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Researching 101

These pages will focus on different points in the research process that can be challenging: the places where you might get confused and how to get the information so you can finish your research! Let's get started with an overview of the research process.

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The Research Process

The research process has lots of steps and sometimes we end up moving through each of the steps in more of a squiggle rather than a straight line, repeating steps or revising our topic and research until we get to the point of writing our paper. 

Multi-colored graphic of the research process with gears representing each step.

The Research Process graphic. Authored by: Kim Louie for Lumen Learning. License: CC BY: Attribution

Step 1: Define the topic 
Step 2: Narrow the topic 
Step 3: Gather background information 
Step 4: Create a research question 
Step 5: Develop a working thesis statement 
Step 6: Find and evaluate sources 
Step 7: Cite sources 
Step 8: Write the paper 

The Research Process in 7 Steps video