world-class research institutions

http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/NEWS/0,,contentMDK:23018750~pagePK:64257043~piPK:437376~theSitePK:4607,00.html?cid=3001_4

Importance

1 Research allows you to gain appreciation for the practical applications of knowledge, and to step outside your Room and learn about the theories, tools, resources, and ethical issues that scholars and professionals encounter on a daily basis.

2 You learn how to formulate questions, design plans to find answers, collect and analyze data, draw conclusions from that data, and share your findings with a community.

3 Doing research will also make you an informed consumer of the research that you encounter on a daily basis: you'll be able to evaluate the information presented to you as a citizen of our complex society, and make informed decisions about all kinds of public policy issues that affect your everyday life.

4 Research prepares you for the world beyond Rutgers by honing your independent thinking and creativity, time-management and budget skills, and confidence in your academic and career goals.

5 Allows you to pursue your interests, to learn something new, to hone your problem-solving skills and to challenge yourself in new ways.

Research Design / Video

How

https://www.wikihow.com/Category:Research-and-Review

Introduction to Research Design and Statistics

http://www.philender.com/courses/intro/

Quantitative Applied / Advanced Notes

http://homepages.stmartin.edu/fac_staff/dstout/BA302/lecture_notes.htm
http://homepages.stmartin.edu/fac_staff/dstout/MBA605/index.htm

Statistics / FAQ

http://statisticspath.blogspot.com/
http://or.nd.edu/research-compliance/human-subjects-research/student-research-faq/

Internet for Researcher

http://www.vts.intute.ac.uk/detective/index.html
Criteria for Evaluating Internet Resources
http://www.library.ubc.ca/home/evaluating/Easyprint.html
Choose the Best Search for Your Information Need
http://www.noodletools.com/debbie/literacies/information/5locate/adviceengine.html
List of academic databases and search engines
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academic_databases_and_search_engines

Research Types / Tools

http://educhoices.org/articles/21_Online_Student_Tools_to_Help_with_Research_Communication_and_Organization.html

https://www.google.com/search?q=research+tools

Steps in Research Process

http://www.library.cornell.edu/olinuris/ref/research/skill1.htm
http://www.rdinfo.org.uk/flowchart/Flowchart.html