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Being part of the best research paper group last year was never easy. It is a combination of pressure from expectations and a lack of confidence in our chosen topic. But our paper was way easier compared to our batchmates that recently transferred because they have experienced a real thesis while we only did a position paper. They have gathered different data just to complete their study but on our side, to prove the point of our side, we could defend it through different related literature. But honestly, the most difficult part for our group was finding related literature or another research local to our country. There are not much of studies in the Philippines about mental health but our main topic is related to students from our country. We needed to combine local and international research just to defend our group’s arguments.
The best practice we did was to make our arguments convincing using a confident approach as it was the needed writing practice for us to defeat counterarguments. We need to persuade people in believing us without any biases by showing information from the opposing side. We kept our research paper as formal as we can but avoided too profound words because our readers would be Filipino students. We just made sure that our paper was easy to follow with the right format and order of facts and information.
Based on my experience, tips in making a research paper would be discovered by yourself when you are the one conducting it. First and one of the most important tips for me, confidence is really the key to having a good research paper. You must be extensive with your topic as long as you avoid too unnecessary and unconnected details. You must believe your side at all times but make sure to have enough data to support your belief. Second, refrain from using too many subjective opinions in your paper. It will make it more difficult for you to defend it in the defense itself. Refraining from this information will also decrease the chance of having difficult questions in the forum. Last, make sure to have a continuous connection with your groupmates. This will help you criticize your parts so you yourself could develop them more. In that way, you could find mistakes that could lead to further critical discussions. Just enjoy the process and never think of standing out or becoming the best thesis.

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My Experiences in Writing Research Papers or Theses

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My Experiences in Writing Research Papers or Theses

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One of the experiences that I can share was when we as a group were accomplishing our Chapter 2. For me, one of the most difficult parts of a thesis or research paper is the related literature especially if your topic is quite unique or unusually tackled. I think finishing the chapter 2 took us the longest to complete out of the rest because not only we need to gather literature but we also need to paraphrase its contents and input its relationship to our study. I think that the best practices in writing them are to always allot time and to give priority in doing them. Because if there is plenty of time, you can always check and check and check the contents you have inputted and verify if that is correct or should be included or revised or removed. For the first-timers, what I can say is to engage and be proactive in discussions and meetings of your group because your group mates will be able to help you learn and grasp the knowledge on what to do. Also, be open-minded to criticisms and feedback especially from your group as that will further make you grow and learn from your mistakes because if not, what more if you encounter the panelists.

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My experience in writing a research paper is to create a topic which is relevant to the society and to any issues. When it comes in researching to a body from the topic, the researchers must have a full comprehension to make the topic more informative and consistent. The best practices for the researchers must know the flaws of the topic and have a critical thinking for the defense to see the panelists that the topic is more reliable to its content. My only tip for the first - time researchers is be resourceful to the topic they create, must have an information that relies to the topic and always be careful in researching for the sources. And also, in researching the information for the topic, do not write some irrelevant facts and unreliable opinions for the topic, write only some information that is compatible to the part of the research paper.

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My experience when making a research paper is first to think about an appealing topic that can be generalized throughout the making of the paper. Then, when researching the topic always keep an eye for fake articles or un-updated websites like Wikepedia. It is important to remember that having a great flow when it comes to expanding the topic makes a research paper more exciting especially if the words used are readable by everyone. When it comes to making a Thesis be sure that you really know your topic because you can't defend it otherwise and you'll be stuck with the question that your panelist gave you. For the first-time writers, I'll say that in writing a paper you need to have the basics, the introduction, the body, and the conclusion. You can furthermore improve your grammar and punctuality while you make more and more research papers in the future.

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my experience with writing a research paper is gathering some information and facts about the title we have come up with and have been approved. The best practices are knowing what facts are real and what pieces of information are wrong. Another is making your mind flexible because it can lead your group into different scenarios of questions and maybe it can lead your topic in defending from the panelist. Last is having an eye for the small details in your paper because research needs to be perfect on the outside and inside even in the punctuation marks in the paper.

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my experience about writing a research paper is that you and your groupmates should always communicate to each other so that both of you can share information that will help each other, also, you need to communicate because oneself should not carry the burden alone because it will hinder the progress of your research. Sometimes you should rely on others and not just yourself.