LA3: Learn About Research Techniques

 Techniques

There are many ways of doing research, you can find sources from internet access but it is highly recommended that you use trusted and secure websites when looking for information online, studying with books is another way to do research as reading helps you to gain knowledge on the topic of your choice, you can also study other people by observing them during interviews to help gain knowledge. 

Where would you get your information and when?

When using a computer you can look up and search any topic of your choice, you can use either google or other browsers to help look up and find information from different websites, but be careful as not all sites are useful for research as websites like the wikipedia may have useful information but some of it can be false as anyone can have access into this website and make changes to the subject, you are better off with more trustworthy and more accurate sites like BBC Bitesize since only the developers of this page can make edits and not other people etc. To find the correct information you may need auto visit more then one site and discover which of the facts is true and which ones false, how can you tell? just make sure that the site is trustworthy and that it is popular for research rather then visiting sites where not a lot of people visit. Libraries on the other hand, have professionally written books that are written by many famous authors and are great for research, libraries even have computer access so it is an ideal and quiet location with many options to do research. You can learn and collect pieces of information from other people such as your tutors as it is their profession to teach students things that are based on the subject you are studying. 

Organisation with my research

So now that you collected all of your research it is time to write it down, (depending on what resources you have) you may use either, a Smartphone, a Laptop/Pc, a Tablet or if you are using paper you may need pen or pencil. if you are not writing on paper it is best you use software like Microsoft word or powerpoint, if you are creating a new blog use Blogger and write down your research in paragraphs. don't forget write your research in order and try to organise it well, you can edit text font and size and align them to help make things neater, if you are writing research on paper just remember your English skills, Punctuation will help the viewer of this research understand more. Don't forget that the date and the time is useful for organising purposes. 

Storing your research

When using any device, if you are using the Microsoft word/powerpoint software you will need to access the file option and you can press the save option, to properly organise and save your work it is highly recommended to have a USB (if you have a PC or Laptop), to export and save your work, you can also use an SD to save files. Storing your research is very important as you will need to use it in the future for qualification purposes or even personal stuff fo yourself. On paper if you happen to print your work (or just written it yourself) and if you worry about losing it consider using a photocopier and create a copy, just make sure this machine will have enough ink as it is required for photocopying.

 


        

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  1. Neil WilsonOctober 6, 2020 at 2:13 AM

    This is very detailed and your points are very clear. Excellent work.

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