Resources

Myself/others

• What experience and skills will help me do the research project?
• What research skills do I want to develop? What resources are available to help me learn (colleagues, workshops or courses, this Guide, learning as I go.)?
• Will I be working on my own or with a group?
• Are there people I can call on to talk over questions or issues that come up? Who?

Information (Chapter 7)

• Do I need to learn more about my research topic before/as I do the research?
• How can I access information (personal collection, library, data bases, people)?
• How will I keep of this information?
• What reference format will I use?

Finances

• Will my time be paid or unpaid? If it's paid, what is the estimated cost?
• What other expenses will there be to do the research (e.g., tapes, phone calls, stationery, postage, travel, printing, honoraria, participants' expenses)? What is the cost?
• How will I cover the cost?

Time line

• When do I wnat to start and finish the research?
• Can I do some of the research as part of my data-to-day practive (e.g. inviting participants, data collection, documenting the research process)?
• Will I do all of the research in addition to my day-to-day practice?
• How much time will I need/can I allocate to do each part of my research?
• When will I have some blocks of time to work on the research? (Remember to include time for documenting, reflection, analysis and writing.)