FUNDAMENTALS OF RESEARCH

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FUNDAMENTALS OF RESEARCH

Search Strategies

Use the library
s many databases to find in-depth information in books and journals

WebCat Catalog (books & AV)

Online Research Databases (articles & journals)

Use encyclopedias, almanacs and dictionaries to find background information on your topic

Browse books in your subject (CBU uses the Library of Congress system. In this outline, the letters are specific areas of the library where you will find books on your subject)

Consult the Kinds of Information Chart

Research Process

Step 5) Review the available literature

Step 4) Publish findings

Step 3) Interpret findings

Step 2) Collect relevant data

Step 1) Formulate a question

RESEARCH CATEGORIES

DATA COLLECTION

EXPERIMENTAL & NON-EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH

AIM

DESCRIPTIVE AND EXPLANATORY RESEARCH

DISCIPLINE

SCIENTIFIC & SOCIAL RESEARCH

UTILIZATION

BASIC,APPLIED & ACTION RESEARCH

Evaluation of Information

When was it published?

Obvious, yes. But, make sure that the website you use is not outdated.

Where was it published?

Was it published in a peer-reviewed, scholarly, or otherwise authoritative journal? Or, merely on someone
s personal website?

Why was the article written?

Many articles and websites were written to present specific arguments or theories. Make sure you know if the information you are using was written for a specific purpose.

Who is the author?

Did the author have any authority in what they wrote? What credentials do they have?

What information do you need?

Do you need to consider different or conflicting points of view?

Try LexisNexis Reference sources (click Reference > Polls & Surveys)

How in-depth does your research need to be?

You will actually need to find more sources then you will end up using. If you need to use 10 sources, you should initially gather 15-20.

Try to use at least 1 source per page for you assignment. Example: If you are writing a 10 page paper, use 10 scholarly sources.

Does your information need to be very current?

Learn how to limit your searches by year

Do you need a general overview of the topic?

World Almanac and Encyclopedia

Do you need facts, figures, statistics?

View Statistical Databases

COMPONENTS OF RESEARCH PROPOSAL

Timetable

Bibliography

Review of the literature

Theory area

Topic of problem area

Statement of the problem

STATEMENT OF PROBLEM AND OBJECTIVE

TYPES OF RESEARCH

APPLIED RESEARCH

BASIC RESEARCH