Introduction Research as Exploration and Discovery
1
(1)
Types of Research
1
(1)
Why Write a Research Report?
2
(1)
Understanding the Research Report
3
(10)
Research and the Writing Process
3
(2)
Sample Research Report with Parenthetical Documentation
5
(7)
Think and Respond
12
(1)
Discovering a Topic for Research
13
(9)
Choosing a Subject That You Care About
13
(2)
Limiting Your Subject/Choosing a Topic
15
(3)
Writing a Statement of Controlling Purpose
18
(4)
Finding and Recording Your Sources
22
(5)
Evaluating Possible Sources
23
(1)
Preparing Bibliography Cards
24
(3)
Gathering Information
27
(7)
Preparing Note Cards
27
(4)
Avoiding Plagiarism
31
(1)
Developing a Preliminary Outline
32
(1)
The Note-Taking/Outlining Cycle
33
(1)
Organizing Your Material
34
(5)
Organizing Ideas in a Research Report
34
(2)
Creating a Draft Outline
36
(3)
Drafting Your Research Report
39
(9)
Approaches to Drafting
39
(1)
The Style of the Draft
39
(1)
Assembling the Draft
39
(2)
The Draft as a Work in Progress
41
(3)
Using Graphic Aids
44
(1)
Writing the Introduction
45
(2)
Writing the Conclusion
47
(1)
Revising Your Research Report
48
(5)
Peer Response
48
(1)
Self-Evaluation
49
(3)
Preparing a Final Outline
52
(1)
Documenting Your Sources
53
(8)
Parenthetical Documentation
53
(1)
Preparing Parenthetical Citations
54
(4)
Preparing the List of Works Cited
58
(3)
Completing Your Research Report
61
(6)
Proofreading Your Report
61
(2)
Preparing Your Final Manuscript
63
(1)
Reflecting on Your Writing Process
63
(4)
Appendix A Computers and the Research Report
67
(2)
Appendix B Abbreviations for Use in Research Reports
69
(3)
Dates and Geographic Names
69
(1)
Publishers
69
(1)
Sacred Works and Literary Works
70
(1)
Other Abbreviations for Use in Documentation
70
(2)
Appendix C Forms for Working Bibliography and Works Cited Entries
72
(10)
Appendix D Alternative Documentation Styles
82
(20)
Endnote and Footnote Styles
82
(2)
Forms for Endnotes or Footnotes
84
(8)
Other Types of Documentation
92
(2)
Other Style Manuals
94
(1)
Sample Research Report with Endnotes
95
(6)
Sample Research Report Page with Footnote
101
(1)
Index
102
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