Beginning Your Research Journey

Anyone can get started with research—all it takes is curiosity and persistence!

By the end of this activity, you'll be able to:

  • Describe the nature of research

  • List reasons to do research

  • Articulate your goals for doing research

This workshop was created by UCLA's WI+RE team.

Information Literacy Frame(s) Addressed:

Discipline(s): 
Not Discipline Specific
License Assigned: 
CC Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License CC-BY-NC-SA
Other Attribution Information: 
Authors: Giselle Burns, Kian Ravaei, Xinyi(Alex) Yan Contributors: Janet Goins, Kelly Kistner, Tama Hasson, Renee Romero, Doug Worsham Attributions: CIMER (Center for the Improvement of Mentored Experiences in Research), UCLA Undergraduate Research Center - Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences, UCLA Undergraduate Research Center - Sciences