01878cam a22002658i 450000500170000000800410001701000170005802000290007502000300010402000260013404000230016005000200018308200280020310000320023124501100026325000190037326300090039230000130040150000760041450400530049050509140054365000500145765000580150765000470156520220215120846.0180618s2018    nyu      b    001 0 eng    a  2018029272  a9780815369226 (hardback)  a9780815369219 (paperback)  z9781351252843 (ebook)  aDLCbengcDLCerda00aJA86b.S36 201800a808.06632223bSCW 20181 aSchmidt, Diane E.,eauthor.10aWriting in political science :ba practical guide /cDiane E. Schmidt, California State University-Chico.  aFifth Edition.  a1812  apages cm  a"Fourth edition published by Pearson Education, Inc. 2010"--T.p. verso.  aIncludes bibliographical references and indexes.0 aPolitical inquiry -- Critical thinking about politics -- Topic selection -- Locating research materials using indexes, databases, the internet, and mobile sources -- Creating evidence with primary and secondary data -- Properties of a good essay or research paper -- Common problems with writing -- Practices and expectations for manuscript format -- Referencing styles for author-date and footnote/endnotes systems -- Format and examples of activities to enhance comprehension and synthesis of class materials -- Format and examples of assignments for managing and processing information -- Format and examples of conventional research papers -- Format and examples of assignments requiring special techniques -- Format and examples of assignments with appropriate formatting for professional communication -- Format and examples of assignments organizing and documenting achievements for career development. 0aPolitical sciencexAuthorshipvStyle manuals. 0aPolitical sciencexResearchvHandbooks, manuals, etc. 0aAcademic writingvHandbooks, manuals, etc.