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BTH740 -- Research Essay

Four Stages of Research

  • Thesis Statement
  • Research
  • Writing
  • Presentation


Thesis Statement

Requirements

set by the instructor

  • number of sources
    • primary >= 2
    • secondary >= 4
    • tertiary - summarize
  • length 1600-2400 words
  • due date November 18 2010
  • late penalties 20%
  • timeline:
    • thesis statement - due October 18
    • preliminary research - due November 1
    • recording details - due November 8
    • writing - due November 15
    • publication - due November 18

Narrowing the Focus

select the topic

Searching for Sources

create working bibliography

Defining the Purpose

single sentence plus keywords

Research

Writing

Presentation/Publication