Academic Research and Writing: Inquiry and Argument in College - Softcover

Bergmann, Linda

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0321091841 ISBN 13: 9780321091840

Publisher: Pearson, 2009

Synopsis

This text shows that research is important beyond the classroom and is a necessary component in any career. Beginning with coverage of skills and techniques, this comprehensive text then moves into specific kinds of academic research tasks, showing the generic features and constraints of academic writing. The main issues necessary for understanding how to read and construct research projects are discussed, including plagiarism, copyright and patents, conventions used by different discourse communities, and how writers use sources in different ways.

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Synopsis

Academic Research: Fields of Study and Inquiry shows students that research is important beyond the classroom and is a necessary component in any career. Beginning with coverage of skills and techniques, this comprehensive text then moves into specific kinds of academic research tasks, showing the generic features and constraints of academic writing. The main issues necessary for understanding how to read and construct research projects are discussed, including plagiarism, copyright and patents, conventions used by different discourse communities, and how writers use sources in different ways. The result is that students are drawn into the thinking process involved in research.

Edition details

• Publisher: Pearson
• Publication date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0321091841
• ISBN 13: 9780321091840
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 368