Writing Winning Research Papers

Developing critical, evaluative, logical, and analytical writing skills

What you'll learn

Learn how to effectively plan and write the different sections of a research paper.

Understand the rhetorical structure of introduction, literature review, methods, results and discussion, conclusion, and abstract.

Learn how to integrate primary and secondary sources through summary, quotation, and paraphrasing.

Develop critical, evaluative, logical, and analytical writing skills.

Understand proper citation practices and the value of academic integrity.

Requirements

N/A

Description

This course is intended for undergraduate students, graduate students, scholars, and anyone who wishes to write and/or publish their research. This course enables anyone who wants to develop the skills they need to become successful writers in their academic and post-academic careers. There are five sections in this course: Section 1. Assessing Your Writing Skills & Planning a Research Paper; Section 2. Writing the Introduction; Section 3. Writing the Literature Review; Section 4. Writing the Methods; Section 5. Writing the Results and Discussion (including effective tables and figures) & the Research Paper Abstract. This course also looks at sample writings for you to be able to understand the structure of each section in a research paper. The sample writings cover both social sciences and hard sciences.  The topics included in this course are:How to plan a research paperHow to evaluate one's own writing skillsWriting the IntroductionWriting the Literature ReviewWriting the MethodsWriting the Results and Discussion, including effective tables and figuresWriting the Research Paper Abstract.After completing this course, you will be able to:Learn how to effectively plan and write the different sections of a research paper.Understand the rhetorical structure of introduction, literature review, methods, results and discussion, conclusion, and abstract.Learn how to integrate primary and secondary sources through summary, quotation, and paraphrasing.Develop critical, evaluative, logical, and analytical writing skills.Understand proper citation practices and the value of academic integrity.There are no prerequisites for this course. Anyone who wants to develop their writing skills for their research will benefit from this course.

Overview

Section 1: What is a Research Paper and How do We Assess Our Writing Skills?

Lecture 1 Why Write a Research Paper: Genre, Audience, and Purpose

Lecture 2 Self-assessment: Evaluating Your own Writing & Analytical Skills

Section 2: Planning a Research Paper

Lecture 3 Writing Alone vs. Collaboratively

Lecture 4 Creating a Timeline for Your Research Paper

Section 3: Writing the Introduction

Lecture 5 Research Paper Introduction: Purpose and Structure

Lecture 6 Rhetorical Moves

Lecture 7 Sample Analysis 1: Hard Sciences

Lecture 8 Sample Analysis 2: Social Sciences

Lecture 9 Section 3 Review

Section 4: Writing the Literature Review

Lecture 10 The Research Paper Literature Review: Purpose and Structure

Lecture 11 The Research Paper Literature Review: Rhetorical Moves

Lecture 12 Citing Sources

Lecture 13 Summarizing, Paraphrasing, and Quoting

Lecture 14 Academic Honesty: Avoiding plagiarism

Section 5: Writing the Methods

Lecture 15 The Research Paper Methods: Purpose and Structure

Lecture 16 The Research Paper Methods: Rhetorical Moves

Lecture 17 Sample Analysis: Social Sciences

Section 6: Writing the Results & Discussion

Lecture 18 Writing the Results & Discussion: Overview

Lecture 19 Writing the Results & Discussion: Combined Sections

Lecture 20 Writing the Results & Discussion: Separate Sections

Lecture 21 Writing the Results & Discussion: Using Figures and Tables Effectively

Section 7: Writing the Research Paper Abstract

Lecture 22 The Research Paper Abstract: Purpose & Structure

Lecture 23 The Research Paper Abstract: Rhetorical Moves and Sample Analyses

Undergraduate and graduate students and scholars who wish to publish their research,Anyone interested in research and research writing and publication