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 Resources for Writing Academic PapersIn your course of study, you may be asked from time to time to submit academic papers demonstrating your ability to research, analyze, organize, and clearly communicate information on a particular topic. Since most academic papers involve some kind of research, you should learn how successfully complete this type of writing assignment.
Writing an academic paper or research paper requires a series of steps, starting with developing a research question or hypothesis, to the final proofreading of the paper. As you progress through each step of your plan, creative decisions you make or information you acquire may change the order of the steps depending on the subject, your knowledge of the subject, and your sources. For example, sometimes you need to do just a bit of background research and reading before you can develop a research question. Sometimes you need to go back and find additional sources to corroborate your viewpoint. The research writing steps represent a general, ideal, movement through the research writing process. In reality, writers often repeat or circle back as needed.
The following 10 Steps are your links to further information on the research writing process:
Step 1. Developing a Research QuestionPrintable version this tutorial (160KB pdf file) | |
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