Writing an Empirical Research Paper
Scott Plunkett
This workshop will focus on the structure of a paper that reports the results of an empirical study. Students will consider both effective and ineffective examples of each of the main sections of a research paper, including, for example, the abstract, methodology, results, and discussion. Participants will then work in groups to match excerpts from published articles to the correct section of an empirical paper, before examining two published articles, one from a basic research journal and one from an applied journal, to see the different emphases placed on each section. Finally, several templates will be provided to help students format, structure, and write the various sections of a paper for a research class, a thesis, a project, and a manuscript for submission to a journal.
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Communication services (sign language interpreters, note takers, real-time captionists, or assistive listening devices) are available for this event. Requests for services must be submitted at least five (5) working days in advance. Please contact The Social Science Writing Project at (818) 677-5450 or .