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Research assignments

This guide should help you regardless of your area of study. What is the most effective way of presenting the information? What are the most important topics, subtopics, etc., that your paper needs to include? What order should you present them?

Research Assignments

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Types of Research Assignments

You typically have to do at least a little research for most big assignments in your courses, but some assignments are a lot more research-focused. For those assignments, you may need to find several more sources and summarize or synthesize them in a specific way. This guide is meant to help you navigate those research-heavy assignments, such as:

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