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