English Composition 102: Research Strategy  Tags: assignments  

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A research strategy is a plan of action that gives you direction to your research, enabling you to conduct research systematically, stay on track, save time, reduce frustration and enhance the quality of your end product.  

The suggested strategy here offers guidelines for conducting research that works well with any academic assignment, and can be modified to suit your needs.

This strategy consists of : 

• Choose and Define the Topic  (Find suggested sources for topic ideas)
• Develop a Research Strategy
• Carry Out the Research Strategy  (Find suggested resources to find articles and books)
• Analyze and Evaluate

Click on the above links or tabs to learn more.  Each main tab will have sub-tabs covering specific parts of the research strategy.

It is important to remember that doing research is not a formula or an exact science.  However, the key to any research is to use an organized but flexible plan.