Ebook McGraw-Hill's Concise Guide to Writing Research Papers: Part 1

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Ebook McGraw-Hill’s Concise Guide to Writing Research Papers: Part 1McGraw-Hill’s Concise Guide to Writing Research PapersThis page intentionally left blankMcGraw-Hill’s Concise Guide to Writing Research Papers Carol Ellison New York Chicago San Francisco Lisbon London Madrid Mexico City Milan New Delhi San Juan Seoul Singapore Sydney TorontoCopyright © 2010 by The McGraw-Hill Companies. All rights reserved. Except as permitted under theUnited States Copyright Act of 1976, no part of this publication may be reproduced or distributed in anyform or by any means, or stored in a database or retrieval system, without the prior written permissionof the publisher.ISBN: 978-0-07-162990-4MHID: 0-07-162990-4The material in this eBook also appears in the print version of this title: ISBN: 978-0-07-162989-8,MHID: 0-07-162989-0.All trademarks are trademarks of their respective owners. Rather than put a trademark symbol after everyoccurrence of a trademarked name, we use names in an editorial fashion only, and to the benefit of thetrademark owner, with no intention of infringement of the trademark. Where such designations appear inthis book, they have been printed with initial caps.McGraw-Hill eBooks are available at special quantity discounts to use as premiums and salespromotions, or for use in corporate training programs. To contact a representative please e-mail us atbulksales@mcgraw-hill.com.This publication is designed to provide accurate and authoritative information in regard to the subjectmatter covered. It is sold with the understanding that neither the author nor the publisher is engaged inrendering legal, accounting, or other professional services. If legal advice or other expert assistance isrequired, the services of a competent professional person should be sought.—From a Declaration of Principles jointly adopted by a committee of the American Bar Association anda Committee of Publishers.TERMS OF USEThis is a copyrighted work and The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. (“McGraw-Hill”) and its licensorsreserve all rights in and to the work. Use of this work is subject to these terms. Except as permitted underthe Copyright Act of 1976 and the right to store and retrieve one copy of the work, you may notdecompile, disassemble, reverse engineer, reproduce, modify, create derivative works based upon,transmit, distribute, disseminate, sell, publish or sublicense the work or any part of it without McGraw-Hill’s prior consent. You may use the work for your own noncommercial and personal use; any other useof the work is strictly prohibited. Your right to use the work may be terminated if you fail to comply withthese terms.THE WORK IS PROVIDED “AS IS.” McGRAW-HILL AND ITS LICENSORS MAKE NO GUARAN-TEES OR WARRANTIES AS TO THE ACCURACY, ADEQUACY OR COMPLETENESS OF ORRESULTS TO BE OBTAINED FROM USING THE WORK, INCLUDING ANY INFORMATIONTHAT CAN BE ACCESSED THROUGH THE WORK VIA HYPERLINK OR OTHERWISE, ANDEXPRESSLY DISCLAIM ANY WARRANTY, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOTLIMITED TO IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICU-LAR PURPOSE. McGraw-Hill and its licensors do not warrant or guarantee that the functions containedin the work will meet your requirements or that its operation will be uninterrupted or error free. NeitherMcGraw-Hill nor its licensors shall be liable to you or anyone else for any inaccuracy, error or omission,regardless of cause, in the work or for any damages resulting therefrom. McGraw-Hill has noresponsibility for the content of any information accessed through the work. Under no circumstancesshall McGraw-Hill and/or its licensors be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, punitive, consequen-tial or similar damages that result from the use of or inability to use the work, even if any of them hasbeen advised of the possibility of such damages. This limitation of liability shall apply to any claim orcause whatsoever whether such claim or cause arises in contract, tort or otherwise. ContentsPreface ixChapter 1: Getting Started 1Interpreting the Assignment 2Types of Assignments 7Choosing a Research Topic 10Developing a Working Thesis 14Analyzing Your Audience 16Writing a Proposal 17Chapter 2: Doing Your Research 19Searching the Internet 20Using Library and Database Resources 25Finding Books at the Library 26Using Library Catalogs 30Browsing for Information 32Looking up Articles in Periodicals 34Identifying Appropriate Sources 38Identifying Reputable Online Sources 40Identifying Reputable Print Sources 44Reading Critically 45 v ContentsDocumenting Your Research 49Narrowing (or Expanding) Your Search 53Writing Annotated Bibliographies 55Conducting Original Research 57Surveys 59Interviews 64Chapter 3: Craf ...