Role for Writers of Research Paper

Last week, you explored your sense of your audience and purpose for writing the research paper. Another task for writers is understanding the kinds of roles they can play in doing a research project. Often the writer's role and purpose depend on the nature of the research question posed.

See the Course Blackboard (Assignments page) for some typical roles that research writers can play, each followed by some sample research questions (adapted from an original student handout on Roles for Research Writers by Jack Folsom).