Before getting too far into your research, take some time to consider your search strategy for the assignment. For example, your assignment requires you to define key terms, discuss the ethical concerns and impacts of a human-focused psychological research, and reflect upon how your research may inform your future practice. Therefore, you need to develop a search strategy that allows you to find and integrate research that is both relevant and reliable.
Below are several core research skills that will inform your search strategy:
1. What are the key ideas of my research topic? Take a moment to brainstorm what you already know about the topic, Take time to think about what types of resources you will need to answer all of the questions related to your topic.
2. Skim background research: This could include your course lecture notes, your textbook, and open internet searches related to your topic. During this stage, start noting any potential key words that you could add to your library catalogue and database searches.
3. Use relevant and reliable research tools to find resources:
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