About Research

About Research

Open Ended

What comes to your mind when you see the word "research"?

​Research

• Start with a question​

• Look for information

• ​Organize information

• ​Reach a conclusion

​Research example

• I ask, ​"Why is my cat meowing early in the morning?"

• ​I google

• ​I write down all the information I found on Google in a table

• Based on the information I gather, ​I conclude that my cat is hungry early in the morning, that's why she meow.

Multiple Select

Who does a lot of research? Choose all that apply.

• A professor

• A scientist

• A student

• An artist

Open Ended

As a student, when do you research?

​The truth is

​We all research! We research when

• ​We don't know the answer to a problem

• ​We want to know information about something we are about to buy

• ​We are curious about something

• ​We need to write an essay and don't know where to start

• ​We prepare for a debate

Having good research skills help you make better decisions.​

​That's why we're learning it!

Poll

Do you think research is hard or easy?

• So hard

• Easy peasy

​Is research hard or easy?

• ​Depends on what you are researching

• ​Generally, good research always takes a lot of time and effort

• ​Academic research (e.g., research you do in class) is usually more complex than daily life research