Nearly every research project has 9 main steps:
1. Defining a Topic
2. Developing a Researchable Research Question
3. Designing Your Research and Choosing Your Method
Examples: Survey, Questionnaires, Narrative Research, Observational Research, Mixed Methods, Case Study, Interviews, Literature Review, Ethnography, etc.
4. Researching Ethically and Safely
5. Reviewing the Literature
6. Doing Fieldwork/Gathering Data
7. Analyzing Your Data/Findings
8. Writing Up
9. Dissemination
[Borrowed from Marielle McNeal]