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Lesson 1
Discovering Topics for Research


Lesson 2
Exploring Topics Further


Lesson 3
Focusing Your Topic


Lesson 4
Where information is published

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     Where information is published

So much information is published every day that the sheer amount can be overwhelming. Fortunately, since you will be investigating a specific topic, you do not need to read everything that is available on your subject.

In order to do good research, you need to be sensitive to the type and source of the information you gather. The format in which the information is published says a lot about the information. Let’s take a brief look at some information types that are particularly useful for writing research papers and speeches. You will learn more about each of these sources in later modules.



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