Preface to the Instructor |
Preface to the Student |
Chapter 1 Writing from Research |
1a Why Do Research |
1b Learning Format Variations |
1c Understanding a Research Assignment |
Understanding the Terminology |
1d Establishing a Schedule |
Chapter 2 Finding a Topic |
2a Relating Your Personal Ideas to a Scholarly Problem |
Connecting Personal Experience to Scholarly Topics |
Speculating about Your Subject to Discover Ideas and to Focus on the Issues |
2b Talking with Others to Find and Refine the Topic |
Personal Interviews |
Online Discussion Groups 2 |
Using the World Wide Web to Refine Your Topic |
Using an Online Subject Directory |
Using an Internet Key-word Search 2 |
Using the Library's Electronic Databases to Find and Narrow a Subject 2 |
Using the Library's Electronic Book Catalogs to Find a Topic 2 |
Expressing a Thesis Statement, Enthymeme, or Hypothesis 2 |
Drafting a Research Proposal |
The Short Proposal |
The Long Proposal |
Your Research Project |
Chapter 3 Finding and Filtering Electronic Sources |
3a Beginning an Online Search |
3b Reading an Online Address |
3c Using a Search Engine |
Subject Directory Search Engines |
Robot-Driven Search Engines |
Metasearch Engines |
Specialized Search Engines |
Educational Search Engines |
Educational Search Engines Maintained by Libraries |
3d Searching for Articles in Journals and Magazines |
Online Journals |
Online Magazines |
3e Searching for Articles in Newspapers and Media Sources |
3f Accessing E-Books |
3g Using Listserv, Usenet, and Chat Groups |