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This document outlines the topics and skills covered in a 12-week course on writing a research paper. The course covers selecting a topic, developing a thesis, researching sources, incorporating evidence, revising drafts, and preparing citations and references. Key topics include developing a focus, generating ideas, evaluating sources, outlining, preparing a research proposal, avoiding plagiarism, revising for grammar and structure, and submitting drafts and a final paper. The course provides instruction on essential research, writing, and citation skills needed to successfully complete a research paper.

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This document outlines the topics and skills covered in a 12-week course on writing a research paper. The course covers selecting a topic, developing a thesis, researching sources, incorporating evidence, revising drafts, and preparing citations and references. Key topics include developing a focus, generating ideas, evaluating sources, outlining, preparing a research proposal, avoiding plagiarism, revising for grammar and structure, and submitting drafts and a final paper. The course provides instruction on essential research, writing, and citation skills needed to successfully complete a research paper.

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COURSE INTRODUCTION (week 1) RESEARCH PAPER AND THE WRITING PROCESS (week 1) Research paper overview The writing

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DEVELOPING FOCUS (week 2) Choosing topic Narrowing your topic Thesis statement Methods of generating ideas Finding focus/ narrowing your subject Establishing a working title

GENERATING IDEAS FORUM (week 2) RESEARCHING (week 3) Library research Searching for Internet sources Recognising bias Evaluating sources Critical reading and thinking Purposeful reading

ABSTRACTS, INTRODUCTIONS, CONCLUSIONS AND OUTLINES (week 4) Abstracts Introductions Conclusions Outlines

PREPARING YOUR RESEARCH PROJECT (week 5) Types and elements of research proposals Referencing sources using APA Referencing sources using MLA Tips on how to prepare a research proposal submission

SUBMISSION I research proposal PATTERNS OF DEVELOPMENT (weeks 6 and 7) Argumentation Definition

Illustration Cause and effect Process analysis Patterns of development exercises Writing pitfalls

INCORPORATING EVIDENCE TO SUPPORT IDEAS (weeks 8 and 9) Incorporating evidence into academic work Avoiding plagiarism In-text citations (APA) In-text citations (MLA) Quotations Paraphrases Summaries Reporting verbs Tips on how to the paraphrase submission

SUBMISSION II - paraphrase INCORPORATING DATA AND ILLUSTRATIONS (week 10) Typography Layout Incorporating figures Incorporating tables Referencing tables and figures

REVISING YOUR WORK (week 11) Fragments Run-ons Comma splices Parallelism Reverse outlines

SUBMISSION III the first draft of your research paper FINAL EXAM PREPARATION (week 12) Week 13 - students revise their research papers SUBMISSION IV the final draft of your research paper

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