Select and Analyse
Which parts of the information located do I use?
The selecting step is about choosing the most relevant and important parts of what you read and noting them down concisely.
- Look for information which relates to each part of your topic.
- Analyse the information chosen to check that it is relevant to your set topic and valuable to the assignment.
- Make notes from several sources of information.
- Add to your plan as you read and discover more about the topic. This will help you to cover the topic well and start to see how you can structure your assignment.
The SELECTING step - some strategies
The SQ3R method:
- SKIM the books, chapters and articles you find.
- QUESTION if it relates to the who, what, when, where, how, which and why of the set topic.
- READ the sections that appear to be valuable more closely.
- RECORD the core of the relevant parts in note form. Write down the details of each resource as you use it - this helps you write your bibliography later.
- REVISE by rereading the notes you have made. You will start to understand the topic better, see how the information is structured and determine what parts are important to your task.
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