When researching, remember some golden tokens of information:
1) Keep your research relevant to your thesis/Research question
2) Research using different tricks such as the asterisk, and/or function, etc.
3) Make sure that your research can be put into one of the BEAM categories.
4) When quoting, introduce the quotations before using them.
5) Remember that the sources are to be analyzed, and not just thrown in to make your paragraphs look lengthy.
6) Do not try researching everything in one day!
7) Your professors give you their emails for a reason.. contact them if you need any help/feedback. Most professors (That I’ve encountered so far) will help you.
8) Make sure your clear about your research question.. try to specify it as much as possible and stick to arguing your point about it.
9) Databases allow for numerous categories. Practice with researching topics using the different databases and what works best for your research.
10) DO NOT PLAGIARIZE!
