Diane E. Schmidt

Writing in Political Science (eBook, PDF)

A Practical Guide

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

A complete resource for writing an effective paper in political science, Diane Schmidt's 25th anniversary edition provides students with a practical guide for writing about political ideas, events, policies, and processes. It offers additional guidelines focusing on the growing use of social media and the need for professional communication in blogs, tweets, media sites, and postings on websites.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 610
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. Januar 2019
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781351252836
• Artikelnr.: 55006962

Autorenporträt

Diane E. Schmidt is Professor of Public Administration and Policy in the Political Science Department of California State University-Chico. She has been the Coordinator of the Undergraduate Public Administration Program and consults with a wide variety of federal, state, and local government, as well as nonprofit and community organizations on community management, public personnel, labor policy, and policy analysis. She teaches courses in American institutions, political behavior, public policy analysis, public administration, collaborative management, and comparative government, including online courses and accessible courses for people with disabilities.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1 Political Inquiry
Chapter 2 Critical Thinking about Politics
Chapter 3 Topic Selection
Chapter 4 Locating Research Materials Using Indexes, Databases, the
Internet, and Mobile Sources
Chapter 5 Creating Evidence with Primary and Secondary Data
Chapter 6 Properties of a Good Essay or Research Paper
Chapter 7 Common Problems with Writing
Chapter 8 Practices and Expectations for Manuscript Format
Chapter 9 Referencing Styles for Author-Date and Footnote/Endnotes Systems
Chapter 10 Format and Examples of Activities to Enhance Comprehension and
Synthesis of Class Materials
Chapter 11 Format and Examples of Assignments for Managing and Processing
Information
Chapter 12 Format and Examples of Conventional Research Papers
Chapter 13 Format and Examples of Assignments Requiring Special Techniques
Chapter 14 Format and Examples of Assignments with Appropriate Formatting
for Professional Communication
Chapter 15 Format and Examples of Assignments Organizing and Documenting
Achievements for Career Development

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Chapter 1 Political Inquiry

Chapter 2 Critical Thinking about Politics

Chapter 3 Topic Selection

Chapter 4 Locating Research Materials Using Indexes, Databases, the Internet, and Mobile Sources

Chapter 5 Creating Evidence with Primary and Secondary Data

Chapter 6 Properties of a Good Essay or Research Paper

Chapter 7 Common Problems with Writing

Chapter 8 Practices and Expectations for Manuscript Format

Chapter 9 Referencing Styles for Author-Date and Footnote/Endnotes Systems

Chapter 10 Format and Examples of Activities to Enhance Comprehension and Synthesis of Class Materials

Chapter 11 Format and Examples of Assignments for Managing and Processing Information

Chapter 12 Format and Examples of Conventional Research Papers

Chapter 13 Format and Examples of Assignments Requiring Special Techniques

Chapter 14 Format and Examples of Assignments with Appropriate Formatting for Professional Communication

Chapter 15 Format and Examples of Assignments Organizing and Documenting Achievements for Career Development