HOW TO WRITE TERM PAPERS AND REPORTS

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HOW TO WRITE TERM PAPERS AND REPORTS

• PAM COURY
• LIBRARY 150
• 800 DEWEY
• WINTER 2004

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BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION

• Baugh, L. Sue.
• How to write term papers and reports /
  L. Sue Baugh. --- 2nd ed. ---
• Lincolnwood, Ill. VGM Career Horizons
  c1997.
• xi, 233 p. ill 28 cm.
• Includes index.
• ISBN 0-8442-5899-7
• 1. Report Writing I. Title.
• Call number 808.02 B346h 1997 (HCC)
• Physical format Paperback
• Availability New
• Price 16.28 amazon.com
• Currency Fairly current

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INTENDED PURPOSE AND ARRANGEMENT

• WRITING AND PREPARING ACADEMIC PAPERS
• GIVING ORAL REPORTS
• CONTENTS
• INTRODUCTION
• PART 1 PREPARING TO WRITE
• CHOOSING AND FOCUSING YOUR TOPIC
• RESEARCHING YOUR TOPIC
• PART 2 FROM FIRST DRAFT TO FINAL PAPER
• CREATING THE FIRST DRAFT
• PREPARING THE FINAL PAPER
• GRAMMER AND STYLE TIPS
• WORKS CITED AND WORKS CONSULTED LISTS
• PART 3 FINAL TOUCHES
• ILLUSTRATING YOUR PAPER
• TYPING AND WORD-PROCESSING GUIDELINES
• GIVING AN ORAL PRESENTATION
• APPENDIX A WRITING AND RESEARCH

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SPECIAL FEATURES

• GRAMMAR AND STYLE TIPS
• GUIDELINES FOR TYPING AND PROOFREADING THE PAPER
• HOW TO USE ILLUSTRATIONS
• HOW TO GIVE AN ORAL PRESENTATION
• LISTS OF BOOKS ON TOPICS, RESEARCH, AND WRITING
• SAMPLE TERM PAPERS AND REPORTS

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EXAMPLE OF USAGE

• WHAT ARE SOME KEY STEPS OF RESEARCH TO HELP ME
  USE MY TIME EFFICIENTLY
• IDENTIFY SUBJECT HEADINGS OR KEY WORDS
• USE THESE HEADING TO SEARCH GENERAL AND
  SPECIALIZED INDEXES, CARD CATALOGS, COMPUTER
  DATABASES
• SELECT THE SOURCES MOST RELEVANT TO YOUR THESIS
  STATEMENT
• RETRIEVE THE SOURCES BOOKS, ARTICLES,
  MICROFICHE, ETC.
• EVALUATE INFORMATION FOR ACCURACY AND
  OBJECTIVITY, COVERAGE OF TOPIC AND USEFULNESS
• CREATE BIBLIOGRAPHY CARDS OR COMPUTER FILE
  ENTRIES FOR EACH SOURCE

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REVIEW

• From School Library JournalYA-- Students learn
  about choosing, focusing on, and researching a
  topic creating a first draft proofreading for
  grammar and style usage using citations and
  observing word processing guidelines. A lesson on
  oral presentations is included examples of a
  descriptive paper, a position paper, an
  argumentative paper, and a literary paper are
  given. An itemized contents section offers quick
  reference. With its large pages and easy-to-read
  type, this is a book that should be in every
  classroom.

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WHO IS L. SUE BAUGH??

• A VERY MYSTERIOUS PERSON WHO HAS AUTHORED
  NUMEROUS HANDBOOKS ON BUSINESS WRITING, MEMO
  WRITING, LETTER WRITING AND THE MASTERY OF
  ENGLISH GRAMMER.

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PERSONAL IMPRESSION

• I though it was a thorough resource. It concerns
• me that I couldnt find any information about
• the author. Because of this there may be topics
• I will research further.

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AN ADDITIONAL REFERENCE

• 10,000 Ideas
• For Term Papers, Projects,
• Reports Speeches
• 4th edition
• By
• Kathryn Lamm

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BIBLIOGRAPHICAL CITATION

• Lamm, Kathryn
• 10,000 ideas for term papers, projects, reports,
  and speeches / Kathryn Lamm.
• 4th ed. New York Macmillan, c1995.
• 440 p. 21 cm.
• Includes bibliographical references.
• ISBN 0-02-860560-8
• 1. Report writing --- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
  2. Research --- Handbooks, manuals,
• etc. 3. Catalogs, Subject. I. Title.
• Call number R 808.02 L232t 1995 (HCC)
• Physical format Paperback
• Price 4th edition used .90 amazon.com
• (3rd edition used .43 amazon.com)

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ARRANGEMENT AND SCOPE

• ALPHABETICALLY ARRANGED
• 130 SUBJECT AREAS KEYED TO
• LEVEL OF DIFFICULTY
• AVAILABILITY OF RESEARCH MATERIAL
• POSSIBILITIES FOR VARIATION
• SECTION INCLUDED ON HOW TO USE THE BOOK
• A KEY INCLUDED AT THE END OF EACH TOPIC WITH
  SYMBOLS FOR DIFFICULTY AND ADDED TIPS

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EXAMPLE OF USAGE

• YOU NEED A TOPIC ABOUT COMPUTERS. THREE
  EXAMPLES FROM
• THE BOOK INCLUDE
• HOW ELECTRONIC CRIMINAL OPERATE
• (average difficulty for High School and
  undergraduate)
• USING THE COMPUTER FOR SIMULATION
• (ample material should be available in most
  libraries)
• WHY EVERY STUDENT TODAY SHOULD BE COMPUTER
  LITERATE
• (may require prior or specialized knowledge)

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AUTHOR CREDENTIALS

• KATHRYN LAMM IS A REFERENCE LIBRARIAN
• AT SCOTTSDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
• SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA

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PERSONAL IMPRESSION

• I was happy to have found a reference book like
  this. Im guessing it is very helpful for
  teachers, students and librarians.