An Introduction to Research Techniques

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1、AnIntroductiontoResearchTechniquesAresearchpaperpresentstheresultsofyourinvestigationsonaselectedtopic.Basedonyourownthoughtsandthefactsandideasyouhavegatheredfromavarietyofsources,aresearchpaperisacreationthatisuniquelyyours.Theexperienceofgathering,interpreting,anddocumentinginformation,

2、developingandorganizingideasandconclusions,andcommunicatingthemclearlywillprovetobeanimportantandsatisfyingpartofyoureducation.Therearemanyapproachestoresearch—anessentialpartofeverybusinessandprofession—andmanywaystodocumentfindings.Thelibraryhasbookswhichwillhelpyou,andmostEnglishcomposi

3、tiontextbookscontainchaptersonresearchtechniquesandstyle.Itisimportanttofollowconsistentlyandaccuratelyarecommendedformatthatisclearandconciseandthathasbeenapprovedbyyourteacher.GatheringMaterialsOnceyourtopichasbeenapproved,begintogatherinformationfromauthoritativereferencesources:pertine

4、ntbooks,encyclopedias,andarticlesinmagazines,journals,andmagazines.Librarianswillbehappytoshowyouhowtousethevariousresearchtoolswithinthelibraryandmaysuggestothersourcesofinformation.Importantnewresourcesarenowavailabletoyouthroughelectronicserviceswhichprovidemanylearningandreferencetools

5、aswellasaccesstotheInternet,whereyoucanoftendiscoveranabundanceofinformationTakingNotesAsyouexamineeachsource,makeaseparatenoteofeachfactorquotationyoumightwanttouseinyourpaper.Unlessyouarereallygoodatmanipulatingtextwithyourcomputerorlaptop,itmightbewisetouseindexcardswhenpreparingnotes.B

6、esuretoidentifythesourceoftheinformationonthelisting(includetheauthor'snameandpagenumberonwhichtheinformationappears).Trytosummarizetheinformationinyourownwords(paraphrasing);usequotationmarksifyoucopytheinformationexactly.(Thisruleshouldapplywhetheryouarecopyingagreatdealofmaterialoronlya

7、phrase.)Giveeachlistingasimpledescriptiveheading.PreparingandUsingOutlinesUsinganoutlinecanhelpyouorganizeyourmaterialandcanalsohelpyoudiscoverconnectionsbetweenpiecesofinformationthatyouweren'tawareofwhenyoufirstconceivedtheplanofyourpaper.Itcanalsomakeyouawa