BUS 360W Chapter Notes -Howstuffworks, Business Communication, Liquid Oxygen
13 Dec 2013
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After reading and applying the information in module 14, you"ll be able to demonstrate. Lo3 how to prepare to take good notes. Research methods can be as simple as observing others" behaviours or getting a computer printout of sales for the last month; it may involve finding online material, or interviewing people. Whatever your methods, however, your information is only as valuable as your ability to analyze and apply it. Secondary research retrieves information that someone else has gathered: library research and online searches are well-known kinds of secondary research. Personal observations, experiences and experiments, and interviews and surveys are common methods for gathering and analyzing new information. How to evaluate and analyze the information you find. How to use that information professionally and ethically. This module covers how to research and evaluate primary and secondary research. Module 15 describes how to synthesize the information and credit your sources. Focus your search: identify your objective and draft a purpose statement.
