Researching Information - Importance, Methods, Copyright and Plagiarism

Researching
Information
Name of the Student:
Name of the University:

What is Research?
“The systematic investigation into and study of materials, sources, etc.
in order to establish facts and reach new conclusions.”
- (Fellows and Liu 2015)

Significance of researching
• Aid to Business success
• Way of proving lies and supporting truths
• Means of finding, gauging and seizing the opportunities
• Tool for building skills, knowledge
• Tool for facilitating the process of learning
• Important means for understanding the different issues
• Increasing awareness (Lynch 2017)

Various methods of researching
information
• Literature searches
• Focus groups
• Personal interviews
• Internet surveys
• Newspaper
• Journals
• Academic articles