If you take the time and effort to follow the advice in this series of tutorials you will find yourself consistently producing high-quality, interesting research papers that get good grades too. It’s true that the method that we described in this series takes time and effort, but the results will clearly pay off with the skills and knowledge that you gain and the higher grades that you receive.  And, perhaps even more important, training yourself to do what it takes to produce high quality work is a skill that you can take with you and benefit from in all aspects of your life - in college and beyond.

The Key to Producing a Great Paper

Points to Remember

• It takes time, effort and intelligent use of your time and energy to produce high-quality work (in all aspects of life, not just in producing good research papers)
• Your professor will notice the extra effort you put into your paper - most people don’t take the time to properly research and write their papers

The 8 Steps to Writing a Great Research Paper

1. Pick a good, well-focused topic that you are interested in
2. Determine the goal and/or purpose of your paper
3. Gather together the best resources available on your topic
4. Study and take notes of your resources
5. Turn your notes into a well-organized outline
6. Write a rough draft
7. Revise (over and over again) your rough draft
8. Get feedback from friends, colleagues and experts (then rewrite again)

All Tutorials in This Series

1. How to Write a Great College Research Paper
2. How to Choose a Topic for a Research Paper
3. How to Narrow the Focus of Your Paper Topic
4. How to Determine the Purpose of Your Paper
5. How to Research a Topic
6. How to Take Notes for Your Research Paper
7. How to Write an Outline
8. How to Write a Rough Draft
9. How to Revise a Rough Draft
10. Getting Feedback on Your College Paper
11. Make the Effort to Write a Great Paper