1. Research writing and presentation

2. Presenting research Share results, findings with colleagues Brings new knowledge to the field Helps you find, and keep, jobs. Brings new updates, resources

3. Where to present research Non-refereed Includes magazines, web sites, self published. In-house corporate research Advantages: Flexible Wide audience Can do what you want to do, and what clients want May be lucrative than refereed research. Disadvantages: Low prestige Little oversight May be biased or perceived to be biased

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5. Refereed/peer reviewed Conferences, journals. Advantages: Taken seriously Provides oversight collaborative May lead to jobs, connections Disadvantages: No money Limited audiences Need to follow established protocols closely No money

6. Conferences May be regional, national or international May only require an abstract to be accepted May be informal. Not as prestigious or rigorous as publication May be a warm-up for publication To prepare, have manuscript..make powerpoints Practice talking 10-15 minutes. SUM UP YOUR WORK and why it’s interesting/noteworthy. Discussant asks detailed questions/critiques afterward THINK OF WHERE TO PRESET BEFORE YOU FISH YOUR STUDY Helps establish appropriateness, approach, deadlines, funding. Proceedings: publication as a result of conference. Not as prestigious as publication.

7. Refereed publications Check out/review publications as you do research. Most want 8-12 pages at most. May be regional, national or international. Prestigious. Doesn’t have to come from a conference. May be submitted any time. Check style guidelines.. Review journal first

8. THEN, write your paper Choose Appropriate style for venue: MLA for literature, language APA for social science and many others Chicago style for business and pizza Kate Turabian Keeps things consistent

9. Writing Be short, concise, clear Repeat to yourself, friends define terms

10. Parts Abstract One page, maximum..many limit it to 100 words. Be accurate,,,focus on problem and results. Non evaluative State findings, conclusions

11. Introduction Focuses on the problem, questions Justifies importance of topic and your approach. 1-2 pages

12. Lit review Places work in context Establishes credibility Justifies your problem, approach May be the longest part of paper

13. Methods Clearly defines variables Clearly defines research questions hypothesis And approach

14. Findings Summarize findings Relevant statistics Charts and graphs Provide some context, evaluation

15. Conclusion Sum up your results quickly Say why they are important Make suggestions for further research

16. Notes and bibliography Footnotes/endnotes Show where you got information May add insight, explanation Establish credibility Bibliography is complete list of works consulted When works cite eachother you are done

17. Discussion Explain results Place them in terms of lit review and problem Now is the time for evaluation Discuss and admit limitations