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SPE 570 & The VI Writer ’ s Workshop. Session 1: Overview of the Research Process. There Are a Whole Set of Rules About How a Scholarly Paper Must be Done. What type of writing style must be used. What must be included.
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SPE 570 & The VI Writer’s Workshop Session 1: Overview of the Research Process
There Are a Whole Set of Rules About How a Scholarly Paper Must be Done • What type of writing style must be used. • What must be included. • Essential parts of the paper that must be present and in the “correct” order. • What is and is not plagiarizing.
Every Scholarly Paper is Produced by Using the Same Steps • Identify the topic. • Review the literature • Develop the hypothesis • Complete the Research Design • Implement the Design • Gather the Data
Organize the data • Analyze the data • Report the data and the analysis • Discuss the meaning of the results • State conclusions • Suggest future directions for research
Scholarly Papers are Written Using the Same Style or “Formula” • The book that tells us exactly how to put the paper together is called the
The APA Style Manual tells us things like . . . • How should each page in the paper look? • How should the heading for each section look? • What sections should be included? • How should the citations be done in order to give credit to other researchers? • ETC.