Video Spotlight – “Three Steps to Getting Started on Your Research Project”
All Libraries Posted: January 31st, 2024Welcome to Video Spotlight, a series in which I provide a detailed summary of a UCF Libraries research video for your convenience.
“Three Steps to Getting Started on Your Research Project” breaks down three important steps to start a research project and complete it on time.
Understand the assignment
– Ex. Due date, document length, amount of sources, and where they have to come from (primary or secondary sources, peer-reviewed journals, etc.)
Create a timeline
– If you are looking for a handy checklist to get you started, UCF Libraries has just what you need: https://guides.ucf.edu/rtt)
Choose your topic
– Identify a balance between what you want to research and what is feasible. You need base-level information in order to identify such a topic, so be sure you are leaving yourself time to investigate various ideas.
– If you are struggling to find a topic, look through your assigned readings. A concept with a solid body of research and resources behind it will be presented as important subjects for you to know in your course.
If you need assistance, UCF has various resources available to you: such as a research consultation with a subject librarian or a visit to the UCF Writing Center. If you’d like to view more videos from UCF Libraries, navigate to https://vimeo.com/ucflibraries
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