The Bedford Researcher

by Mike Palmquist

Overview

The Bedford Researcher provides comprehensive research and writing guidance with practical strategies that help you develop and structure arguments, create documents, and cite sources.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781319058487
Publisher:	Bedford/St. Martin's
Publication date:	09/15/2017
Edition description:	Sixth Edition
Pages:	480
Product dimensions:	6.80(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Mike Palmquist is an Associate Provost at Colorado State University, where he leads university-wide efforts to enhance learning and teaching in face-to-face, blended, and distance courses. A professor of English and University Distinguished Teaching Scholar, he is recognized nationally for his work in computer-supported writing instruction and, in particular, in designing Web-based instructional materials to support writing. His most recent Web-based projects are Writing@CSU (http://writing.colostate.edu), an open-access, educational Web site for writers and writing instructors, and the WAC Clearinghouse (http://wac.colostate.edu), the leading site for communication across the curriculum. He is the author of numerous articles and essays on writing and teaching with technology and writing across the curriculum. In 2004, he received the Charles Moran Award for Distinguished Contributions to the Field, which recognizes "exemplary scholarship and professional service to the field of computers and writing." In 2006, the CCCC Committee on Computers in Composition and Composition named him Outstanding Technology Innovator. From 2009 to 2011, he served on the Executive Committee of the National Council of Teachers of English and as chair of the NCTE’s College Section. He is the author of Joining the Conversation: Writing in College and Beyond (Bedford/St. Martin’s, 2010); The Bedford Researcher, Third Edition (Bedford/St. Martin’s, 2009); and Designing Writing: A Practical Guide (Bedford/St. Martin’s, 2005).

Table of Contents

I: Joining the Conversation
1. Getting Started
2. Exploring and Focusing
3. Developing Your Research Question

II: Working with Sources
4. Reading Critically and Actively
5. Assessing and Evaluating Sources
6. Taking Notes
7. Engaging with Information, Ideas, and Arguments
8. Managing Information
9. Avoiding Plagiarism

III: Collecting Information
10. Searching for Information
11. Collecting Information with Field Research

IV: Creating Your Document
12. Developing Your Thesis Statement
13. Developing and Organizing Your Argument
14. Drafting
15. Using Sources Effectively
16. Understanding Document Design
17. Working with Genres and Design
18. Revising and Editing

V: Documenting Sources
19. Using MLA Style
20. Using APA Style
21. Using Chicago Style
22. Using CSE Style