The Research Process

1. The Research Process Created by La Loria Konata 2002

2. The 10-Step Process • Formulate Your Question • Get Background Information • Focus Your Search Topic • Consider Your Resource Options • The Tools Available/Select the Appropriate Tool • Use the tool • Gather Your Materials • Evaluate Your Sources • Organize and Write • Compose Your Bibliography Created by La Loria Konata 2002

3. Formulate Your Question • What’s the assignment • Guidelines given by professor • Question(s) to answer Created by La Loria Konata 2002

4. Get Background Information • Gain general knowledge of subject • Helps formulate your research question Created by La Loria Konata 2002

5. Focus Your Search • Is it too broad or narrow? • Should I limit topic to a time period, geographical location, etc.? • What disciplines/subjects are covered with topic? Created by La Loria Konata 2002

6. Broad to Narrow • BROAD: Eating Disorders • NARROW: Anorexia Nervosa • NARROW: Bulimia Created by La Loria Konata 2002

7. Broad to Narrow • BROAD: Drug Abuse • NARROW: Marijuana and drug abuse • NARROW: Marijuana/Hemp/ Cannibus and health/medicine • NARROW: Drug Abuse and Health Created by La Loria Konata 2002

8. Broad to Narrow • BROAD: Obesity • NARROW: Obesity and food • NARROW: Obesity and nutrition • NARROW: Obesity and eating disorders Created by La Loria Konata 2002

9. Consider Resource Options • Books • Magazine/Popular articles • Newspaper articles • Scholarly/Peer reviewed articles • Reference books • Websites • Surveys/opinion polls • Statistical sources, government publications Created by La Loria Konata 2002

10. The Tools Available • GCC Website Created by La Loria Konata 2002

11. The Flow of Information • Consider Your Resource Options • The Tools Available Created by La Loria Konata 2002

12. The Flow of Information Created by La Loria Konata 2002

13. Search Strategy • Boolean Logic--AND Created by Tracy Hull 2002

14. Boolean Logic--OR Created byTracy Hull 2002

15. Boolean Logic--NOT Created by Tracy Hull 2002

16. Popular vs. Scholarly Created by Tracy Hull 2002

17. Popular vs. Scholarly Created by Tracy Hull 2002

18. QUIZ! • What sources would be used to answer the following questions… Created by La Loria Konata 2002

19. Hmmm!! Let’s See! Created by La Loria Konata 2002

20. Question: What has been the reaction of the labor market to the four-day week and "flextime" scheduling? Created by La Loria Konata 2002

21. Answer: Surveys/opinion polls Newspaper articles Magazine articles Scholarly articles Created by La Loria Konata 2002

22. Question: How has the World Health Organization changed its structure to deal with the current health crisis in Africa? Created by La Loria Konata 2002

23. Answer: Newspaper articles Website Created by La Loria Konata 2002

24. Question: What would happen if marijuana were made a prescription drug? Created by La Loria Konata 2002

25. Answer: Surveys/opinion polls Newspaper articles Scholarly articles—could include criminal justice aspect or medical Created by La Loria Konata 2002