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Writing In Political Science by Diane E. Schmidt, Hardcover | Indigo Chapters

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A complete, professional resource for writing an effective paper in all subfields of political science, Diane Schmidt's 25th anniversary edition provides students with a practical, easy-to-follow guide for writing about political ideas, events, policies, passions, agendas, and processes. It offers additional formats and guidelines focusing on the growing use of social media and the need for professional communication in blogs, tweets, forums, media sites, lectures on demand, and postings on websites. A collection of student papers shows students how to write well for better grades. After readingWriting in Political Sciencestudents will know how to:choose and narrow a research topic;formulate a research agenda;quickly locate reputable information online;execute a study and write up findings;use the vocabulary of political science discourse;follow the criteria used to evaluate student assignments when writing;apply writing skills to an internship, civic engagement project, or grant proposal; andmanage and preserve achievements for career development. New to the Fifth Edition Locating Research Materials: Updated links to all sources, expansion of appropriate sources to include mobile sources available through tweets, blogs, forums, and other informal communication; expansion of tools to include database searching; use of smart phone technology; and evaluation of source reliability to include commercial sources, Wikipedia, media sites, social media, and lectures on demand. Creating Evidence: Evaluating data sources on the web including government databases, non-profits, and special interest/commercial data; and using collaborative forms of data collection. Includes a new section on Memorandums of Conversations (MEMCON), essential in recent political controversies. Manuscript Formatting and Reference Styles: Updated examples of citing internet sites, blogs, forums, lectures on demand, andYouTube. Format/Examples: Updated exam-writing treatment to include on-line, e-learning, open-book exams, media applications examples usingYouTubeand online media; restored legal briefs treatment; revised proposal examples; revisedPowerPointinstructions to include diversity considerations; expanded formula for standard research papers to include wider disciplinary treatment, expanded communication techniques, format and examples of appropriate posting for social media and organizational websites, expanded internship treatment, inclusion of needs-assessment format and examples. Career Development: Restoration of 3rd edition chapter and expansion of professional portfolio building including vitae, resume, cover letters, letters of intent, statement of purpose, and skills/competency discussions. Updated citations for changes inThe Chicago Manual of Style, 17th Edition, 2017 andThe MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, 8th Edition, 2016. | Writing In Political Science by Diane E. Schmidt, Hardcover | Indigo Chapters

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