Chapter 3: Research Process & Information Cycle
Learning Objectives
After completing this chapter, you should be able to…
- Recognize the research process as cyclical, and sometimes messy, that requires flexibility and persistence.
- Assess your research needs and conduct background research to determine the scope of your research.
- Differentiate between a clear, focused research question and one that needs more work.
- Compare how different types of information sources are produced and shared within the information cycle.
- Distinguish between different types of sources, identifying key characteristics of each.
- Understand how different types of information can help support your research question.
