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Social Sciences - Research Skills - Intermediate

In this course you will learn how to determine your need for information; find information effectively and efficiently; check information carefully; process and save information.

Learning objective, estimated time and required knowledge

Learning objective
In five steps, this module shows you:

  • How to define your subject
  • How to formulate a problem statement
  • The key concepts in a problem statement
  • How to find alternative terms for the key concepts
  • The sources relevant to your search query

Estimated time
This module will take you 10 minutes to complete.

Required knowledge
For this module, it is important to know what a Boolean search is. You can find more information on this topic in the Research Skills Basics guide.