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Step 1: Identify and Develop your Topic
Find & develop a viable research topic
Formulating a research question
Developing a research question
Step 4: Write your paper
"How to" for Assignments
by Hill, P H
Writing up Research; a statistical approach
Writing research papers
How to write guide
Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL)
Wits Research Writing Skills
Step 2: Search for Information and Locate your Materials
Electronic Theses & Dissertations
Proquest Theses & Dissertations
Electronic Databases
e-Wits Catalogue
E Journal Portal
Inter-Library Loan Requests
Literature Review, by Grossman E
Step 5: Cite your Sources
Copyright Information
Citing Sources
Citing Styles
Wits Copyright Portal
Step 3: Evaluate your Sources
How to evaluate the information sources you find
Critical evaluation of resources
Step 6: Proofread
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Research Faculties
Faculty of Humanities Research
Wits Research
Research in the Faculty of Commerce, Law and Management
Research in the Faculty of Science
Research in the faculty of Engineering and Built Environmentt
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