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I start with a list of potential topics then search for my top three on databases to see which topic has the most accessible full length articles. Most often I find that I can't access the full article.

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I second finding full access articles that don't have to be paid for! Also, I would like to be informed of the WSU databases available. How to access them and ways to best use them

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To broaden a topic, I try to think of the bigger picture of the research, the "So what?" This usually helps to broaden the research topic and makes me re-focus and re-evaluate the additional directions I could incorporate into my research. This helps tie many different topics together that are, often times, actually more common than they seem.

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Interpreting the research can be challenging for me. Especially in terms of analyzing results of statistical significance and what that actually means in the context of the study. Is there a person/ resource in the library who can help us with this if/when our professors are not available?

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Is this database one that we will be able to use? If not how does this compare to what is offered at the library database here at WSU?

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Sometimes, articles are not available to access and must be "ordered/rented". I experienced this during undergrad and it was frustrating. Does this happen here too? Is there a way to avoid this or override it?

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My strategy to expand my research and find useful articles is to find one great article to start. From that article, I look at the References section of the paper and glance at the articles listed. If a specific paper is cited a lot within the "great article" I've found, I start there - find it -and read it. This "piggyback technique" helps me narrow down other articles that, in theory, should really apply and pertain to my research topic because it was cited a lot in the "great article".

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Usually the first steps I when doing research if make sure my topic has a lot of material. If there are large amounts of articles I then know that I can continue my research. If not I can rework my topic slightly.

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What else would you like to know about how best to do research?

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What else would you like to know about how best to do research?

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I would like to learn how to best do searches that will come up with the most diverse and appropriate resources.

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What is the most difficult part of doing research for you

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What is the most difficult part of doing research for you

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I think the most difficult part of researching topics is finding articles that are relevant to the research that I am doing.

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Try to narrow the subject by being more specific, gathering information from articles and looking for common ideas among articles

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How do you get started when you have to do research?

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How do you get started when you have to do research?

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When doing research, If I get the choice of choosing a specific topic of the research, I'd choose something that is of the most interest to me. Then I would go ahead and search articles that are relevant to my topic. After, I would then make an outline as to how I plan to organize my research and how I would present it.

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What is the most difficult part of doing research for you?

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What is the most difficult part of doing research for you?

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The most difficult part of doing research would be finding articles that are appropriate with my topic of choice and being able to write about these articles in my own words without plagiarizing.

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How do you get started when you have to do research? 

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How do you get started when you have to do research? 

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I typically start by reviewing the relevant literature on the school's databases. To determine if an article is relevant I read the abstract and the discussion section. After reading some of the literature it is easier to begin narrowing down the research topic.

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What methods do you use when you need to broaden your topic ?

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What methods do you use when you need to broaden your topic ?

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When I need to broaden my topic, I often look for articles that are related to my primary articles. Sometimes these are similar enough that they provide an opportunity for me to broaden my research question.

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What else would you like to know about how best to do research ?

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What else would you like to know about how best to do research ?

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I think learning the online system and how to access primary source articles would be the most helpful for me.

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What challenges are you facing in doing research for this particular class ?

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What challenges are you facing in doing research for this particular class ?

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I have not faced any challenges so far, but I think that using a new online library that I am unfamiliar with could be difficult. I did not attend Worcester State for undergraduate and the system could be different than what I’m used to.

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What method do you use when you need to narrow your topic

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What method do you use when you need to narrow your topic

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I often find that I pick too specific of topics that I do not find enough on my specific topic. If I pick a more vague topic, I try to narrow my topic down more in order to cut down on the amount of articles I can use.

I try to also use primary sources over reviews of articles or topics.

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What is the most difficult part of doing research for you ?

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What is the most difficult part of doing research for you ?

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Occasionally I find it hard to find more than 4 primary source articles on a particular topic. I find a lot of reviews, but primary sources can be hard to find a plethora of on a particular specific topic.

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How do you get started when you have to do research ?

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How do you get started when you have to do research ?

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I usually go to the schools online scholarly articles and type in the topic that I am researching. I then look at the articles that are related to that first article to find more. I often read the abstracts and decide if this article is something of interest. If it is something of interest, I continue to skim through the rest of the article.

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PLEASE POST YOUR RESPONSES TO ANY, OR ALL, OF THE QUESTIONS, RELEVANT TO YOU, OR ASK QUESTIONS OF YOUR OWN!

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Q: What methods do you use when you need to broaden your topic ("I'm not finding many articles that seem relevant to my topic")?

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Q: What methods do you use when you need to narrow your topic ("I'm finding too many articles that seem relevant to my topic")?

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Q: What else would you like to know about how best to do research?

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Q: How do you get started when you have to do research?

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Q: What is the most difficult part of doing research for you?

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Q: What challenges are you facing in doing research for this particular class?