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Methods of Research

This guide contains useful information and resources for those in Research Methods (Gopalan). The information in this guide will be useful when conducting research for your main course assignment.

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Quotation Marks: Use quotation marks to search a phrase.  Example: "Post traumatic stress disorder"

OR: Use OR to search more than one term.  The more terms you connect with OR, the more results you will get. Example: "Post traumatic stress disorder" OR PTSD.

AND: Use AND to connect two different search terms.  The more terms you connect with AND, the fewer results you will get.  Example: PTSD AND abuse AND adulthood.

Parentheses: Parentheses need to be used when using AND and OR in the same search.  Example: ("Post traumatic stress disorder" OR PTSD) AND abuse