Readings from The Craft of Scientific Writing -- top half of page

and The Research Paper -- bottom half of page

readings from The Research Paper are below

Research paper readings also are listed in our course description.

Sense of Audience
Finish these readings well before 2/2

Chapters 1, 3, 15

Narration
Finish these readings well before 2/7

Chapters 4, 5, 8, 9, 16

Ethics
Finish these readings well before 2/26

Chapters 3,7
Example
Finish these readings well before 3/7

Chapters 2, 10, 11

Analysis and research/argument paper
Finish this reading for your research paper draft and your analysis project due dates--well before 3/23

Chapter 6



--These readings are for you. There is no due date.--

Presentations

Chapters 14, 15

Business communication

Chapters 12, 13

Readings from The Research Paper

Choosing a general topic
Finish these readings the first week of class

Chapters 1, 2

Narrowing the topic
Finish this reading before 2/1

Chapter 3

Collecting and recording information
Finish these readings by the second week of February

Chapters 4,5

Organizing ideas, thesis statement
Finish this reading well before 2/28

Chapter 6

Writing your paper
Finish this reading by the fourth week of February

Chapter 7

Documentation and final preparation
Finish these readings before 3/23

Chapter 8. Chapters 9 and 10 for MLA style, or 11 for APA style

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