LANGUAGE IN INDIA

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Volume 15:6 June 2015
ISSN 1930-2940

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Doing Research: The Complete Research Paper Guide by
Dorothy U. Seyler - A Review

Tom Shetler, M.A., D.I.S. Research Scholar
Dr. E. Sudhir Isaiah


Abstract

This paper reviews Doing Research: The Complete Research Paper Guide by Dorothy U. Seyler from the perspective of students and research scholars who are required to write research articles. The reviewed covers all the chapters and presents the salient features of this classic work, which is very relevant even today.

Key words: Research methods, research strategies, design of research articles, methods of analysis, Doing Research: The Complete Research Paper Guide by Dorothy U. Seyler.

Introduction

Doing Research: The Complete Research Paper Guide by Dorothy U. Seyler is precisely what is claimed in the sub-title. It is a complete, well organized and well written guide for writing a research paper. Dr. Seyler is Professor of English at Northern Virginia Community College and, she has written extensively on the process of writing.

Chapter One – Getting Started

Seyler begins the book by explaining the purpose and meaning of research. All of us “do” research. We seek out customer reviews and product reviews for major purchases. We research a problem or issue for a presentation or a work project. And, most of us have written research papers during our academic careers.

The larger and ultimate purpose of research is to expand available knowledge and to solve previously unsolved problems. A research paper is the documentation of this discovery. Because this work is potentially a contribution to ongoing scholarship, it must be clearly organized, carefully reasoned, and well written.

A point that the author makes repeatedly is that just gathering and recording information is not research. Research requires the advancing of human knowledge and the answering of previously unanswered questions. We don’t engage in research to satisfy a personal curiosity or even to gain an advanced degree; we do research in order to extend the boundaries of knowledge and understanding.

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