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 reading Writing in Political Science students
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; and manage
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, and YouTube. Format/Examples: Updated exam-writing
treatment to include on-line, e-learning, open-book exams, media
applications examples using YouTube and online media; restored
legal briefs treatment; revised proposal examples; revised
PowerPoint instructions 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 in The Chicago Manual of Style, 17th
Edition, 2017 and The MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers,
8th Edition, 2016.
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