Scientific Paper Writing

Research Paper
Writing Process
Mrs. Anitha VN
JSS CON,Mysuru
Research Paper
Writing Process
1. Assignment Clarification
2. Time Management
3. Topic Selection
4. Topic Brainstorm
5. Library Visit
6. Locate/Select Sources
7. Survey Sources
8. Topic Focus
9. Read Articles
10. Preliminary Thesis
11. Outline
12. Draft Paper
13. Revise Paper
14. Sources of Help
Research Paper
Writing Process
The purpose of this workshop is to identify
and examine the components essential to
planning and executing college-level
research writing assignments.
Research Paper
Writing Process
At the end of this workshop, students will be able
to :
1. Identify and conceptualize the essential steps in
the research paper writing process;
2. Access valuable campus resources to help at
various stages of the writing process;
3. Use time management strategies to plan for the
successful and timely completion of a research
paper project.
Research Paper
Writing Process
1. Prewriting
2. Writing
3. Post-writing
Assignment Clarification
1. Read the assignment sheet carefully.
2. Underline directional statements: define, identify,

analyze, argue, etc.
3. Underline due dates.
4. Identify evaluation criteria.
5. Ask questions.
Time Management
1. Write down all due dates.

2. Break down the research process into
steps.
3. Assign a due date for each step.
4. Make weekly and daily priority lists.
Topic Selection
1. Previous knowledge
2. Course content
3. Personal or professional experience/interests

Topic Selection
1. Ask questions: who, what, where, when, why

What is it similar to or different from; what are
the causes; what are the consequences; what is the
essential function; what are the definitions; what
is the history; what is the present status; what case
can be made for or against it; how did it happen;
why did it happen; what is my personal reaction
to it?
2. Identify subtopics
Brainstorming Strategies
1. List
2. Map
3. Freewrite
Library Visit
1. Browse the Drake Memorial Library
website.
2. Tour the library.
3. Meet with a reference librarian.
4. Learn the difference between scholarly
journals and other periodicals.
5. Locate sources.
Survey Sources
1. Read abstracts, headings and subheadings.

2. Make note of charts, statistics, graphs.
3. Read the reference lists.
4. Read introductory and summary paragraphs.
5. Skim body.
Topic Focus
Go back to your original subject and focus it

further based upon the information you gleaned
during the text survey activities.
Read
Read once-Read write!
Take notes as you read: Develop a system of
underlining, marking, and/or paraphrasing in the
margins that is meaningful to you.
Discovering a Preliminary Thesis
Form a thesis statement or question that will

guide the rest of your research and writing.
Focused Topic + Assertion=Thesis

Discovering a Preliminary Thesis
1. Topic: issues connected to Pandemic
2. Focused Topic: Covid 19
3. Thesis Question: How prevalent is covid 19 pandemic? In what ways do

covid 19 contribute to global issues? What proof is there that covid 19
in fact contribute to global issues?
4. Thesis Statement: “ Exploring the global issues faced due to Covid 19

pandemic”
Outline
1. Make a list of the main points. These points
will form the organizational pattern of your
paper.
2. Make special note of concepts from your
sources that you wish to paraphrase in your text.
3. Draft an outline, moving from main ideas to
details.
4. Revise thesis as needed.
Draft
1. Begin to write in chunks of text defined by the
parameters of each main point.
2. Continuously refer to the thesis in order to stay
on track. Use key terms from the thesis to
thread each section together.
3. Integrate information from sources as you draft,
and include parenthetical citations.
4. Move from point to point rather than from
author to author.
Integrating Sources
Research papers demand abundant reference to

professional sources. That is, your research paper
will be generously populated with the voices of
the published experts. Your job is to manage
those voices, to synthesize them, to use them to
substantiate your claim.
Revision Checklist
1. Reread the assignment sheet.

2. Underline your thesis.
3. Read aloud.
4. Label the topic of each paragraph in the margin.
5. Revise main ideas; consider clarity and
relevance.
Revision Checklist
6. Revise details; consider clarity and relevance.

7. Check for cohesion.
8. Check documentation format.
9. Check grammar, punctuation, word choice,
spelling.
Sources of Help
1. Professors
2. Librarians
3. Writing Tutors
4. Content Tutors
5. Models of Successful Research Papers
Any questions ?

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Research Paper

1. Read the assignment sheet carefully.

2. Underline directional statements: define, identify,

3. Underline due dates.

4. Identify evaluation criteria.

1. Write down all due dates.

3. Personal or professional experience/interests

1. Ask questions: who, what, where, when, why

1. Read abstracts, headings and subheadings.

Go back to your original subject and focus it

Form a thesis statement or question that will

Focused Topic + Assertion=Thesis

2. Focused Topic: Covid 19

3. Thesis Question: How prevalent is covid 19 pandemic? In what ways do

4. Thesis Statement: “ Exploring the global issues faced due to Covid 19

Research papers demand abundant reference to

1. Reread the assignment sheet.

6. Revise details; consider clarity and relevance.

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