Prof. Annemarie Roscello
Sidney Silverman Library
Bergen Community College
The Research Process
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The purpose of research is to learn and grow. Although the research process is complex, it can be broken down into four areas. Think - What interests me? What would I like to know? Create - Gather information appropriate to the task, and determine what you don't know. Share - Communicate what you have learned, and your creation of new knowledge. This can be a research paper, presentation, or discussion. How have you shared information in the past? Grow - Reflect on what you learned and where you did well in the research process. What would you change? You now know more than you did before. |
Assignment Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs):
1. Students can conceptualize and plan a research strategy by selecting a topic from a provided article, developing a research question, and using appropriate search techniques to find credible sources.
2. Students will evaluate and synthesize research findings by assessing sources' reliability and relevance, identifying information gaps, and organizing their findings to create new knowledge.
3. Students will demonstrate academic integrity by properly citing sources in their research according to standard citation formats (e.g., MLA, APA).
Dr. Kate McGivern
Bergen Community College
400 Paramus Road
Paramus, NJ 07652