01963cam a22002898i 4500 20220215120846.0 180618s2018 nyu b 001 0 eng 2018029272 9780815369226 (hardback) 9780815369219 (paperback) 9781351252843 (ebook) DLC eng DLC rda JA86 .S36 2018 808.06632 23 SCW 2018 Schmidt, Diane E., author. Writing in political science : a practical guide / Diane E. Schmidt, California State University-Chico. Fifth Edition. 1812 pages cm "Fourth edition published by Pearson Education, Inc. 2010"--T.p. verso. Includes bibliographical references and indexes. Political 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. Political science Authorship Style manuals. 149866 Political science Research Handbooks, manuals, etc. 149867 Academic writing Handbooks, manuals, etc. 149868 ddc BK 53748 53748 0 0 ddc 0 0 BPATC BPATC GRR 0 808.06632 SCW 2018 112893 2022-02-15 00:00:00 2022-02-15 BK