Chapter 8.Research to Support a Thesis
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A.Examining academic research
160
1.Quantitative research
160
2.Qualitative research
160
3.Conducting research
161
4.Primary and secondary data sources
162
B.Examining and avoiding plagiarism
163
1.Examining quotations
163
2.Examining paraphrase
169
3.Examining summary
173
C.AWARE: Writing
178
1.Writing a summary
178
2.AWARE: Revising
179
3.AWARE: Editing
179
Chapter 9.Conducting Research for a Case Study
181
A.Examining the case study
182
1.Defining the case study assignment
182
2.The building blocks of the case study
183
3.Conducting research for a case study
183
B.AWARE: Writing a case study
199
1.Arranging to write a case study
199
Chapter 10.Writing the case study
207
A.Writing the case study
207
1.From research question to thesis statement
208
2.Presenting case study research
209
3.Citing sources in the case study – APA
216
4.Writing the introduction to a case study
220
5.Writing the conclusion for the case study
223
B.AWARE: Writing the case study document
226
1.AWARE Arranging to write
226
2.AWARE: Writing the draft of the case study
227
3.AWARE: Assessing
229
4.AWARE: Revising
230
5.AWARE: Editing
231
Chapter 11.Conducting Research for an Academic Paper
237
A.Examining the research paper
238
1.The literature review
238
2.Understanding the assignment
240
3.Examining the new working thesis
241
4.Developing a new working thesis
242
5.Formatting the research paper
243
B.Examining published sources: A review of the literature
244
1.Disciplinary literacy – academic genres
245
2.Strategies for finding sources
246
3.Identifying sources
247
4.Strategies for choosing reliable and relevant secondary
sources
248
5.Evaluating sources
249
C.Reading and documenting selected sources
250
1.Strategies for reading secondary sources
250
2.Evaluating the relevance of selected sources
251
3.Documenting selected sources
252
D.Taking notes while reading
254
1.Annotation
255
2.Quoting, paraphrasing and summarizing
256
E.Organizing sources for inclusion in the paper
259
1.Strategies for organizing sources according to themes
260
2.Organizing new information for inclusion in the research paper
263
3.Reevaluating the strength and relevance of the new
information
264
Triangulation
F.Expanding language
265
Chapter 12.Writing the Research Paper
267
A.Examining the thesis statement
267
1.From working thesis to thesis statement
267
B.AWARE: Arranging to write the thesis statement and outline
269
1.The thesis statement
269
2.The detailed outline
270
C.Examining the body paragraphs of a research paper
272
1.Synthesizing sources for body paragraphs
272
2.A blueprint for incorporating synthesis into a research
paper
277
D.AWARE: Arranging to write body paragraphs
278
E.AWARE: Writing the body paragraphs
278
F.Examining introductions to research papers
280
1.Strategies for writing effective introductions to a research
paper
280
G.AWARE: Arranging to write an introduction
282
H.AWARE: Writing an introduction
283
I.Examining conclusions to research papers
283
1.Strategies for writing effective conclusions to research
papers
283
J.AWARE: Arranging to write a conclusion
286
K.AWARE: Writing a conclusion to a research paper
286
L.AWARE: Assessing the research paper
287
M.AWARE: Revising
287