1WRITING SECTION
148RESPONDING TO REVIEWERS' COMMENTS AND CRITIQUES
2CHAPTER 1
149Take some time off
3GETTING FAMILIAR WITH RESEARCH
150Be rational
4What Research Is
151Change your perspective
5Types of research
152Assess the work
6Exploratory Research
153Prioritize your response to reviews
7Descriptive Research
154Plan effectively
8Causal research
155Keep track of changes
9The research process
156Create a separate document for response
10Review Questions
157Examining the different aspects of critique
11CHAPTER 2
158Review Questions
12ELEMENTS OF WRITING
159CHAPTER 14
13Why do we write?
160THE RESULTS SECTION
14Elements of good research writing
161How are the results organized?
15Readability
162Knowing how to place the data in tables and figures
16Paragraph construction
163Composing your results
17Correctness
164Step 1: Consult the guidelines or instructions
18Mechanics
165Step 2: Consider your research results in relation to the journal's requirements and catalog your results
19Format
166Step 3: Design figures and tables to present and illustrate your data
20Coherence
167Step 4: Draft your results section using the findings and figures you have organized
21Thought
168Step 5: Review, edit, and revise your draft until it reports results exactly as you would like to have them reported to your readers
22How much preparation has gone into it?
169Review Questions
23Competence
170EDITING SECTION
24Fidelity to the assignment
171CHAPTER 15
25Analysis
172REVISING AND EDITING RESEARCH PAPER
26Ability to draw conclusions
173Revising
27Identification and justification of assumptions
174Editing
28Appropriateness
175Editing Checklist
29Style
176Manuscript organization
30Revision
177The internal organization within each research paper section is just as important
31Review Questions
178Consistent application of writing elements
32CHAPTER 3
179Active and passive voice
33INTRODUCTION TO RESEARCH METHODS
180Parallelism
34Find your interest
181Verb tense
35Identify the problem
182Article usage
36Define the problem
183Precise and academic vocabulary terms
37Know your Aim
184Create readable and natural writing
38Check for available resources
185Proofread your manuscript thoroughly
39Draft a Concept
186Format your citations and references
40Develop a research proposal: Data collection
187What are some things you might be looking to edit?
41Joining a writing group or working alone?
188Transitions
42Review Questions
189Start with the first sentence of each paragraph
43CHAPTER 4
190Check for errors
44DEFINING YOUR PROBLEM STATEMENT, RESEARCH AIMS, APPROACH, QUESTION, AND OBJECTIVES
191Proper citation
45Research aims and objectives
192Read your paper aloud
46Tips and tricks on writing good aims and objectives: Avoid the following when writing your aims and objectives
193Review Questions
47Defining Your Approach and Statement of Problem
194CHAPTER 16
48Qualitative vs. Quantitative Approaches
195PARAPHRASING, QUOTING, AND SUMMARIZING
49Developing a good research question
196What is paraphrasing?
50Review Questions
197Quoting vs. paraphrasing
51CHAPTER 5
198Steps to paraphrasing effectively
52FINDING CREDIBLE SOURCES FOR YOUR RESEARCH PAPER
199A detailed example
53Types of sources
200Avoiding plagiarism
54Primary sources
201Tips for effective paraphrasing
55Secondary Sources
202Rules for paraphrasing
56Tertiary sources
203Summarizing techniques
57How do you know if a source is reliable?
204Summarizing a source text for an overall message: Summarizing for specific purposes
58Purpose
205Feeling overwhelmed?
59Authority
206Linking summaries to your arguments
60Accuracy
207Review Questions
61Relevance
208DELIVERY SECTION
62Timelines
209CHAPTER 17
63Comprehensiveness
210PREPARING AND PRESENTING YOUR RESEARCH
64Review Questions
211Organize your presentation
65CHAPTER 6
212Prepare your text, template, and figure
66MANAGING SOURCES FOR A RESEARCH PAPER
213Delivery
67Notebooks
214Tips for presenting your research and how to prepare for it
68Note cards
215Review Questions
69Annotated bibliography
216STYLE GUIDE SECTION
70Spreadsheet
217CHAPTER 18
71Special software
218INTRODUCTION TO CITATION PRACTICES
72Review Questions
219What is a citation?
