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Technical Writing Midterm Task 1

There are different types of library resources that can be used for research, including reference sources, journal articles, books, magazines, newspapers, and credible websites. Each resource has its own purpose - for example, reference books contain extensive data while journal articles provide current and well-researched information. When selecting a research topic, some important considerations include choosing a topic you are interested in, ensuring it is narrow enough to be manageable, and selecting a topic relevant to your field or future career. A good research proposal will address what the project entails and convince the recipient of its benefits.

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Technical Writing Midterm Task 1

There are different types of library resources that can be used for research, including reference sources, journal articles, books, magazines, newspapers, and credible websites. Each resource has its own purpose - for example, reference books contain extensive data while journal articles provide current and well-researched information. When selecting a research topic, some important considerations include choosing a topic you are interested in, ensuring it is narrow enough to be manageable, and selecting a topic relevant to your field or future career. A good research proposal will address what the project entails and convince the recipient of its benefits.

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TYPES OF LIBRARY

RESOURCES:
Why and when you should use them
ALLOW TO ASK SOME QUESTION FROM YOUR
MIND:
• What kind of sources • When should I use
can I use for my • What types of sources sources article in my
research? are available? research?
AFTER VIEWING THOUGHTS, YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO LOOK AND IDENTIFY
A VARIETY OF SOURCES TO USE. SUCH AS:

Reference source Journal Articles Books

Magazines Newspapers Credible Websites


PURPOSE OF RESOURCES:
Journals, Magazines and
Reference Books Newspapers Credible Websites
- Such as; encyclopedia and - All of these sources provide - This source have an information
almanacs contain lots of data. current information. The journal that is quickly accessible; but it
Encyclopedias consist of facts with articles are well researched and may be difficult to verify.
some elaboration. Almanacs give verified. Magazines articles are
only facts. broad in scope and not scholarly.
Various newspapers contain
information about local, regional,
national and international topics.
The topics are of current interest to
its reader.
Research Techniques and Ideas :
Selecting Topic
What problem should be consider in making a research title?
CHOOSING OF A GOOD RESEARCH PROBLEM OR
TOPIC
One of the most difficult parts of writing a research is finding the right topic for you.
There are several topics available but ask yourself if is suited to your needs and it is interested
to you. Here are some things to be consider in choosing a topic:

• Brainstorming is one of the best technique in selecting a topic. The one that stand out on
your mind would be the best one.
• Make sure to choose topic that you are interested in.
• Narrow your topic in order to be manageable.
• Searching for some sources will help your topic more manageable.
• Choose a topic that is relevant to your life such as in your future career to make it easier and
have best results.
To ensure the completion of the study and to make research work enjoyable to the
researcher, and certain criteria should be observe.

• Within the interest of the researcher. The research problem or topic should be within the interest of the researcher
so that the researcher will focus his full attention on the research work.
• Competence of the researcher. The researcher must have a workable understanding of his study such as the method
of research to be used to the problem to his problem.
• Specialization of the researcher. Research problem or topic should be within the specialization of the researcher to
make research work easier for him. This will also improve his specialization skills, and competence of his
profession.
• Research budget. The researcher should be able to finance or find funding for his research until his study is
completed.
• Personal choice of the researcher problem or topic. This is to prevent from blaming others or offering excuses for
any problem encountered.
• Researchable and manageable research problem or topic. All the data used should be accessible as well as
equipment and instruments for research are available and can give valid and reliable results. Also, the hypothesis
formulated are testable and the research problem or topic should be able to meet the standards of accuracy, objectivity
and verifiability.
• Within period of time.  Research topic should be completed within a reasonable period of time.  There must be a
project time table.
• Relevant to the present time.  Research topic should be significant, important and relevant to the present time and
situation, and of current interest. In addition, it should be able to arouse people’s interest.
• Add human knowledge. Research topic must contribute a new bit of knowledge to what we already have since all the
facts and knowledge are the products of research.
• Solve problems. Prove the way for the solution of the problems or problems intended to be solved.  After research or
project have been conducted, recommendations are made for the solution and if implemented can solve the problems.
• Moral and spiritual values. Research topic must promote divine values and admirable human values including love,
peace, goodwill, etc.
• Quality of human life.  Research topic must improve the quality of human life or show how to improve unsatisfactory
conditions.
PROPOSAL WRITING
What is proposal writing?
WHAT IS PROPOSAL?
- A proposal is an offer or bid to complete a project for someone.
- Proposal may contain other elements; technical ground, recommendations, results of
surveys, information about feasibility, etc.
- A proposal should contain information that would enable the audience of that proposal to
decide weather to approve the project, to approve or hire you for a job.

To be consider in writing a proposal:


- In order to write a successful proposal consider of putting yourself to the audience or the
recipient of the proposal and think about what sort of information that person would need in
order to feel confident having you complete the project.
TYPES OF PROPOSALS
• Internal proposals • Solicited proposals
- a proposal to someone within your - a solicited proposal is one in which the recipient
organization (a business, a government agency, etc.) has requested the proposal. Typically, a company will
is an internal proposal. With internal proposals, you send out requests for proposals (RFPs) through the mail
or publish them in some news source. But proposals can
may not have to include certain sections (such as be solicited on a very local level: for example, you could
qualifications) or as much information in them. be explaining to your boss what a great thing it would be
to install a new technology in the office; your boss might
get interested and ask you to write up a proposal that
• External proposals offered to do a formal study of the idea.
- is one written from one separate, independent • Unsolicited proposals
organization or individual to another such entity. - are those in which the recipient has not requested
The typical example is the independent consultant proposals. With unsolicited proposals, you sometimes
proposing to do a project for another firm. must convince the recipient that a problem or need exists
before you can begin the main part of the proposal.

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