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College Research Papers For Dummies

Authors:

Geraldine Woods ,

Overview

Get ready to take on your first college research paper like a pro

Just got assigned your first college research paper? Don’t sweat it! College Research Papers For Dummies has your back with the perfect companion to these not-as-hard-as-they-look assignments. Discover how to research, argue, problem-solve, analyze, and synthesize your way through even the densest material. Find out how to best revise and rework your paper until it’s a polished gem. Plus, get some quick tips on higher-level research papers, such as literature reviews and white papers.

Accurately cite references using APA, MLA, and Chicago styles
Take advantage of all the resources available to you as you write your first research paper, from your university’s library databases to your local college center’s support services
Develop common research paper writing techniques, including argumentation, research questions, and thesis statements

Don’t wait until the night before your paper is due! Grab a copy of College Research Papers For Dummies today and ace that first research paper like we all know you can.

Get ready to take on your first college research paper like a pro

Just got assigned your first college research paper? Don’t sweat it! College Research Papers For Dummies has your back with the perfect companion to these not-as-hard-as-they-look assignments. Discover how to research, argue, problem-solve, analyze, and synthesize your way through even the densest material. Find out how to best revise and rework your paper until it’s a polished gem. Plus, get some quick tips on higher-level research papers, such as literature reviews and white papers.

Accurately cite references using APA, MLA, and Chicago styles

Take advantage of all the resources available to you as you write your first research paper, from your university’s library databases to your local college center’s support services

Develop common research paper writing techniques, including argumentation, research questions, and thesis statements

Don’t wait until the night before your paper is due! Grab a copy of College Research Papers For Dummies today and ace that first research paper like we all know you can.

College Research Papers For Dummies Cheat Sheet

College researchers can’t have too many resource options for searching information. A researcher without a supply of resources is like a well without water and no source of quenching academic thirst. College researchers frequently need supplemental sources of academic research. Additional resources also include uncommon rules of grammar and usage and strategies for presenting research papers in the classroom. This Cheat Sheet offers online academic sources, unconventional rules of grammar and usage, tips for presenting research papers, and more.

About The Authors

Geraldine Woods is a grammarian and writer with more than 35 years’ experience teaching and writing about English. She is the author of English Grammar For Dummies, SAT For Dummies, and Research Papers For Dummies.

Joe Giampalmi, EdD, is a hall-of-fame educator who’s been teaching students to mind their P’s and Q’s, use active voice, include Oxford commas, and support their arguments for more than 50 years. He has taught more than 100 English composition courses.