The following steps will help you organize your research.
Create a foreground question
(Try to choose a topic that interests you.)
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What are the main concepts?
(Keywords, synonyms, related terms)
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Find overview or background info on the topic
(General or subject specific encyclopedias)
(Databases & Textbooks)
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Review your topic
(Your topic needs broadening – it is too narrow not enough information available)
(Your topic needs narrowing – it is too broad, too much information, cannot be knowledgeable on all aspects of the topic)
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Locate and retrieve materials
(Library Catalog, databases for eBooks, databases for scholarly journals, Internet resources)
(PubMed, CINAHL, Cochrane Library, PEDro, PTNow)
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Evaluate your sources and select best sources
(Review sources by authority, accuracy, objectivity, currency, and coverage)
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Organize, Appraise, Write and Revise
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Document your sources
(Cite - Zotero)
Credit to UCF DNP Guide