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Academic Writing: Writing Research Papers That Get Results
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About Academic Writing: Writing Research Papers That Get Results
Introduction
How Academic Papers Are Marked
A Structure You Can Make Work
What Is Your Thesis?
The Word Count
An Effective Introduction
Covering the Major Schools of Thought in Your Topic
Empirical Data
Qualitative Data
Writing a Conclusion
Abstract
Introduction to Research Methods
The University Library
Online Journals
Wikipedia
Primary Sources 1: Interviews
Primary Sources 2: Surveys
Primary Sources 3: Televised and Video Interviews
Secondary Sources
Sources Lead to Sources
Why Presentation Is Important
The Right Language
Essential Spelling and Grammar
Formatting
Quotations
Footnotes/Endnotes
Harvard Referencing
Bibliography/Webliography
Glossary
Confirmation Bias
Gaffes That Lead to Failure
Conclusion
What You Will Learn?
- Do you feel overwhelmed at the prospect of beginning or completing your research paper? Are you finding it difficult to find practical, actionable guidance on writing your research paper? This course will help you research, structure and present your research paper for the best possible marks..
- This course is suitable for students in all subject areas, but uses a successful humanities Master's/PhD paper as an example in many of the videos. It gives practical examples of all the concepts described. If you have never written a research paper before, I understand how daunting it can be and this course will help you feel more confident about approaching your research..
- I was once in your shoes! I hold two Master's degrees , one in English from the Russell International Excellence Group university, The Queen's University of Belfast (where I also completed my undergraduate degree) and one from Bath Spa University. I was awarded PhD credits for my research in my second (MMus) degree and achieved the highest mark ever awarded for a research paper in the history of my course. I want to share with you how I achieved academic success..
- What You Will Discover on This Course.
- How to structure a research paper.
- A number of essential research methods including some you may not have used before.
- How to find credible primary and secondary sources.
- How to present a research paper.
- How to use the right language for an academic paper.
- Avoid grammatical and other errors which may cause you to lose marks.
- How to reference a research paper.
- Creating bibliographies, webliographies, notes and glossaries.
- Use your appendices to showcase your methodology and the depth of your research.
- Avoid confirmation bias and show an engagement with the major schools of thought in your field of study.
- Write an effective abstract.
- Writing engaging and convincing introductions and conclusions.
- If you want to showcase your hard work to the best advantage and achieve the best grade possible, please enroll now and I look forward to seeing you on the course..