- Avoid two common mistakes
- Jumping into research without much pre-thought: you may end up backtracking or starting over, a waste of time.
- Waiting too long to start research: time is your enemy and limits what you can accomplish.
Ok, you've heard it before but this bears repeating. Avoid these two common mistakes:
- Jumping into research without much pre-thought: you may end up backtracking or starting over, a waste of time.
- Waiting too long to start research: time is your enemy and limits what you can accomplish.
- Best first step
- Sounds pretty basic but a little time spent analyzing the assignment and understanding your faculty's expectations can prevent costly misunderstandings.
- Read through the assignment thoroughly, underline words, phrases and points that seem significant or that you are unclear about.
Understand the assignment