EDUC: Education

Research is a process involving the following stages:

• Identifying your topic and developing your research question
• Finding background information about your topic
• Locating and collecting a variety of sources 
• Reading and evaluating what you have found
• Writing your research paper or preparing your presentation
• Citing the sources you used

Researchers may find themselves revisiting some or all of these stages throughout their work. Don't be frustrated if the process isn't straightforward - discovery and exploration are a part of research too.