Study Skill Resources

Look at all you learn from doing a research paper…

(It’s about a lot more than CONTENT!)

• Values/Personal Interests (choosing your topic; i.e., asking, “What’s important to me?”)
• Focus/Scope/Conciseness (narrowing the topic)
• Dependence on God (Yes, pray for the anointing to research and write well! Why not?)
• Resourcefulness (finding appropriate sources; making use of the template provided)
• Organization (putting your thoughts together in a way that can be clearly presented)
• Honor (acknowledging those who have gone before, i.e., the academic efforts of others)
• Integration (How does this class and this paper relate to life?)
• Creativity (making the most of the opportunity to express yourself)
• Resolve (figuring out what you believe on the issue, why, and being bold enough to express it)
• Responsibility and Time Management (meeting process deadlines, making your Write Place appt.)
• Clarity and Coherence (learning to write well)
• Accountability (avoiding plagiarism)
• Thoroughness (making sure you’ve covered the main elements of the topic)
• Format requirements (i.e., Turabian vs. APA) – may make it easier next time!
• Attention to detail (meeting the requirements of those you are responsible to)
• Computer Skills (ah, those footnotes!)
• Fruit of the Spirit (patience in particular; also peacefulness, faithfulness, etc.!)
• Community (A) (realizing the benefit of a good editor) & (learning the librarian’s name!)
• Punctuality (making the due date)
• Achievement (sense of a job well done)
• Improvement (taking professor comments on the paper and learning from them)
• Insight (you become more of an “expert” on the topic than you were before!)
• Community (B) (publishable material can become part of the greater academic community)