73CHAPTER 7
220Reasons for citation
74CONSTRUCTING EFFECTIVE ARGUMENTS
221Benefits of making citations
75What is an argument?
222For the researcher
76Methods of argument
223For the readers
77Induction
224For ethics
78Deduction
225When do you make citations?
79How to construct an argument
226Different citation styles and how they differ
80Reasoning and Argument
227Review Questions
81Presenting your argument
228CHAPTER 19
82You need to make an effective argument
229INTRODUCTION TO THE CHICAGO MANUAL OF STYLE
83Present your evidence
230Where do you need to put citations?
84You have to address opposing points
231What information do you need to create a citation?
85Respond to your objections
232Journal article
86Close it out with a conclusion
233Books
87How the basic argument works
234Other sources
88Tips for writing your arguments
235Formatting citations using CMS
89Review Questions
236Review Questions
90CHAPTER 8
237CHAPTER 20
91WRITING THE LITERATURE REVIEW
238NOTES AND BIBLIOGRAPHY SYSTEM
92What is a literature review?
239Notes: Formatting your Notes
93Writing your literature review
240Bibliography: Formatting your Bibliography
94Elements of literature review
241A sample illustration
95Review Questions
242Important tips for the formatting of the Bibliography
96CHAPTER 9
243Review Questions
97DRAFTING YOUR RESEARCH PAPER
244CHAPTER 21
98What is a research paper?
245NOTES AND BIBLIOGRAPHY STYLE - CITING DIFFERENT SOURCES
99Parts of a Research Paper
246EBook
100The introduction
247Book
101Methods and Materials
248Journal article: Journal article
102Results
249Newspaper or magazine
103Discussion
250Review Questions
104Getting sources
251CHAPTER 22
105What next?
252THE AUTHOR-DATE SYSTEM
106Examining a sample paper
253References
107After drafting your first paper
254Citing specific sources: Book
108Consider the paper length
255Journal article
109Examine the sections
256Newspaper
110Choose a style
257Website
111Outlining your research paper
258Social Media
112Instruction
259Special cases
113Using examples
260How to do in-text citations: In-text citations examples
114Searching the internet: Using your ideas
261Review Questions
115After getting your outline, what next?
262CHAPTER 23
116Write your introductory sentence and paragraph
263SETTING UP A WORD DOCUMENT IN CMS
117Put things together
264Setting up your document
118Write your conclusion
265Footnotes
119How to be clear and concise in your writing
266General Footnote format: Formatting footnotes
120Review Questions
267Bibliographies vs. footnotes
121CHAPTER 10
268Journal articles: Practical Examples of footnotes
122HOW TO WRITE A RESEARCH PROPOSAL
269Special cases
123What is a research proposal?
270Online source
124The format of a research proposal
271Review Questions
125Steps in designing a research proposal
272CHAPTER 24
126Review Questions
273APPLYING THE CHICAGO MANUAL OF STYLE
127CHAPTER 11
274Formatting
128HOW TO WRITE A STRONG INTRODUCTION FOR YOUR PAPER
275Citing
129What you should talk about in your introduction
276Footnotes
130The structure of the introduction
277Bibliography
131Creating context from hypothesis
278Numbering Pages
132The flow of the introduction
279Tense
133Which primary literature should you cite?
280Rules for use of tenses
134How many sources should you cite?
281Specific tenses to use for each section of your paper
135Qualitative vs. quantitative
282Summary
136Some FAQs about the introduction
283Review Questions
137Should I use the present or the past tense?
284CHAPTER 25
138Should I use an active or passive voice?
285TABLES AND FIGURES
139Do's and Don'ts when writing introduction: Dos
286Tips for formatting your tables and figures
140Review Questions
287Review Questions
141CHAPTER 12
288CHAPTER 26
142HOW TO DEVELOP A GOOD RESEARCH TITLE
289THE APPENDIX
143What makes a title really good?
290What is an appendix?
144How to Write a Research Paper Title
291Importance of an appendix
145Tips for writing your title
292Guidelines for writing your appendix
146Review Questions
293Review Questions
147CHAPTER 13
294INDEX