Full Description
Develop the research skills you need for success in academic, career and everyday situations with Miller-Cochran/Rodrigo's "Cengage Guide to Research" 4th Edition. Recognizing that technology, including generative AI, is a part of your daily life, the authors show you how to apply the research skills you use every day (when you're buying a car or choosing a cell phone plan, for example) to academic and professional settings. Annotated student samples, research scenarios and Techno Tips show you how and why researching and key research technologies are important to success. MindTap works alongside this guide by offering interactive digital tools and resources that help you improve your research and writing skills.
Contents
Part I: PREPARING FOR RESEARCH.
1. Research and the Rhetorical Situation.
2. Writing Processes.
3. Identifying a Topic.
DIY: Writing a Research Proposal.
Part II: CONDUCTING RESEARCH.
4. Finding Resources through Secondary Research.
5. Conducting Primary Research.
6. Rhetorically Reading, Tracking, and Evaluating Resources.
7. Understanding Plagiarism and Integrating Resources.
DIY: Writing a Review of Research.
Part III: REPORTING ON RESEARCH.
8. Developing an Argument.
9. Selecting and Integrating Evidence.
10. Sharing the Results.
DIY: Presenting Your Research Results.
Part IV: FORMATTING YOUR RESEARCH.
11. Understanding Citation Styles Rhetorically.
12. MLA Guidelines.
13. APA Guidelines.
14. CMS Guidelines.
15. CSE Guidelines.
DIY: Writing a Rhetorical Analysis of Citations.
