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Chapter One: Understanding the Assignment / Types of Research Projects / Preliminary Research
- Chapter One Objectives
- Understanding the Assignment
- Types of Research Projects
- Conducting Preliminary Research
- Advanced Tip: Calls for Papers
Chapter Two: Identifying a Problem / Considering Audience
- Chapter Two Objectives
- Identifying a Problem
Chapter Three: Searching as Strategic Exploration / Scholarship as Conversation
- Chapter Three Objectives
- Searching as Strategic Exploration
- Scholarship as Conversation
Chapter Four: Theory, Methodologies, Methods, and Evidence
- Chapter Four Objectives
- Theory Guides Inquiry
- Research Methods
- Evidence
Chapter Five: Reading and Interpreting Literary Works
- Chapter Five Objectives
- Reading Literary Works
- Interpreting Literary Works
Chapter Six: Reviewing the Secondary Literature / Types of Literature Reviews / Reading Like a Researcher
- Chapter Six Objectives
- Reviewing the Secondary Literature
- Types of Literature Reviews
- Reading Like a Researcher
- Advanced Tip: Talk to People!
Chapter Seven: Library Services & Resources
- Chapter Seven Objectives
- Introducing Primo!
- Library Services & Resources
- Database Search Strategies
- Citation Management
- Advanced Tip: Creating Search Alerts
Chapter Eight: Using Google Scholar
- Chapter Eight Objectives
- Google Scholar features
- Validating resources
- Advanced Tip: Citation Chaining
Chapter Nine: Evaluating Scholarly Resources
- Chapter Nine Objectives
- Finding trustworthy resources
- Avoiding Misinformation, Disinformation, and Dismediation
Chapter Ten: Refining and Evaluating Your Research Question
- Chapter Ten Objectives
- Refining Your Research Question
- Evaluating Your Research Question
- Advanced Tip: Writing an Abstract
Chapter Eleven: Research as an Inferential and Critical Process / Relating the Conceptual and the Concrete
- Chapter Eleven Objectives
- Research as an Inferential and Critical Process
- Relating the Conceptual and the Concrete
Chapter Twelve: Positing a Thesis Statement and Composing a Title / Defining Key Terms
- Chapter Twelve Objectives
- Positing a Thesis Statement and Composing a Title
- Defining Key Terms
- Formatting and Style Guidlines: MLA & APA
Chapter Thirteen: The Writing Process
- Chapter Thirteen Objectives
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Writer’s Block
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Structures
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Revisions
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Writing Academic Prose
Chapter Fourteen: Avoiding Plagiarism and Additional Resources
- Chapter Fourteen Objectives
- Avoiding Plagiarism
- Additional Resources
- Foundational Materials Assignment
Back Matter
- Glossary
- Rubrics
