Basic College Research Skills

by Steven Bookman, Christopher Warburton

Overview

This textbook's easy-to-read format gives students a comprehensive guide to basic college research and writing at the undergraduate and graduate levels. At the rudimentary level, it provides tips for reading texts; listening; and developing studying and writing skills.

At a relatively advanced level, this text addresses some of the more prominent challenges to research and data estimation, and common-place errors in research and writing. Basic College Research Skills has been presented to be an enduring companion for college students who are undertaking demanding academic courses in research and writing.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780761835516
Publisher:	University Press of America
Publication date:	04/26/2007
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	114
Product dimensions:	6.04(w) x 9.03(h) x 0.37(d)

About the Author

Steven Bookman is an Adjunct at Lehman College.
Christopher Warburton is Assistant Professor of Law and Economics at John Jay College of Criminal Justice. He received his Ph.D. with distinction in Microeconomics from Fordham University. He is author of The Evolution of Crises and Underdevelopment in Africa (University Press of America, 2005) and Research and Profit Maximization in Finance and Economics (University Press of America, 2006).

Table of Contents

Part 1 Acknowledgements
Chapter 2 Introduction
Part 3 I: Basic College Learning Skills
Chapter 4 Study Skills
Chapter 5 Reading Different Academic Texts
Part 6 II: Research and Data Estimation
Chapter 7 Research and Data Estimation
Part 8 III: Common Assignments in Classes
Chapter 9 Plagiarism and Research Papers
Chapter 10 Proposals and Presentations
Part 11 Bibliography
Part 12 Index