This guide will assist you as you move through the research process as an undergraduate student. This guide covers the general research process.
Use the TABs on the navigation panel to explore the various features of the research process:
The Research Process: This page provides you with information on creating a thesis statement or hypothesis and the steps of the research process.
Finding Information: This page explains how to find articles, books, websites, and primary vs. secondary sources.
Evaluating Information: This page explains how to critically evaluation information, distinguish scholarly vs. popular articles, and differentiate primary vs. secondary sources.
Literature Review: This page presents guidelines for conducting a literature review.
Abstracts: This page gives information and criteria for writing an abstract for research.
Citations: This page provides MLA and APA style guides, citation resources, and clarifies how to avoid plagiarism.
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