1.  Define research subject .Formulate specific questions/hypothesis .Develop research methodology .Triangulate information gathered from multiple sources .Appraise collected information

2.  Selecting appropriate primary, secondary, and empirical sources .Using discipline-/project-specific analysis/interpretive tools .Disseminating info through discipline/professional conduits following conventions

3.  Personal experience/expertise .Experimentation/observation .Sample target .Experts/Resource people .Library/department/career service/Professional organizations .Internet

4.  For primary sources  Attending workshops/conferences/lectures  Interviewing experts  Corresponding through emails/phones  Using software/texts  Conducting survey  Experimenting/observing  Accessing listservs, blogs, podcasts  For secondary sources  Reading texts (books, magazines, brochures, company documents, etc.)  Reading websites (companies, organizations, individuals)

5.  Project description  subject, audience, purpose, dissemination format  Objectives to be achieved  benefits to audience, organization  List of tasks to meet objectives  research, writing, technical reviews, revising, publishing  Timeline for each task  by date, week  Process to follow for completion of project  time of day, daily, weekly, no. hours, place

6.  Hard to get started .Reliable start .Getting lost in the highway .Actual documentation of sources .Not realizing different ways of research .Conflicting information from different sources