An Introduction to Collegiate Research & Writing

Preface
“Drumroll, please . . .”
Assumptions
Structure
Limitations

Part I Researching Stuff 

Chapter 1 The Research Process—Episode I
Reasons for Researching
Researching for Life
Understanding the Research Paper Assignment
Averting Topic Disaster, or Nine Ways to Leave Your Reader
How Research Papers Are Graded
Understanding Library Organization

Chapter 2 The Research Process—Episode II
A Research Strategy
Step 1: LCSH
Step 2: General Encyclopedias
Wikipedia
Step 3: Specialized Encyclopedias
Composing Your Thesis

Chapter 3 The Research Process—Episode III
Step 4: Using the Library Catalog
E-Books
Step 5: Using Periodical Databases
Interlibrary Loan Services

Chapter 4 The Research Process—Episode IV
Step 6: Using the Internet for Academic Research
Know Your URLs
Boolean Searching
Evaluating Website Credibility

Chapter 5 Conducting Primary Research
Ensuring Source Variety
Conducting Interviews
Conducting Surveys
SurveyMonkey and Google Forms
Alternative Research Sources

Chapter 6 The Research Proposal
Rationale for Research Proposals
Intermission
Proposal Components

Chapter 7 The Research Proposal (Continued)
Drafting a Rough Outline
Creating a Visual Tree Chart in Microsoft Word
Informative Research Paper Template
Compiling a Rough Bibliography
Scheduling a Research Project
Informative Research Paper Schedule

Chapter 8 Plagiarism
Defining Plagiarism
Consequences of Plagiarizing
Plagiarism Gets Personal
Plagiarism Exemplified
“Uncommon Knowledge”: When to Document
“Common Knowledge”: When not to Document
Making Your Own Unique Contribution

Chapter 9 Incorporating Sources
“You Are Here.”
Paraphrasing in More Detail
How to Paraphrase
Paraphrasing Exemplified
Summarizing in More Detail
Summarizing Exemplified
“Half-Baked” Paraphrases and Summaries
Lead-Ins and Tags
Useful Verbs for Incorporating Source Materials
Formatting Titles of Outside Sources
Quoting in More Detail
Short (or In-Text) Quotations
Long (or Block) Quotations
Punctuating Quotations
Editing Quotations

Chapter 10 Citing Sources
Citation Software Programs: A Caution
The Citation and Bibliography Connection
Formatting Parenthetical Citations
Lead-Ins and Citations
Citing Coauthors
Citing Unknown Authors
Citing an Author of More Than One Source
Citing Corporate Authors
Citing PDF Files
Citing Indirect Sources
Citing Multivolume Works
Citing Anthology Pieces
Citing Images, Videos, and Films
Citing Scripture
Citing Paragraph Numbers
Citation Exemptions

Chapter 11 Listing Sources
The Works Cited Page Defined
The Citation and Bibliography Connection
Importance of Organization and Accuracy
Getting Started
Formatting the WC Page
Party of One
The “Core Elements” (Sounds Like a New Superhero Team)  
Things I Beg My Students
A Sampler
Books
Book by One Author
Book by Two Authors
Book by 3+ Authors
2+ Books by the Same Author
Book by a Corporate Author
Book with an Editor
E-Book
Religious Works
Articles
Article/Chapter from an Anthology/Collection
Article from an Encyclopedia or Entry from a Dictionary
Article from a Magazine
Article from a Newspaper
Article from a Print(ed) Journal
Article from a Database
Article from an Online Journal
Article/Page from a Website
Other Sources
E-Mail
Interview
Survey/Questionnaire
PDF
Image
Film/Documentary
Streaming Service (Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime Video)  
Podcast
YouTube

Chapter 12 Final Formatting
Informational Heading and Title
Margins and text Alignment, Line Spacing and Indentation
Section headings and Headers
Fonts and Images
Final Printing & Presentation

Part 2 Writing Stuff

Chapter 13 The Writing Environment
Consideration #1: Location
Consideration #2: Materials
Consideration #3: Organization
Consideration #4: Noise
Consideration #5: Distractions
Consideration #6: Comfort
Consideration #7: Hunger and Thirst
Consideration #8: Rhythm
Consideration #9: Mood
Consideration #10: Breaks
Personal Assessment: Your Writing Situation

Chapter 14 Generating Ideas
Writer’s Block
Method #1: Mapping
Method #2: Diagramming
Method #3: Listing
Method #4: Journalistic Questions
Method #5: Freewriting
Method #6: Friendshipping

Chapter 15 The Writing Process
The Planning Stage
The Rhetorical Situation
The Drafting Stage
Sentence Guidance
Paragraph Management

Chapter 16 The Writing Process (Continued)
The Revision Stage
The Editing Stage
The Publishing Stage

Chapter 17 Audience Analysis

Chapter 18 Aristotelian Argument
How Arguments Are Defined
Why Arguments Are Made
What May Be Argued
How Arguments Are Made
Handling Opposition

Chapter 19 Appeals
What Logos Looks Like
What Pathos Looks Like
What Ethos Looks Like
Other Appeals

Chapter 20 Rogerian Argument
Components of Rogerian Argument
Rogerian Argument Exemplified

Epilogue