Narrowing the topic 3 The Library 3a Layout of the library 3a-1 The computer 3a-2 Online full-text databases 3a-3 Microform indexes 3a-4 Stacks 3a-5 Reference room or shelf 3a-6 Main desk 3a-7 Reserve desk 3a-8 Audiovisual room 3a-9 Microform room 3a-10 Newspaper racks 3a-ll Computer room 3a-12 Carrels 3b Organization of the library collections 3b-1 The Dewey Decimal System 3b-2 The Cutter-Sanborn Author Marks 3b-3 The Library of Congress Classification System 3b-4 Classification of periodicals 3b-5 Classification of nonbooks 4 The Thesis and the Outline 4a The thesis: Definition and function 4a-1 Formulating the thesis 4a-2 Rules for wording the thesis 4a-3 Placing the thesis 4a-4 Choosing a title 4b The outline 4b-1 Visual conventions of the outline 4b-2 Equal ranking in outline entries 4b-3 Parallelism in outline entries 4b-4 Types of outlines a. The topic outline b. The sentence outline c. The paragraph outline d. Decimal outline notation 4C Choosing an outline form 5 Using the Computer in Your Research 6 Doing the Research 7 Transforming the Notes into a Rough Draft 8 Revising Your Rough Draft 9 The MLA System of Dovumentation 10 The APA System of Dovumentaion 11 The Traditional Sstem of Dovumentation 12 Sample Student Papers APPENDICES
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