In your own research report, describe your sample in detail—but not such details of past work. Describing samples of other studies in detail in your own paper automatically puts the reader in ...

A successful paper should have a (brief) methodology section that not only explains the methods used, but also justifies them. If, for example, your data comes from written surveys rather than ...

Grading Rubric: Final Research Paper Anthropology. Distribution of paper grade determined by the five key components of a paper: Thesis and Motive (20%). Thesis: the paper's main arguments presented ...

Scientific papers are often structured chronologically, thus reflecting the progression of the research project. Still, effective papers typically break the chronology in several ways to present ...

Research Papers Need Argument and Evidence Andrew Delbanco teaches American literature at Columbia. His new book, "College: What It Was, Is and Should Be," will be published next spring.

Is the research paper still justifiable as a means of grading a college student's performance? Critics of the form say it is outdated because the Internet has made sources so readily accessible ...

Research paper downloads act as proxy for academics’ real-world influence. ... Analysing a sample of S&P 500 companies, ... (opens in new window) Comments Jump to comments section.