How Does Research Get Done?

Research is a lot like...Hollywood! We start with an idea. That idea gets turned into a proposal. The proposal gets used to apply for funding. From there, it's lights, camera, action (and a cast and crew of talented people to help).
The goal? For your project to bring value to each and every person who benefits from the work.
When you participate in research projects, you're placing yourself in the room with others on your journey. Who knows what you'll learn? Who you'll meet? Or what you'll discover?
7 steps to getting your research done:
1. Research Question - the idea we started with.
2. Literature Review - learning from those who came before us.
3. Research Plan. Decide on the methods, experimental design, and testing to be performed.
4. Funding. Who is looking to fund projects just like yours?
5. Conduct the Research!
6. Analysis. Putting together the results.
7. Publication. Submitting work for peer review.
With Baylor University, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, Lawrence Technological University