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STEP 1. DEFINING THE TASK

Ask yourself these questions before you start your assignment:

STEP 2. LOCATING RESOURCES

Ask yourself:

1. Where can I find the information I need?
2. What do I already know?
3. What do I need to find out?
4. What sources can I use?
5. Where do I locate all the relevant information?

Try Internet search tools if you need to look further.

STEP 3. SELECTING THE MOST USEFUL RESOURCES

When you have gathered the information ask yourself:

1. What information do I really need to use?
2. What information can I leave out?
3. How relevant is the information I have found?
4. How credible is the information I have found?
5. How will I record the information I have found?

STEP 4. ORGANISING YOUR INFORMATION

When you have selected your information ask yourself:

1. How can I best use this information?
2. Have I enough information for my purpose?
3. Do I need to use all this information?
4. How can I best combine information from different sources?

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STEP 5. PRESENTING YOUR INFORMATION EFFECTIVELY

When you have decided how to organise your information ask yourself:

1. What are the different ways the information could be presented?
2. What would be the most effective way to present this kind of information?
3. To whom will I be presenting this assignment?
4. Have I done a final spelling and grammatical check of my work?

STEP 6. ASSESSING WHAT YOU HAVE DONE

When you have completed the assignment ask yourself :

1. What did I learn from doing this?
2. Did I achieve my purpose?
3. How effectively did I go through each of the previous five steps of the information process?
4. Am I happy with the result?
5. How will this assignment help me for next time?

Each time you do an assignment follow the six step research process. It does make the task easier, and after awhile you will do it automatically.