When many people hear the word research, they think of something scientific, or maybe even writing a paper. What some people do not realize is that we conduct research in our everyday lives. On an average day I research many things throughout the day. One example of this is when I check the weather forecast. When I do this I go on my phone to a reliable source such as my AccuWeather App. Then I start to go through the information they give to find what I need. Also, just today, I received an e-mail that said something about the study abroad fair here at school. It did not give much information, but there was a link to click on to find more information. I clicked on this link and began to search for the date and time of the fair, and whether I needed to register for it or not. Although it was very quick, this was conducting research.
Most of the time one of the first things I do during the day, as mentioned earlier, is check the forecast on my phone using my AccuWeather App. I know this is a reliable source because Fox 5 Weather, which is a reputable local news and weather source, supplies this app with its information. Then, if I have to work that day, I check to see what time I go to work using the e-schedule website that Kroger has. Then later I check to see what school work I may have to do that day by going on D2L and searching in my different classes. The last two I know are reliable because they are a direct line between me and the institutions the information is for.
These are all ways of researching or getting information that many people do not realize they use throughout the day. It's just as simple as looking up the weather.
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