Writing Research Papers: An Introduction is the teaching material for the subject of Research Writing. It compiles some materials that meet the needs of the students who will read and write a research paper. Hence those will support the students of sixth semester who enroll themselves for the subject of Research Writing to understand the basic knowledge of Research Writing and have the skill to write a research paper.
Over the last two decades, the world of academic research has changed dramatically. Most research is now done online, and this new universe of information has not only put an almost unimaginable wealth of new sources at our fingertips, but it has also brought challenges in evaluating the credibility and usefulness of those sources. Questions of academic integrity and unintentional plagiarism have arisen around the integration of electronic sources. This teaching material Writing Research Papers: An Introduction confronts these new challenges and offers clear, detailed guidance to assist student researchers as they struggle to keep pace with online research, electronic publishing, and new documentation formats.
The digital revolution is so pervasive in research writing today that a single chapter cannot properly encompass the topic. Instead, every chapter of this text has been updated to reflect the current context for academic writing, including the impact of technology on searching for appropriate topics, finding and evaluating source material, gathering notes and drafting the paper, avoiding plagiarism and embracing academic integrity, and, of course, documenting sources. Students are directed step by step through the various formats for documenting online sources and are offered clear, detailed guidance on blending electronic citations into their writing.
Student writing examples provide models for student writers of how other students have researched and drafted papers on a wide range of topics. With seven annotated sample papers, more than any other text of this kind, Writing Research Papers demonstrates format, documentation, and the different academic styles. Student papers include: Ashley Irwin, “Sylvia Plath and Her ’Daddy”’ (MLA style).