RESEARCH GUIDES

ENGR 2301 Citizenship in Engineering Contexts

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Narrowing a Search Strategy

Doing a Search or Research?

Developing an Effective Search Strategy - Tutorial

Effective Search Strategies - Basic Tips
What is a search strategy?
Selecting relevant key words
AND & OR relationships
Basic examples

An Iterative Search Strategy - Main Steps

Follow these steps to develop a search strategy from the basics of your research question.
Step 1: Formulate a Research Question
Step 2: Identify Key Concepts
Step 3: Select Academic Databases
Step 4: Develop Search Terms
Step 5: Combine Boolean Logic Operators
Step 6: Perform the Search
Step 7: Review Search Results
Step 8: Refine the Search Strategy