How to Write Research Paper

How to write a research paper

When a student starts his professional part in his studies, it is most likely that the student will have to face some writing assignments related to the course for which a proper research is required to enhance the learning capacity for the student from that course. These assignments are known as research paper. As from the name, you can say that this writing assignment requires a proper research for a particular topic and all the necessary information is to be added in that research paper with proper evidences as well. So in order to write a good and meaningful research paper, students should follow the few steps described below:

Selecting topic and collecting information:

The very first thing for any research paper is its topic. Most students often start their research paper with any topic which appeals them, without concerning to their professor and end up in great deal of trouble in finishing that research work. The reason is that the students have not properly worked for their topic. The student must select such a topic which is of his/her interest plus is also not constricted in respect of information and source materials. Then they should present their topic of research in front of the concerned teacher and should start work after his/her authorization.

After selecting the topic, the phase of collecting information starts. The student will find many sources such as websites, magazines, books, academic or professional journals or any other source which might help them in their research. The one thing which the students must take care of is to collect data from such a source which is reliable and the information collected from a particular source could not be challenged later which will cost the student a lot.

Make notes and outlines:

After collecting all the relevant data for your research paper, go through it thoroughly and extract that information or make notes of key points which is related to your research work directly. If the information is stated in general terms then try to write that information in your own words to avoid plagiarism and if you think you have to add the exact words for some important statements, then use quotation marks to highlight its importance and to also avoid plagiarism. Also the student should keep a track of all the information gathered