{"id":142,"date":"2022-04-04T15:53:53","date_gmt":"2022-04-04T15:53:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/esc-businesscomskills\/chapter\/putting-it-together-research-process\/"},"modified":"2022-04-19T17:09:55","modified_gmt":"2022-04-19T17:09:55","slug":"putting-it-together-research-process","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/esc-businesscomskills\/chapter\/putting-it-together-research-process\/","title":{"raw":"Putting It Together: Research Process","rendered":"Putting It Together: Research Process"},"content":{"raw":"In this chapter, we've discussed how research plays an integral role in business communication and set up to do this kind of work in your own organization. It\u2019s a useful skill!\r\n\r\nBusiness communication done well requires thoughtful planning and carefully crafted media. Your communications over email, social media, and all other methods all stem from a firm foundation in quality information. Doing research properly gives you that foundation; we may argue that research is tool to engage and think about a given problem.\r\n\r\nAs you considered the role of research in business communication, we invited you to ask yourself the following introspective questions:\r\n
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  1. How important is it to use reliable and factual sources and data when communicating in business?<\/li>\r\n \t
  2. What is your audience? Do they require formal citation, or other forms of attribution and credit?<\/li>\r\n \t
  3. How does one evaluate a source? How do you know if something is any good or not?<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\nSo, what are your final thoughts on report writing? Hopefully you\u2019re feeling good about your learning, and are set up for success in the conduct of research.\r\n

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    In this chapter, we’ve discussed how research plays an integral role in business communication and set up to do this kind of work in your own organization. It\u2019s a useful skill!<\/p>\n

    Business communication done well requires thoughtful planning and carefully crafted media. Your communications over email, social media, and all other methods all stem from a firm foundation in quality information. Doing research properly gives you that foundation; we may argue that research is tool to engage and think about a given problem.<\/p>\n

    As you considered the role of research in business communication, we invited you to ask yourself the following introspective questions:<\/p>\n

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    1. How important is it to use reliable and factual sources and data when communicating in business?<\/li>\n
    2. What is your audience? Do they require formal citation, or other forms of attribution and credit?<\/li>\n
    3. How does one evaluate a source? How do you know if something is any good or not?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      So, what are your final thoughts on report writing? Hopefully you\u2019re feeling good about your learning, and are set up for success in the conduct of research.<\/p>\n

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      Did you have an idea for improving this content? We\u2019d love your input.<\/div>\n

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