Research and writing are some of the processes that one has to undertake in the day to day dealings. Skills on research are very important especially in the learning environment as well as in the business sector. In the education sector, students have to do some research on the various topics that are taught in school. Some of the skills that one has to develop are mostly based on the internet. Scholars need to develop quality skills required to look for information from the internet. Information on keywords and search engine optimization can help scholars to get access to any information that may be required from the internet.
It is recommended that student use the major words that are usually referred to as the keywords in order to get the necessary information easily form the internet. Most of the materials in the internet is posted on the internet using the keywords in order to make it easier for people to get access to the information with ease. Research can also be carried out by reading the various books at the disposal of the scholar or any other person who may be interested in research. This kind of research usually requires one to have access to a library or any other learning facility. There are very many equipped libraries all over the world. These facilities are equipped with all kind s of books that may be required by a student to carry out any form of research. In order to carry out a successful research one need to have all the basic information on the topic to be researched on, this makes it easier for one to get access information. Instructors should also give the necessary guidance to the scholars in order to have an intensive research. For example, an instructor can give the researcher a set of books that provides all the necessary information on the topic.
This can help to save on time and resources that could be wasted in looking for resources in the wrong places. One needs to formulate an effective plan to carry out a research in order to save on time. This plan should be like a timetable that helps the research to attend to all the requirements of the job timely. Research is not complete without good writing skills. In order to be able develop a comprehensive report on a given research topic one need to utilize the different writing skills that are advocated for in the learning process. One needs to be aware of all the different writing styles such as Oxford, Harvard, APA and many others.
Information on these styles is available on the internet hence one can choose any of the styles to write the research report. Plagiarism is a crime. Scholars in the process of writing and researching on information on the internet need to be very cautious not to copy the information directly from the websites. Instead students are advised to access the information and try to paraphrase it to fit in the report. A good research has the capacity to correctly reference the different materials from the internet in order to avoid plagiarism. Most of the instructors have soft ware’s that can easily detect plagiarism in the research reports. In most cases an instructor may choose to reject reports that have plagiarised content all give low marks on to the scholars. Hence in order to score the highest marks in the research one need to prepare a report that meets all the specifications of the instructor.
Failure to follow instructions can lead to low marks and collection of information that is not relevant to objective of the research. Printing of reports has been proved to be the best way to present information on research. This is because the work looks more neat and printable than the hand written information. A scholar may also choose to present the report using the various technologies available in the market such as power point computer application. This however requires one to have all the skills in operating computers applications.