Building Your Research from the Ground Up

Designing a research project is like planning a journey: you need a map, supplies, and a clear destination. The better your plan, the smoother your research will go.

Steps to Design Your Project

1. Define Your Question: What do you want to find out?
2. Choose Your Method: Will you use interviews, surveys, or experiments?
3. Plan Data Collection: How and where will you gather information?
4. Consider Ethics: Will your project affect people or animals? Is it respectful and safe?
5. Create a Timeline: Set milestones and deadlines.

Common Pitfalls

• Being too ambitious with scope
• Overlooking ethical considerations
• Not allowing enough time for data collection

Pro Tip

Use checklists and timelines to stay on track!