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Introduction Chapter1 MainPoints Whatisaresearchpaper Whyshouldwedoresearch WhatisAcademic scholarly CharacteristicsofagoodacademicwritingElementsofaresearchpaperStagesofwritingaresearchpaper Whatisaresearchpaper Aresearchpaperisacombinationofknowledgeandpractice Towritearesearchpaperistoresearch Toresearchistoexploreanidea probeanissue solveaproblem ormakeanargumentthatcompelsustoturntooutsidehelpIt sfindinganswerstotoughquestionsandsolutionstonaggingproblems It sdiscoveringnewknowledgeandinterpretationsinyourfieldofspecialinterest It stheultimateexciting challenging hands onlearningexperience Whatisaresearchpaper Whatisaresearchpaper Itisusuallyalengthydocumentedreportthatfocusesuponanacademictopicanditisintendedtoinformtheaudienceintherelevantfieldabouttheresearchtopic purpose methods results findings conclusionsandrecommendations Whatisaresearchpaper Aresearchpapermaybeatermpaperforauniversitycourseapublishedarticleinajournalandathesisoradissertationasapartialrequirementforauniversitydegree Whyshouldwedoresearch Wehaveto Whyanundergraduatepursueresearchprojects You remotivatedandgenuinelyexcitedbyyourstudies You recuriousaboutnature aboutsociety aboutartisticexpression It smorefuntolearnbydoing You lllearnmoreaboutthenewestmethodsandtechnologies You recontributingnewknowledgeaboutourworld Whyanundergraduatepursueresearchprojects Ithelpsyoumakedecisionsaboutyourfutureeducationandcareer Ithelpsyoulearnmoreaboutyourchosenfieldanditsopportunities Itteachesyoucriticalthinkingskillsvaluableinanyjob Itcultivatesyourawarenessofscientificresearchandspiritofinnovation Itpracticesyourabilitytouselanguage Ittrainsyourabilitytothinkandorganize Whyshouldwedoresearch Becauseitactivatesinputandoutputofknowledge Becauseitgivesyouavaluable heads up forgraduate levelstudy Becauseitlooksgreatonyourresume Becauseithelpsbuildupyourcareerandgetpromotion Becauseithelpsyouknowourbusinessbetteranddoabetterjob andenhancethequalityofservice Whyshouldwedoresearch Westronglyencourage appliedtypesofresearch weusewhatwehavelearnedinclasstoresolvewhathasbotheredusinourworkwiththeexpectationthatabetterjobcanbedone Whatisacademic ScientificCreativeFormal Scientific AbstractTheoreticalLogicalObjectiveAuthenticExperiments examples facts data analysis Creative OriginalSkeptical Formal SeriousStandardCompleteUnified Istheessayacademic Anessaydescribingwhatlifeislikeinasmallvillagewhichsuffersfromshortageofwaterandabsenceofelectricityorphoneservicesbyanstudentfromthatvillage Anessayisacademiciftheauthoris Summarizingorsynthesizinginformationandideasgatheredfromresearch Explaining comparingandcontrasting evaluating oranalyzingconcepts events andphenomenon Arguingfororagainstapositioninanongoingdebates BasicCharacteristicsofagoodacademicwriting UnityCoherenceEmphasisDevelopmentClarity Unity Allpartsorelementsofthewritingconstituteanorganicandharmoniouswhole Coherence Allpartsorelementswellconnectedtoshowclearlogical causal contrastive hierarchical parallel etc relations Emphasis Specialandsignificantstressgiventoimportantideasbymeansofposition repetition orotherindication Development Adequateelaborationandsufficientexpansion Clarity Precise concise andlucidinstyle Furtherrequirementsforagood effectiveacademicwriting Criticalreadingandcriticalthinking Thoughtfulrevision Directedtowardanaudience Example1 2Aclearpurpose Example1 3Expressesideasclearly Pulseswithcreativity Elementsofaresearchpaper ThePreliminaries FrontMatter TheTextReferenceMaterials BackMatter orEndMatter ThePreliminaries FrontMatter TitlePageAbstractandkeywordsCopyrightPagePrefaceTableofContentsListsofTablesandFiguresAcknowledgements TheText OrganizationofChapters introduction bodyandconclusion setsofthree ChapterTitlesandHeadings ReferenceMaterials BackMatter orEndMatter AppendixNotesBibliography ListofWorkscited orReferencesIndex Stagesofwritingaresearchpaper Preliminaries Thetopic Materials Theoverallplan Thefirstdraft Revision editing Stage1 Doingpreliminarywork ChooseageneraltopicdirectionStartpreliminaryresearchWritearoughproposal Stage2 Choosingthetopic SelectamorespecifictopicdirectionConsidertheimportanceandtheinterestofthetopicConsiderthemanageabilityofthetaskConsidertheavailabilityofreferencematerials Stage3 Collectingmaterials Borrow purchase ordownloadbooks journals researchpapersPhotocopymaterialsCreatenotecardsandbibliographycards Stage4 Makingtheoverallplan ArrangeandanalyzethenotesAttemptathesisstatementOrganizeideastoformanoutline Stage5 Writingthefirstdraft ReviewtheoutlineforthefirstdraftRevisethethesisstatementtoadjusttopossibleshiftsinideadevelopmentEnsurethecompleteandbalanceddevelopmentofideasProvideclearreferencestosources Stage6 Revising editing providingreference andmiscellaneouselements ReadthedraftaloudforfinalrevisionExaminetheorganizationandlogicagainEditingProofreadingDesignatitlepageWriteatableofcontents anabstract acknowledgements andabibliography Exercises WhydoEnglishmajorshavetowritegraduationtheses Whatissupposedtobeagoodresearchpaper Goodwritingcallsforcriticalreadingandcriticalthinking Criticalreading notonlyforcomprehension butalsotoanalyzethevaluesandassumptionsembodiedinthetextsandexaminetheirhistorical culturalaswellasliterarycontexts CriticalThinking seeitfromdifferentperspectives faceobjectionstoyourownbeliefs andadoptaskepticalattitudetowardauthorityandtowardviewsthatseemobviouslyrighttoyou Goodwritinginvolvesthoughtfulrevision Macrorevision subject audience andpurpose majorproblemsMicrorevision paragraphandsentencelevels Example1 ApaperanalyzingwhyterroristschosetohijackpassengerplanestohittheWorldTradeCenterInNewYorkandthePentagoninWashington D C onSeptember11 2001 Example2 SARS writeaboutitssymptoms causes andpreventionmeasuresto1 foreigntourist 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