Research

Plagiarism & Copyright
See the copyright guidelines for detailed information on what constitutes plagiarism and how to determine copyright.


When considering source materials to support your argument, you will want to conduct quality research using academic, scholarly sources.  Furthermore, you will want to paraphrase as much as possible—which still requires parenthetical citations within the sentence, as well as full-source citations in a Reference, Bibliography, or Works Cited page at the end of the paper.

Work on paraphrasing your sources and limiting your quotations.




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Learn about how to choose research paper topics by going through a series of steps to form ideas and pick the most viable topic.

Learn how to go about conducting research and gathering information to engage in structured searching based on a plan that makes the process smoother.
Learn about note-taking strategies and note-taking methods to make keeping track of information easier and more organized while researching your paper.
Learn how to develop a strong thesis statement that challenges your readers to think and stays both specific and focused.
Practice completing data analysis of primary research by answering questions that help interpret data for inclusion in a research paper.

Practice finding scholarly journal articles from online databases of academic journals to find resources for your research paper that are reliable and valid.
Learn the process of forming a focus for research paper topics, and make sifting through information to narrow your topic down easier.
Learn how to clarify and focus your thesis statement through a few simple steps that require you to ask questions and show supporting points.
Practice comparing a rough draft and an outline to help determine if you are keeping your research paper on topic. More basic grammar information

Research Writing


Understand the research process and learn to sort and compile the information and compose a thesis-driven research paper.
Begin the research process the right way and learn how to sort through the information and prepare your outline.
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Learn how to clarify and maintain your focus in your research paper that expedites the writing process.
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Start to understand and identify how to correctly use in-text citations, footnotes and reference pages.
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MLA, APA, and Turabian Textbook Pages
Compile your research in an organizational fashion to compose a thesis-driven research paper.
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Essay 3 Cause/Effect Argument

Design and Development Handouts

· Know the Guidelines: Cause/Effect Argument Essay Writing—view the planning, outlining, and development handouts for the cause/effect essay.

· Sample thesis for a causal argument: this handout shows a sample cause/effect THESIS, the break-down of that THESIS, and how the essay would be structured to develop and argue the THESIS.

· Flow, Length, and Content of a Typical Body-paragraph: a specific break-down of what is expected in a well-developed body-paragraph of an argument paper.

· Need Ideas for Cause/Effect Essay??: this handout provides 'spring-board' articles and images to help you think through how you feel about the topic and possible cause/effect relationships. These are not scholarly sources. They are simply readings to help you understand different ideas surrounding the issue.