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* * * * Research 101 Developing a plan, primary research, and secondary research Narrow Your Topic A focused topic will allow you greater depth of exploration BE SPECIFIC Too Broad: How can we fix the parking problem? Plan Ahead Good research considers: Audience Who are your readers? Writers? Purpose Why are you conducting this research? Subject What do you already know? What do you need to know? Construct a timeline Time is (often) money Know your deadlines Know your research/writing habits Anticipate problems How to Plan a Research Strategy Work out a schedule and budget Visualize the deliverable Determine what information will need to be a part of the deliverable Determine what information you will need to acquire Make a list of questions that you need to answer Conduct secondary research Conduct primary research Evaluate your information Do more research From Markel, M. (2004). Technical Communication. 7th ed. New York: Bedford/St. Martins, pp. 126-127. Project planning is doubly important when you have set deadlines and multiple associates/collaborators. Determine your primary and secondary research needs early on. Primary Research Research specific and unique to your study Interviews Surveys Ethnographies Case Studies Secondary Research The Literature Review aspect of the study Shows the importance/need for your research Ties your study in to what others have done Conducting a Literature Review Identify key words useful in locating materials Search library holdings, ERIC, PsychINFO, Sociofile, EBSCO, FirstSearch, etc. Consider using a specific database, such as JSTOR, where appropriate Adapted from Creswell, J.W. (2003). Research design: Qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods approaches. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage, 34-35. Choose a set of articles as your preliminary reading While reading the articles, see who THEY cite/refer to as important “Map” how these articles relate to each other and your subject Draft summaries and precise refe