#1 Locate 8 to 10 prior published articles or research studies using search engines like Google Scholar or the UH library website search engines. These articles should be related to your chosen topic area and research questions. To be successful at this, you must brainstorm keywords and potential titles. Another trick is to find at least 1 or 2 good, closely related articles and see who they cite in their research.
#2 For each publication or research article you find that is linked to your topic and questions, identify the article TITLE, AUTHORS, YEAR of publication, and the major research question or focus of the article, the research methods used, and the main results or conclusions. All of this info can be bulleted out. You can review the full-text of the article (if available) or the abstract.
#3 Before submitting, make sure to answer these two questions;
1. Based on your review of current research, how did your research focus or questions change, if at all?
2. Based on your review of current research, did you find a new gap or need related to your topic or questions that should be explored?
