Research Process: Describe the research process that led to the sources that you found

Research Process:

Describe the research process that led to the sources that you found. This part should be about 500 words and will include at least the following things (though you can and should expand beyond these questions):

• What topic have you chosen to write about for your literature review? 

• What research question did you write in order to guide your research? 

• Why is your topic important to your discipline? Include quotes, paraphrases, or summaries from at least two sources that show why this research is important in your discipline. 

• What purpose does your research serve (e.g. will it address existing conflicts in the published research, gaps in the research that illustrate the need for more studies, etc.)? 

• Write a short narrative explaining your research process, using the following questions as a guide: What research did you do in order to narrow your topic into a more focused and specific research question? What key words did you use to search and how did you adjust them throughout the research process? What sources, ideas, or feedback changed the course of your research and your understanding of the topic? 

• How did you decide which sources were the most important to include in your final research entries? What perspectives do these sources bring to the larger conversation about your topic.