How to Write a Research Paper? | Masterclass for Beginners

I will explain how the course is structured and go through the various topics you will learn during the course.

You will learn how to create a paper template and in what order you should write various sections of the paper.

Install Ref-n-write academic software to speed up your writing process and improve your academic writing skills. It has been designed to help students and academics with writing research papers and Ph.D. theses.

The opening paragraph is the first thing the readers see in your paper. So, you should make it as attractive as possible. Here is how.

You will learn some techniques to finetune your opening passage and make it sound attractive and snappy.

A literature review is a key component of a research paper. You have to summarize years of previous research in one or two paragraphs. Here is how.

We will look at different ways to refer to previous papers, the usage of correct tense, and how to constructively criticize others’ work.

We will look at how to formulate a strong research question and present it with other components in the final paragraph of the introduction passage.

We will look at some examples of good and bad research questions and try to understand what makes a good research question.

You have to explain clearly how you conducted your research in the materials and methods section. This section should be written in such a way that other researchers can reproduce your experimental procedure. Here is how.

We will look at best practices for writing the methods section and learn how to make it more interesting to your readers.

The results section is one of the most important parts of a research paper since you will be describing what you found when analyzing your data. Let’s see how to do it.

We will look at different ways to keep the results section crisp and concise, and also learn how to avoid some common mistakes beginner writers make while writing this section.

The discussion section is the most challenging part to write in your paper. You have to interpret your findings and convince your readers that you have enough evidence to draw certain conclusions. Let’s see how to do it.

We will look at how to interpret negative and unexpected findings in the discussion section. We will also look at how to use positive language while presenting the limitations of your work.

A research paper should end with a well-constructed conclusion. The conclusion is somewhat similar to the introduction. You restate your aims and objectives and summarize your main findings and evidence for the reader. Let’s see how to do it.

We will look at some important things to bear in mind while writing the conclusion section. You should always end your conclusion on a high note and avoid introducing new information.

The abstract is the only part of the paper that is published online and in most conference proceedings. Hence abstract constitutes a very important section of your paper. Let’s see how to write it.

We will look at ways to make the abstract appealing to your prospective readers. You will learn how to choose the right keywords and use a good choice of words in your abstract.

It is very important for a researcher to understand what constitutes plagiarism. You must take precautions to avoid plagiarism at any cost. Let's see how.

There are many different ways to paraphrase and rewrite a piece of text. This is a very important skill you must develop as a researcher. Let's see how.

We will go through a survey questionnaire paper from start to finish and learn in detail how to write the various sections of the paper.

We will go through a medical research paper from start to finish and learn in detail how to write the various sections of the paper.