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What's research paper? |
- A written document, essay or passage that focuses on research findings
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The paper is often published in journals, magazines, etc. as a report to the relevant community for sharing
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What's research? |
- Repeatedly searching
- Continuously probing, testing, observing, analysing for new or extended knowledge
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The research subject can be anything under the sun, be it hook or crook In fact, life is a form of research, a constant, relentless search
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Why write the papers? |
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The research community depends on the performance & contribution of all researchers All published papers would be scrutinised for knowledge accumulation
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What's so important about writing? |
- Having the research results is different from writing
- The paper must be written clearly, concisely and in a manner that the community is satisfied with the results
- Research merit = f(results, written paper, organisation)
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A mediocre research findings, but written explicitly and unambiguously is better than one with superb results but written poorly
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Major components of writing papers? |
- Structure, grammar, spelling, citing references
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As clearly linked by Writing & Research
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What are the components of the paper structure? |
- In chronological order:
- Research title
- Abstract (summary)
- Introduction (critiques, objectives, scope)
- Method (theories, formulation, techniques)
- Specifics (conditions, assumptions, details)
- Results (tests, examples, applications, comparisons)
- Implications (explanations, interpretations, research usefulness)
- Conclusions (summary of findings)
- Appendix (mediocre details)
- References (impt., provide literature foundation)
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These are conceptual guidelines that have evolved over time for success in research scope: clarity, focus, accountability, logical reasoning, foundation
Refer to
Writing a Research Paper
Paradigm Online
Writing Assistant
Guide for Writing Research Papers
Research Papers (U Wisconsin-Madison)
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What help can a student get? |
- Students are often given written assignments to sharpen linguistic skills as well as structural organisation
- These come in the form of essays, reports, projects, term & research papers
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Useful links are provided:
OWL handouts
McGraw-Hill/Dushkin:
How to Write Term Papers
Researchpaper.com free papers .com
Links
Thesis with MS Word, Equations
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What help can an author looking for publications get? |
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