The Basic Research Process
STEP 1: Identify and develop your topic
STEP 2: Find background information
STEP 3: Determine research questions
STEP 4: Determine research method
STEP 5: Sampling and data collection
STEP 6: Data analysis
STEP 7: Writing up your results
The following are related links for the Research Process:
Basic Steps in the Research Process - Cambridge Rindge & Latin School
http://www.crlsresearchguide.org/
Research Flowchart - RDDirect
http://www.rdinfo.org.uk/flowchart/Flowchart.html
Research Process - Oliver Wendell Holmes Library
http://978.andover.edu/library/rprocess/rprocesssteps1.htm
Research Skills - University of Maryland University College
http://www.umuc.edu/library/tutorials/research/mod1.shtml