Can anyone tell me how to do college level research for a 25-30 minute presentation?
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I would keep an annotated bibliography. For each source,  list all the information you need to cite it and a summary of the information you found there.\n\nDo some digging around in your sources, then come up with a research question, like, "What is the responsibility of outsiders to intervene in child abuse?" It may be OK if you raise more questions than you can answer in your presentation. That makes people think. \n\nYou may even have spaces in your presentation for members of your audience to discuss specific questions or issues with each other for a minute or two. You can walk around the room catching bits and pieces of the discussions, and ask people to share interesting bits with the whole class. \n\nThere is sound educational theory to back up this technique. You can't just spoon feed information to people, they have to make a place for it in what they already know. Getting them to talk with each other about a discussion question early on activates their prior knowledge and gets them engaged, invested in the topic.\n\nSince this is a presentation instead of a research paper, I would go heavy on the graphics: photographs, charts, graphs, maps if they're applicable. Talk to your instructor about the technology available. Will you be able to give a PowerPoint presentation, or will there be a overhead projector you can use to show transparencies? How comfortable are you with making those?\n\nYou should think about using audio, too. Many of the topical stories on NPR programs like Morning Edition are available online and can be played with a Real Player that may already be on the computer or can be downloaded for free. \n\nThe one linked below could be very powerful because it contains actual audio of physical abuse, as well as discussion of how that tape should be responsibly used.\n\nIf there are more specific topics you are researching (like "educational neglect"), you can type them into the search box at the top of that webpage and see what you get. \n\nGood luck! I betcha get an A!
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When grad schools ask for a 15-30 page writing sample, they are asking for evidence that you are competent in solid research, and conversant with current methodologies.\n\nYour writing sample should be carefully selected, and should represent your best work.  I am surprised that you do not have many research papers of this length from which to choose, since most undergraduate programs in history routinely require 15-25 page papers.  Since you do not have a suitable paper, I would strongly suggest that you judiciously select from your past work, research your topic further, and revise and extend that paper to about 20 pages.  \n\nHere are some helpful hints as you revise:\n\nArticulate a strong, contestible thesis statement\nMarshal your evidence from an array of reputable sources (books, journal articles, and primary souce materials)\nEmploy current methods/theories\nMake sure your argument is well-supported and sustained throughout the paper\nCompose a compelling conclusion\n\nBest wishes to you!
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Try this one.\n\nwww.ces.clemson.edu/~petersj/MSProjects.html
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LOTS of preparation is needed.  \n\nFirst, know your topic back to front so that you don't have to memorize what you're going to say.\n\nPlan out what you'll speak about and when.  Outline the whole thing. \n\nUse visual aids, like power point or old fashioned tables and charts.  But, be prepared should something fail.\n\nTry to involve your audience.  However you can.\n\nPretend you're talking to friends.  Most people want to be interested if you'll bring them in.  Smile and think happy thoughts.  And smile.  Oh yeah, also, smile. ^_^\n\nDon't let the numbers scare you.  Presenting for 400 is the same as presenting for 30, 'cept you might need a microphone to be heard in the back!\n\nGood luck, have fun!
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Drink plenty of coffee\nPrioritise\nManage your time wisely\n\nCheck to see if you can find a template of a research proposal to work to.\n\nMainly you just need to work hard
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http://www.historyguide.org/guide/guidelines.html\n\nThis is a guide that gives you an idea on what to do.\n\nI am a former English Major in college (Now doing Video Game Design) - and the advice that I give to the kids that I tutor about research essays is this: (of course, this depends on if the topic is assigned to you or if you get to choose.) Know your topic. Read up on it. Think of two or three questions about the topic that you would like answered (you don't have to answer them specifically) - if you cannot find a solid answer to that question, then explain that fact in your paper.\n\nThis piece of advice doesn't just cover research essays, but homework in general. Have integrity and show it. Don't turn something in when it doesn't honestly represent what you believe. Talk to your teacher if you need some time, or if your stuck on a particular point. If you'll get marked down for being late, consider the fact that you'll probably get marked down anyways if it's a paper that sloppily put together. Think about that. \n\nGood luck!
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an oral presentation is basically you presenting a well researched material to an audience but just orally instead of it been written down . in the process you might use stuff like overhead projector, PowerPoint or videos/Cd's to support or give more information to the audience. Well that is my experience on it.
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fastweb.com is a great resource, along with collegeboard.com\n\ngood luck!
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Try doing a presentation and a demo. Also talk in-depth about the product or service your selling be prepared to answer any question. Do tons of research first
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1. Establish your topic.\n\n   2. Look for sources of information.\n\n   3. Read your sources and take notes.\n\n   4. Organize your ideas.\n\n   5. Write a first draft.\n\n   6. Use footnotes or endnotes to document sources.\n\n   7. Write a bibliography.\n\n   8. Revise the first draft.\n\n   9. Proofread the final draft.
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Well if your looking for info for a college paper, then Yahoo! is certainly the best place to go isnt it. </sarcasm>\n\nTry your text book for one source, or educational web site (.edu).
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Well research is a topic where you cannot define an exact time for ding it. You may finish in a few months or it may take up a few years. All you have to do is give it your full time. If everything goes well it may finish as soon as two months or so. Me being an MSc by research student, i have found out that researching is an interesting subject. All you have to do is concentrate your efforts.
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Wow. That's a complex question. Let me tackle it in a broad fashion. \n\n1) You need to identify the problem in simple terms. What is the problem to be solved? What objective are we trying to achieve. \n\n2) Then you need to go about gathering the information. First, only talk to the TARGET AUDIENCE who you're trying to reach. In other words, don't talk to retirees about iPods, because they're just not your market. \n\nThere are two methods: Qualitative and quantitative. Qualitative consists of focus groups and one-on-one interviews. Complete honest should be requested, and you should not inject your personal views into the discussion. If you have a focus group, however, make sure that one respondent doesn't hijack the research. Personally, I think 1-to-1 interviews tend to be more accurate. Focus groups typically have a herd mentality. \n\nThen there are the surveys, where massive amounts of people are interviewed with a simple questionnaire. While you remain focused on target demographics, you're really going for sheer volume of people for a statistical sample. Usually 400-600 is a good number. \n\n3) Then you collect the data and interpret. \n\nMarket research is typically useful at two stages: a) Determining the need or responsiveness of your target and b) Determining consumer awareness once the advertising has run. \n\nWhere market research usually bombs is showing your ads to a focus group. That's because the creative work has to be viewed emotionally, while the focus group is forced to analyze the work on an intellectual plane.
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Check "ERIC" which is the Education Resources Information Center.  Just type in "retention" and you will have a wealth of scholarly articles to choose from.  When I am looking for things I always do an advanced search and click for full-text articles otherwise you might see an abstract or title for something really good but not be able to access it.
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Ask your professor. Or google what you are interested in.
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Here's a tip that might help you out. Don't wait until the day before your project is due to go on Yahoo and ask someone to do it for you.\n\nIt's called research. Do it.
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Check out www.ClassTopic.com   They have some great topics that I've used in the past.  Each topic has three good sources to get you started on the research, too.