Writing: How do I...?
Write Across the Disciplines:
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Practical Strategies for Technical Communication
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ISBN: 1319382703Publication Date: 2021-09-17Practical Strategies is the best way to keep up with all types of writing required in today's constantly changing workplace. It covers everything you need to know about audience and purpose, document design, research, style, and more.
Write an Abstract:
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What Exactly is an Abstract, and How Do I Write One?From the Sweetland Center for Writing (U-M), learn more about what is an abstract, how to writing an abstract, and how abstracts are different across the disciplines.
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Abstract: Organizing Your Social Sciences Research PaperA research guide from USC describing how to write an abstract, with descriptions of different types of abstracts.
Write an Executive Summary:
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Executive Summaries: Where less really is moreA research article describing what is an executive summary and how to write one.
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Executive Summary: Organizing Your Social Sciences Research PaperA research guide from USC describing the structure of an executive summary and common mistakes to avoid when writing one.
Research Methodology
You can find literature on research methods by searching the library catalog. For example, try searching like this:
- Art -- Research
- Music -- Research -- Methodology
- Engineering -- Research -- Methodology -- Statistics
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Sage Research Methods This link opens in a new windowSage Research Methods focuses on research methodology and as such can be used across numerous disciplines. Searches for information on various topic such as designing research projects, understanding methods or identifying new methods, conducting research, and writing up findings.
>>> Use the Methods Map tool to narrow down a specific methodology for your topic/research.
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Researching Real-World Problems
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ISBN: 1412901944Publication Date: 2005-11-23This is the perfect book for any student new to Research Methods. It is brilliantly written, witty, and always easy to understand. Taking as her starting point the need for students to conduct research for themselves in the 'real world', Zina O'Leary guides those new to research through the whys and how-tos of the entire research process.
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