Library: HSC432: Introduction to the Health Care Delivery System: New to Research & Writing?

Selected Resources

Research Process
Writing Process

Starting Your Research
Research Process (Excelsior OWL) Describes the steps in the research process. Use the Research Paper Timelines to help plan your work.

Writing Process Overview (Excelsior OWL) Takes you through the different steps of the writing process, including developing a topic, finding your voice, revising & editing.
Rhetorical Styles (Excelsior OWL) Discusses rhetorical styles, essay formats, and several different kinds of essays.
Handbook of Rhetorical Devices Describes rhetorical terms with examples given for each term. (Author: Robert A. Harris)

Letter to the Editor or Op-Ed Column

How to Write an Op-Ed or Column Harvard Kennedy School (2012)
How to Write an Op Ed and Letter to the Editor Physicians for a National Health Program

Outline

How Do I Outline—and Why? Chapter 12: Schaum's Quick Guide to Writing Great Research Papers
Outlining (EC OWL)
Use the left table of contents navigation to move through the pages

How to use this page

This page is designed to help you start your research, introducing a range of writing and research resources available to you. The Selected Resources box introduces you to some writing and research resources in the library. The Letter, Introduction/Thesis Statement, Outline, and Literature Review boxes take you to sites that describe how to write these specific types of assignments.Additionally, we encourage you to explore our Writing Resources guide, (be sure to open the "How to Write" page on the left-hand side) and our Starting Your Research tip sheet!

Helpful Tips & Tutorials

Library Video Overview Watch this video tour to learn about the many resources and services available to you through the Library's website.

Peer Reviewed Articles: What Are They? Tips for determining what a peer reviewed article is and how to find them in the library databases.

Evaluating Internet Sources (Video) From the Cooperative Library Instruction Project, learn to effectively evaluate information found on the web.

Searching Help

How do I select keywords for my search?
Search Tips (Tutorial) Learn about using Boolean searching, quotation marks and truncation/wildcards for database and Internet searching.

APA Citation Help

APA Tip Sheet

In-text Citations, i.e. Author–Date Citation System (APA Style website) APA in-text citation usage beyond the basics, including the use of "et al."
Student Sample Paper (APA Style website) A sample research paper in APA-style with title page, in-text citations, and list of references.