Overview
If you’re doing research for an important project, report, or proposal, how do you find information that you can count on? This course will help you to research any topic using a number of different tools. After you complete this course, you’ll be ready to find reliable information on any topic, and turn that information into a compelling, accurate piece of writing.
Who Will Benefit
The course is designed for anyone who conducts, or is planning to conduct, quality professional-standard research, in a workplace context.
Content
- Why are research skills important?
- Basic skills (reading, note-taking, and recall)
- Planning your research strategy
- Where to look and what to look for
- Finding information the old-fashioned way
- Researching with the internet
- Getting ready to write.
Learning Outcomes
Participants should be able to:
- Identify the benefits of proper research and documentation
- Take effective notes
- Plan a research strategy
- Identify and use various types of research sources
- Create preliminary and final outlines
- Know how to use style guides, and be able to identify common styles
- Document and attribute your work to ensure that you don’t plagiarise.