Our friends over at SAGE Research Methods have put together a little guide on how to start your Research with SAGE Research Methods.
Nearly every research project has 9 main steps:
- Defining a Topic
- Developing a Researchable Research Question
- Designing Your Research and Choosing Your Method
- Researching Ethically and Safely
- Reviewing the Literature
- Doing Fieldwork/Gathering Data
- Analyzing Your Data/Findings
- Writing Up
- Dissemination
Follow the link above to see how they recommend to approach each step.
Alternatively, watch this video provided by SAGE to learn how to start your research on SAGE Research Methods by walking through an example of how Sarah, an undergraduate Psychology major, uses the tool to help with her research. It will teach you how to search content, refine results, review abstracts, download PDFs, cite research, use the Methods Lists feature, and discover related content.