GEE 109 - Planning for Academic Success Seminar

What is Research?

Keep track of your research

Give credit where credit is due

Share your Research

Find Engineering Resources

Tools to help you get past Paywalls and to the full text of an article.

To search for information, there are two important things to do before you start:

1. Determine what academic disciplines are likely to cover the information you need
2. Determine possible keywords you can use for your search

Here's an example:

• Topic - Space Exploration - Safety
• Academic Disciplines - Engineering, Environmental Sciences, Biology, Medicine
• Possible Keywords - waste disposal, equipment, atmosphere, coatings, hull thickness, illness