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SAMPLE RESEARCH TIMELINE

 

Task                                         Amount of Time

  1. Analyze assignment                          ½ hour
  2. Brainstorm and generate ideas           2 hours
  3. Gather research materials                  5-7 hours
  4. Develop research questions                1 hour
  5. Focus on topic                                  1 hour
  6. Form a hypothesis                            ½ hour
  7. Read and take notes                         6-12 hours
  8. Create a thesis                                 1 hour
  9. Organize research                             2 hours
  10. Write a rough draft                           4-6 hours
  11. Edit                                                2 hours
  12. Revise and rewrite                            2-4 hours        
  13. Polish                                              1 hour

                                                           
                                   Total    maximum 40 hours
                                               minimum 28 hours

 


Chastain, Emma. Spark Notes Ultimate Style: How to Write a Research Paper. New York: Spark Publishing, 2006.

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