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ENG 152 - Searching with AI

Warmup Question

Think about a time you've done research. What does that process look like from the time you get an assignment to when you turn in a completed project?

There is an image and a link below that show how some people have mapped this process, but in reality it is probably a lot messier and less linear.

After you have an idea of what your "map" of research would look like, now think about where AI could be helpful to make this process more efficient (and maybe where you don't want to use AI as well).

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The Research Process

The Research Process: Information Need, Pre-Research, Research Question, Search Strategy, Search, Evaluate, Cite.

The Research Process

  1. Information need: What is your assignment asking you to find? 
  2. Pre-research: Choose a topic, learn more about it, narrow it down, find keywords.
  3. Research question: What is your assignment asking you to create?
  4. Search strategy: Where will you look for information?
  5. Search: Start with the main ideas of your topic or research question.
  6. Evaluate every source you find - for credibility and usefulness.
  7. Cite: You have found credible sources and answered your research question!

Another Version of the Research Process