How to write a good research paper (engelsk)

Peter Haisler

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This concise book gives tangible advice on how to write a good academic research paper. It is useful for those writing short essays, one-year projects, bachelor’s projects, or master’s theses. The book offers: a quick overview of how to write an academic research paper ways to organize the process of writing an academic research paper an overview of the most common problems encountered when writing academic research papers practical guidelines that can be used throughout the writing process and during the examination an understanding of some of the different research methodologies advice on how to obtain good grades on exams On this site, www.researchpaper.samfundslitteratur.dk, you can find a range of potential research topics appropriate for short and long research papers. You can also find several examples illustrating and further explaining the advice contained in this book, including examples of research questions, analyses, theories, introductions, methodology chapters, and more.

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Foreword 7 Chapter 1 Introduction 9 The website and other useful resources 10 Par t 1. Before 11 Chapter 2 Some generic advice 13 Ever y thing is allowed 13 Star t the project process early 13 Star t collecting information early 13 Go straight to those who have the most relevant knowledge 14 Star t the writing process early 14 Be critical 15 Keep it simple 15 Chapter 3 Forming a project group 16 Align your expectations 16 Make rules 17 Final advice 18 Chapter 4 Your super visor 19 Choosing your super visor 20 Make it easy for your super visor 20 Prior to each meeting with your super visor 21 Meeting your super visor 21 What students expect from their super visor 22 Par t 2. During 23 Chapter 5 Choosing a Research Question (RQ) 25 Dif ferent types of RQs 25 How to find a relevant RQ 26 Brainstorm 27 Three criteria for choosing your RQ 28 Choosing your analy tical perspective 28 Choosing the specific topic (of analysis) 29 Formulating your RQ 30 When you have settled on a RQ 32 Final advice 32 Chapter 6 Forming assumptions, sub-questions, and hypotheses 34 Assumptions 34 Sub-questions 34 Hypotheses 35 Choose the hypotheses with the greatest explanator y power 36 Final advice 36 Chapter 7 Planning the research process 38 A typical research paper 38 Final advice 39 Chapter 8 The introduction 40 Chapter 9 Methodology 41 What is methodology? 41 Why methodology? 41 The contents of the methodology chapter 42 The philosophy of science (including epistemology and ontology) 42 The overall methodological approach (i.e., inductive or deductive) 43 The delimitations (i.e., your methodological choices) 44 The empirical data (qualitative and/or quantitative data) 45 Choice of theories (including critique) 46 Structure of the research paper 46 Validity and reliability 46 The literature review 48 Definition of key terms 48 Final advice 48 Chapter 10 Using empirical data 50 Qualitative and quantitative data 50 Final advice 51 ; Chapter 11 Choosing and using theories 52 What is a theor y? 52 Critiquing theories 54 Examples of theoretical critiques 55 How to employ theories 55 Use dif ferent theories to answer the same RQ 56 Chapter 12 Analysis 57 Final advice 57 Chapter 13 The conclusion 59 Final advice 60 Chapter 14 Future perspective 61 Chapter 15 Executive summary 62 Chapter 16 Layout and language 63 The layout 63 The language 64 Quotation, plagiarism, and referencing 64 Final advice 65 Chapter 17 Key elements in a good research paper 66 Final advice 66 Par t 3. After 69 Chapter 18 Oral examinations 71 Preparing your presentation 71 Generic questions at the oral exam 72 Final advice 73 Chapter 19 The grading elements — the examiner’s manual 74 Chapter 20 Feedback af ter the examination 76 Useful books 77 About the author 79