Academic Writing: Process and Product

by Andrew P. Johnson

Overview

This book provides a foundation and framework to enhance your understanding of the various processes involved in academic writing. The term, academic writing, here refers to the types of writing used in college level writing courses at both the undergraduate and graduate level. However, this book was not written simply to help you pass another English class or to get you through the next writing intensive course (although it will certainly do that). At some point you will be out in the real world (hopefully). Thus, the purpose of this book is to enable you to be an effective writer and thinker in all contexts including your personal and professional lives.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781475823578
Publisher:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date:	05/08/2016
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	200
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Andrew Johnson, PhD, is professor of Holistic Education at Minnesota State University, Mankato, specializing in literacy instruction, holistic education, and educational psychology.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Section I: The Process of Academic Writing
Chapter 1: The Super-Secret Academic Writing Process Revealed
Chapter 2: Research to Gather Data
Chapter 3: Pre-Drafting
Chapter 4: Drafting and Revising
Chapter 5: Editing and Sharing

Section II: Some Particulars of Academic Writing
Chapter 6: The Basics of Academic Writing
Chapter 7: Use of Objective, Precise Language
Chapter 8: Keeping it Simple
Chapter 9: Reducing Bias
Chapter 10: Avoiding Plagiarism

Section III: The Mechanics of Style for Academic Writing
Chapter 11: First and Last Paragraphs
Chapter 12: Paragraphs are our Friends
Chapter 13: Transition Words and Sentences
Chapter 14: Headings
Chapter 15: Grammar
Chapter 16: Punctuation
Chapter 17: Sentence Length
Chapter 18: Citations
Chapter 19: The Reference List
Chapter 20: Quotations
Chapter 21: Quantitative Data, Tables, Figures, and Graphs

Section IV: Using Research in Academic Writing
Chapter 22: The Basic Elements of Research
Chapter 23: Evaluating Research Studies
Chapter 24: Describing Empirical Research
Chapter 25: The Annotated Bibliography and Research Proposal
Chapter 26: The Literature Review

Section V: Theses, Dissertations
Chapter 27: Theses and Dissertations: Secondary Research
Chapter 28: Theses and Dissertations: Original Research

Editorial Reviews

Academic Writing: Process and Product is a useful tool for those new to academic writing. This informative text provides practical instruction regarding finding literature, creating structure, improving technical writing, citing sources, and revising. The text includes helpful examples and useful insights to improve academic writing.

Sarah Marshall

Dr. Johnson has demystified the writing process by providing a clear, concise manual to assist the novice writer in the writing process. An excellent companion text to A Short Guide to Action Research in transforming students to scholars.

Cynthia F. DiCarlo

This book describes the processes related to academic writing in a way that enables college students to understand. There are tips here that make this a useful guide for beginning academic writers as well as experienced writers complete theses or dissertations.

Nat Pope