Module 1

GETTING READY

Selecting a Topic	Planning the Research and Saving Time
Getting the Right Information to Document a Source for a Bibliography or Works-Cited Page	Seeing How the Finished Paper Should Look

For additional information on a step-by-step approach to topic selection and research, look at the Internet Public Library site titled A+ Research & Writing: Step by Step. Other excellent sites include A Guide for Writing Research Papers and Ten Steps to a Research Paper.

If you need more in-depth instruction about the actual commposition and writing of a research paper, see Writer's Handbook - Academic Writing: Research Papers or see The Nuts and Bolts of College Writing.