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For more tips and guidance on various stages of the research process, check out our research guides and workshops.

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Plan your work with confidence using the Assignment Planner app. Select your assignment type and due date, and the tool will map out a structured timeline of tasks to help you stay on track and build toward a strong final submission. Designed to support different kinds of research and creative work, it breaks projects into manageable steps so you can pace your progress and avoid last-minute stress.

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Focus your research topic

Learn key steps to focus your research topic.

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PICO (people, intervention, comparison, outcome): Develop your research topic

A strategy to help focus your research topic.

PCC (population, concept, context): Develop your research topic

A strategy to help focus your research topic. The PCC framework is used across a variety of disciplines, including the health, behavioral, and social sciences.

5Ws (Who What, When, Where, Why): Develop your research topic

This is a general strategy often used in Humanities and some Social Sciences assignments to help focus your topic.

Time, location, people, viewpoint: Develop your research topic

This is a general strategy often used in Humanities and some Social Sciences assignments to help focus your topic.

How to Search

Boolean operators

Learn how to use the boolean operators AND, OR, NOT.

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Boolean moderators

Learn how to use boolean modifiers such as phrase searching, truncation, and wildcards.

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Choosing keywords

Learn how to select keywords to begin research on your topic.

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Choosing databases

Learn tips on how to access library databases to support your research.

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Comparing search engines

Compare the pros and cons of three popular search tools.

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Improve your search results

Learn tips to improve your search results.

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Citation mining

Use citation mining to find additional resources for your research.

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Using Resources

An introduction to academic integrity

The Centre for Teaching and Learning's academic integrity Quercus modules provide an overview of academic integrity and resources to help avoid academic misconduct in your writing.

Evaluating resources

Learn tips for evaluating resources using the RADAR approach.

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Think before you link: Evaluating information critically

Quercus modules designed to empower you with the skills to navigate today’s complex information landscape.

Using and citing resources - UTSC writing support

These Quercus modules from UTSC Writing Support can help you with using & citing sources.

Types of Sources

Journal articles

Learn what journal articles are and how they are used.

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Primary versus secondary sources in the sciences

The differences between primary and secondary sources in the sciences.

Scholarly versus popular articles

The differences between scholarly and popular articles.

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Digital scholarship and storytelling

Find Digital Tools: Explore digital scholarship tools
Learn: Learning objects catalogue: Start browsing the collection

Map and data

Foundational data literacy skills

In this Quercus course you will develop data literacy skills through a combination of asynchronous lessons, quizzes, and reflections.

The BRIDGE Excel learning series

The three levels of this series ranges from the basic Excel functions through to advanced analysis.

The videos are designed to help anyone gain an understanding and practice with Excel using real datasets.

Each video is under 3 minutes, and includes downloadable slides and a practice dataset to enhance your learning experience.

Explore The BRIDGE Excel learning series

Entrepreneurship

Entrepreneurship open learning series: Start your entrepreneurship journey by completing training modules that teach you core management principles to help perfect your business plans and pitches.

U of T Scarborough Library video tutorials, infographics and modules

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