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COM101/111: Introduction to Research & APA Citation

The Research Process

Research involves a multi-step process which starts with a research topic. Research is also iterative. This means that you may need to repeat certain steps in the research process depending on the topic you have chosen, or the amount and types of sources available on your topic. For example, you may decide to revise your research topic if you discover that there are no relevant sources available after doing some background research.

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