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Time management when writing research paperWhether you're writing a research paper as a class assignment or as part of a work-related assignment, the odds are very good that you're not going to have all the time you want. In nearly every case, you'll be working against a deadline. You'll have to produce a paper of a certain length by a certain date. Since you're working under pressure within narrow constraints, it's important to know how to allocate your time from the very beginning of the process. In fact, one of the most challenging aspects of writing a research paper is planning your time effectively. You don't want to end up spending the night before the paper is due downloading inferior material from second-rate Web sites and keyboarding until you're bleary-eyed. Your paper will be a disaster - and you'll be wiped out for days. No one deliberately plans to leave work to the last minute, but few novice writers (and even some more experienced ones!) realize how much time it takes to select a topic, find information, read and digest it, take notes, and write successive drafts of the paper. This is especially true when you're faced with all the other pressures of school and work. No one can produce a good research paper without adequate time. That's why it is crucial to allocate your time carefully from the day you get the assignment. Before you plunge into the process, start by making a plan. Below are some plans to get you started. Each plan assumes a five-day workweek, so you can relax on the weekends. Notice that the last step is "wiggle room." When it comes to any major project such as a research paper, things can often go wrong. Perhaps the authoritative book you really need is out of the library and it will take too long to get it from another library, so you'll have to rely more heavily on other sources, which means more time doing research than you had counted on. Or maybe you lost some of your bibliography cards, the dog ate your rough draft, or your hard drive crashed. |
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