The Process of

Writing a
Research Paper
Steps on Writing a
Research Paper
1. Study your reader, your topic and your purpose
2. Get a topic that is interesting to you and your target
reader
3. Limit your topic
4. Gather information from magazines, journals,
encyclopedias, book, the internet and other sources
5. Write the outline of your research
6. Put the “flesh” on the skeleton
7. Review your research paper and edit/revise the errors

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Study your reader, your
topic and your purpose.
Steps on Writing a Research Paper
Study your reader, your
topic and your purpose
The type of reader and your purpose will
give you ideas on the style of your write
up and direction in the procedures you are
going to follow in your research.

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Get a topic that is
interesting to you and
your target reader.
Steps on Writing a Research Paper
Get a topic that is
interesting to you and your
target reader
Choose a relevant topic that is realted to
your area of interest and specialization. A
relevant topic is one that helps solve a
problem or develop the community.

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Limit your topic.
Steps on Writing a Research Paper
Limit your topic
A broad topic may be difficult and too
lengthy to manage. Furthermore, a broad
topic may not allow you to focus your
research and thus lead to a superficial
study on the topic.

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Gather information from
magazines, journals,
encyclopedias, books, the
internet and other sources.
Steps on Writing a Research Paper
Gather information
✓ Gather information from magazines, journals,
encyclopedias, the internet and other sources.
✓ Maintain notes on the important information
you have gathered from your sources.
✓ You may either summarize or quote the
relevant information you got.

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Gather information
✓ Remember to write the publication data such
as the name of the author, the title of the
book, the title of the article, the name of the
magazine or journals, the place and date of
publication and the number of the page.
✓ Your will need these pieces of information to
acknowledge your sources of data.

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Gather information
✓ A stack of index cards can be a handy tool for
this task
✓ You may transfer these noted to a computer
as soon as you can.

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5
Write the outline of your
research.
Steps on Writing a Research Paper
Write the outline of your
research
Your outline is like a blueprint or the plan
for a house. It is also like the skeleton of
your paper. Your outline will be very
helpful when your are in the actual writing
stage because it will give you easy
directions to follow.

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Put the “Flesh” on this
skeleton.
Steps on Writing a Research Paper
Put the “Flesh” on the
skeleton
By explaining, illustrating, giving
examples, enumerating details and other
ways of developing the paragraph.

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Review your research
paper and edit/revise the
errors.
Steps on Writing a Research Paper
Review your research
paper and edit/revise the
errors
There is no substitute for a perfect and
flawless research paper. Remember, your
paper is a reflection of the kind of person
you are. So give time to review, edit and
revise it if needed.

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Thanks!
Any questions?

Group 2
✓ Bascon, Twinkle
✓ Betarmos, Crisil Jean
✓ Canete, Sykie Mar
✓ Darunday, Jamaica
✓ Grabillo, Louwegie

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