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Research 101: Lesson 1: Know
Your Assignment

Lesson 1: Know Your Assignment

Introduction

  • Avoid two common mistakes
  1. Jumping into research without much pre-thought: you may end up backtracking or starting over, a waste of time.
  2. Waiting too long to start research: time is your enemy and limits what you can accomplish.
  • Best first step

    1. Sounds pretty basic but a little time spent analyzing the assignment and understanding your faculty's expectations can prevent costly misunderstandings.
    2. Read through the assignment thoroughly, underline words, phrases and points that seem significant or that you are unclear about.