How to research.

The First Year Experience: How to Research

By Miguel Predebon.

For first year university students when we’re studying
whether it be in the library at school or at home one of the most important
things to do is research.  Researching
will not only help in things such assignments but will also help the student
learn and investigate as well as find out different things as well as new
topics and snippets of information.  It’s
also used as a way to look into a topic or to learn new things.

In research your looking find to find and evaluate
information, mainly when we’re researching you need to create a strategy so you
can research more effectively, so there’s many types of researching some are
definitely more effective than others.
When you’re working on your assignment it’s important to identify the
topic so you know what your researching this will help getting lost.  Lastly it’s important to determine what kind
of information you’ll need, and which format you’ll need as well as in
particular "what **are** you
researching."  In research there are
things such as facts, opinions, analysis and research studies you need to know
which one you’re investigating or finding out, these are some of the many forms
of research.  There are other ways of
accomplishing research: One of those ways is to cite information, this will
show the reader that you have done proper research and you haven’t plagiarised
or used somebody else’s research as your own.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qiPJ3Ci1h6Q

I found this particular YouTube clip, this goes over how
someone can research in a particular subject, and how to cite in research.  In tells us on which ways we can research,
also it talks about textbooks so you relate back to that if you need assistance
with your research. Lastly it runs over phrases, and different terms on English
skills, and talks about evaluating your research, identifying research and
developing keywords.  These things are
very important whilst doing assessments and will help improve your marks
because without research it will be incredibly hard for your tutor or teacher
to make sense of an assignment.

The Moodle also gives first year students an insight into
how to research.  It’s an effective way to
find out everything about research in general.
It lists things about how to begin research, how to use research and how
to structure research, so as a first year student trying to find out how to
research to the best of their ability Moodle is an extremely effective source
to use.  For example if you submit an
assignment on Moodle and it doesn’t have any research or sources to back up
your information your work can be considered invalid, and  it will be very difficult to pass, so when
doing an assignment always use research.
Here is an article on researching and why it’s important:

http://www.isteep.com/ResearchIsImportant.html

The article I have used explains what’s behind research and
the products and values which makes research so vital and important when it
comes to academical studies and schooling in general.  I found this article extremely useful because
its detailed, and it’s got plenty of information which could potentially help
someone who’s inexperienced when it comes to research, or someone who’s doesn’t
quite understand how to use research in an assignment.  And I feel as if someone’s finding out how to
research they could read through this article and they would get an overall understanding
on every aspect of research.

Here are 5 ways to make online researching easier:

1. Start at school:
Ask around the school for support, or someone who has experience for
resources that they would recommend for your assessment or project.  This way you can guarantee that the
information will "school proved" and the information is precise.  Make sure that when researching to have more
than one tool.

2. Sort fact from fiction: Make a list of the kind of cites
are best for your topic, then research which ones are valid sources.  Government sources are really reliable, but
remember to always use your original source.

3. Search Smart: Start with a reliable search engine, this
normally gives you a good indication of what you need.  It's important however to write specifically
to get better results which leads to more improved research.

4. Stay focused: Don't get distracted it's just makes online
researching all the more difficult therefore concentration is important in
online research, just a few clicks and you can get off topic very easily.

5. Cite right: When your researching online be careful to
use your own information in the assignment or if you're going to use someone
else's information as your own remember to cite the information correctly.  If you don't cite the information it can fall
under plagiarism.