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Editing Academic Writing

Posted by Ronda Levine on Saturday, May 23, 2009, In : Editing

One of the services I offer is dissertation and thesis editing. What this service is not: Rewriting sections of your academic work for you, writing sections of your academic work for you, etc. Instead, I can help format the work to your school's specifications. I can proofread the work for you, and I can make suggestions as to how you can improve the readability of the work. When editing academic writing, especially a project as large as a thesis or dissertation you want to:

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How to Write an Annotated Outline

Posted by Ronda Roberts on Monday, December 15, 2008, In : Research

An annotated outline is an important part of the pre-writing and research process. The annotated outline can help you to see your arguments played out and how different parts of the paper will relate to one another. This helps to make your writing a cohesive whole.

Write the annotated outline only after you have conducted preliminary research. If you begin writing it before you have compiled any research you will not know enough about your topic or the direction of your paper to properly o...
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Electronic Note Taking Methods

Posted by Ronda Roberts on Wednesday, December 3, 2008, In : Research

As promised, today I will discuss electronic note-taking methods. It is vital when taking notes to be accurate and organized with the information you record. The main benefits of using a computer for note-taking are that paper is conserved and searching is facilitated. Using a computer is also suggested when taking extensive notes for large research projects. Below are three methods for taking notes on research sources electronically.

Using a Word Processor

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How to Take Notes for Your Research Paper

Posted by Ronda Roberts on Monday, December 1, 2008, In : Research

It is vital, when writing, to document any material you used during the research phase. Being able to document accurately quotations and paraphrases depends upon careful note taking methods.

One method for taking notes on research material is with pen and index cards. To do this, you first obtain an index card box, some dividers that correspond to the topics you will be covering, and index cards. This can be done two ways.

The classic way to use index cards is to use one index card for eac...
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