The Research Process

You probably complete research many more times during the day than you even realize.  Every time you use Google™ or any other search engine to find an answer to a question, you are doing research.  Every time you search for a YouTube™ video to show you how to perform a new skill or learn tricks for the latest video game, you are completing research.  Even some applications on your smart phone will help you find answers to questions you might have, including finding a restaurant that serves a certain kind of food or finding directions to someone’s house.  In this topic, you will learn the steps to completing the research for your career research paper; however, many of those steps are not very different from things you already do.

Essential Question

• What are the steps to the research process and why is it important to follow them?