Elevate Your Writing From So-So To Spectacular! Great writing requires more than an original idea, compelling characters, or a scintillating plot. An author needs all of these to be successful, but writing--and writing well--also demands an entirely different skill set. Spellbinding Sentences arms you with the tools you need to master the power of the English language. In this book, you'll learn the different qualities of words and the many ways those words can be combined to create sentences that hook readers. You'll emulate sentences from your favorite writers, practice proven techniques, and develop your skills one step at a time. The result? Your ability to craft excellent sentences will become second nature--and those sentences will hold your readers spellbound, page after page. "Barbara Baig's Spellbinding Sentences is a tribute to the pleasure and vitality of the English language. Never prescriptive and always clear, this enlightening book is sure to help all those wishing to add grace and strength to their writing." --Jane Brox, award-winning author of Brilliant: The Evolution of Artificial Light, one of TIME magazine's top ten nonfiction books of 2010 "Spellbinding Sentences is sophisticated and down-to-earth at the same time. Barbara Baig has distilled decades of experience into this wise book." --Edward Dolnick, New York Times best-selling author of The Rescue Artist: A True Story of Art, Thieves, and the Hunt for a Missing Masterpiece.
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The Essential Guide: Writing Research Papers Across the Disciplines, based on Lester's best-selling Writing Research Papers, is the ultimate brief research reference. Pocket-sized and inexpensive, this research guide is priced to work as a supplement in any research-oriented course. Designed to be a guide for writing research papers both in all courses in all disciplines, the text features advice on the judicious handling of research materials as well as extensive coverage of electronic research. It remains rooted in the fundamentals of thorough library research but encourages and equips students to use the Internet as well as field research where appropriate. Numerous student samples and excerpts model different types of research papers from across the disciplines. Comprehensive coverage of the four most common documentation systems, reflecting the most current guidelines from both MLA and APA, increases the text's usability beyond the composition classroom.
(source: Nielsen Book Data) 9780205762873 20160604

• Research and writing
• Plagiarism and academic integrity
• The mechanics of writing
• The format of the research paper
• Documentation : preparing the list of works cited
• Documentation : citing sources in the text
• Abbreviations
• Appendix A : Guide to writing
• Appendix B : Specialized style manuals.

• Preface About the Authors
• 1. The Nature of Theses and Dissertations Stage I. Preparing the Way
• 2. Sources of Guidance
• 3. Searching the Literature Stage II. Choosing and Defining Research Topics
• 4. Sources and Types of Research Problems
• 5. Building and Adapting Theories
• 6. Stating the Problem and Its Rationale Stage III-A. Collecting Information
• 7. Types of Research Methods and Sources of Information
• 8. Data Collection Techniques and Instruments
• 9. Things That Go Wrong Stage III-B. Organizing Information
• 10. Classification Patterns
• 11. Summarizing Information Verbally, Numerically, Graphically Stage IV. Interpreting the Results
• 12. Modes of Interpretation Stage V. Presenting the Finished Product
• 13. Writing the Final Version
• 14. Mounting a Persuasive Defense
• 15. Reaching a Wider Audience Appendix: Outline of a Dissertation Proposal References Index.
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A thoroughly revised and updated classic. This step-by-step guide takes masters and doctoral students through the five stages of writing a thesis or dissertation: preparing the way, choosing and defining research topics, collecting and organizing information, interpreting the results, presenting the finished product. The authors have successfully led hundreds of graduate students through the masters theses and disseration process. This comprehensive guidebook includes helpful checklists, multiple examples, and practical strategies. It covers both qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods research.
(source: Nielsen Book Data) 9781412951166 20160528

How do you write a good qualitative dissertation? This book offers advice about and examples of the primary tasks and hidden complications in writing a qualitative dissertation. The long process of bringing a dissertation to completion involves making many choices - substantive, organizational, and interpersonal. This guidebook takes you through the process - from the first formulation of the topic and selection of a committee to development of an argument and, finally, preparation for the defense.
(source: Nielsen Book Data) 9780807747605 20160528

• Part 1 Selecting a topic: choosing a subject-- forming an outline.
• Part 2 Reviewing the literature: tools-- writing the review.
• Part 3 Developing your model: specifying your models-- defining the methodology.
• Part 4 Presenting your case: telling a story-- data-gathering.
• Part 5 Coming to a conclusion: the conclusion-- the dissertation process.
• Part 6 Final topics-- the humanities and the natural sciences-- funding.
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Describes the quantitative research process--framing analytical questions, developing a comprehensive outline, providing a roadmap for the reader, and accessing indispensable computer and program tools. Supplies end-of-chapter checklists, extensive examples, and biobliographies.
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• Part I: Getting a Sense of the Terrain.
• 1. Comparing a Dissertation to a Long Term paper,
• 2. Jumping Through Hoops: Going on a Journey: Personal Metaphors for the Process,
• 3. The Stages in Writing a Dissertation: An Overview,
• 4. Pithy Insights and Suggestions for Success, Part II: Preparing for Your Study,
• 5. Creating Your Setting and Identifying your Dissertation Topic and Research Questions,
• 6. Forming Your Dissertation Committee,
• 7. Your Dissertation Committee: Roles and Responsibilities,
• 8. Creating a Professional Setting with Student Colleagues,
• 9. Developing a Productive Setting, Part III: Doing Your Study,
• 10. Writing your Dissertation Proposal While Designing Your Dissertation Research,
• 11. Conducting Your Study,
• 12. Analyzing and Interpreting Your Data,
• 13. Presenting Your Findings: Drafting and Revising Your Dissertation,
• 14. Defending Your Dissertation: Preparing For Your Orals.
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This is a practical guide for students who need help in progressing from the decision to write a dissertation to the planning, writing and defending of it. It includes samples of proposals and dissertations that have been accepted and data drawn from a number of sources, including focus groups with doctoral students and graduates and responses to an open-ended questionnaire from doctoral students. As increasing numbers of adults enroll in doctoral programmes whose earlier college lives have often not prepared them for the rules of the academic game, many have no idea what a dissertation looks like, how it gets that way, or what options are available to them.
(source: Nielsen Book Data) 9780750707961 20160527
Increasing numbers of adults are enroling in doctoral programmes, but their earlier college lives often do not prepare them for the rules of the academic game. Many have no idea what a dissertation looks like, how it gets that way, or what options are available to them. This book is a practical guide for students who need help in progressing from the decision to write a dissertation to the planning, writing and defending of it. It includes samples of proposals and dissertations that have been accepted and data drawn from a number of sources, including focus groups with doctoral students and graduates and responses to an open-ended questionnaire from doctoral students across the United States.
(source: Nielsen Book Data) 9780750707442 20190121

• Basic information about the research paper-- choosing a topic-- the library-- the thesis and the outline-- doing the research-- transforming the notes into a rough draft-- style-- systems of documentation-- the bibliography-- mechanics-- finished form of the paper-- sample student papers.
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Intended as a reference source or supplement, this text treats the research paper in a compartmentalized fashion, encapsulating each topic under its own heading. The focus is on updating electronic sources and on using the Internet and other electronic media for information on the research topic.
(source: Nielsen Book Data) 9780155084407 20160528