Is it accessible?Information about the topic you chose must be readily available.
Is it doable?The topic you chose must be simple enough so that you have enough time to document it later.
Is it relevant?Make sure the topic you choose interests you
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Step 2: State your Purpose
Remember: Stick to your purpose. Limit your topic.
Keep the purpose in mindThis helps you find relevant information
Ask yourself:Why do I want to research about this topic?
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Step 3: Prepare Temporary Bibliography
Reminder: You can also include other types of resources!You can include books, magazines, or newspapers in your Bibliography.
Test each site to check for dead linksReplace links as necessary.
List down resources that you will review.You should also write down the author name, article name, and other information.
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Step 4: Make a Temporary Outline
Why create an outline?An outline will act as a research plan0.
Check your outlineCheck your outline again to filter out information that is irrelevant to what you are researching.
How can we make an outline?You can use a notebook, or an online text editor.
Step 5: Gather Information
Filter out irrelevant information as needed.Be careful of deleting noted information!
Double check what you have obtained to your research purpose.Make sure the information you have obtained matches what you NEED to obtain.
Check all your information.Go through your notes on what you have researched.
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Identify which citation type you will use from the following.A. Direct Citation: Quote the exact words of the source and give the source information.B. SummaryGive a summary of information obtained from the source.C. Key Words:List down key words from the source. You can also use an outline to list down the key words.D. Idea Taken from Summary:This is a summary from another summary of a source. Such summaries can be taken from Wikipedia and other encyclopedias.E. Original Translation:Translate the source into the language you will document your research in.
Step 6: Consider the type of citation you will use.
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Step 7: Make your Final Outline
Check organizationSee if all information in your outline is arranged properly.
Weed out or add informationThis is to make sure that your final outline is clean.
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Step 8: Write your Rough Draft.
Check for any error.Mark errors or correct them.
Include citations in your rough draft.You can use a citation generator to produce APA format citations.
Use your outline.Make sure to put information as mentioned in your outline!
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Step 9: Revise your work
Make any necessary changesChange dead links, spelling errors and others.
Do one last cross check with your outlineMake sure every bit of information is arranged in the way it is in your outline.
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Step 10: Produce your Final Manuscript
Package it all up!Proofread everything one more time and edit as necessary.
Smooth out the bumpsCheck for any errors.
Copy and paste your final rough draftMake sure to copy everything, including citations.