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The background to your research - Data collection (during the preliminary research)

3 important questions on The background to your research - Data collection (during the preliminary research)

How do you do preliminary research?

- you look for background information about your subject
- you look for literature about previously presented research results
- you collect material by speaking to a few people

What are the 6 rules you use to describe your research, carry out the search and evaluate the results

Define the problem, the search key
Decide where you're going to look
Choose the right search strategy
Study the information and select what you need
Organize your information in such a way that it answers your questions or solves the problem
Evaluate the results

What are the 7 operators which are extremely useful in finding information on the internet?

Put your search term between quotation marks, be as specific as possible
Allintitle/intitle and allinurl/url (type this in front of your searching topic -- allintitle: "family coastal tourism")
Using some search engines
When you find a website that is no longer functional, take of all the extensions after the domain name
Using symbols
If you are looking for an abbreviation add after the letters 'statistics' and you will go to the website of the International Statistical Institute
The most important tip is about advanced search