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Deciding What You Need to Know — Part 1 |
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Many things affect how you do your research. The following questions will help you shape your research direction.
What Type of Assignment Is It?
Assignments can vary from a short five-minute oral presentation,
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to a major research project, |
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with many other possibilities in between, such as critiques, summaries, short essays, or term papers. |
How Much Information Do You Need? |
| Some assignments can be completed by consulting brief summaries or overviews... |
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...while other assignments require more detailed and comprehensive information. |