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1. A _______________________ heart and life – fully __________________________ to Jesus Christ as LORD.
2. The _____________ _____ _________ and a belief that ___________ word is true and God-breathed.
3. A desire to do your ______________ and work _____________ for God’s glory.

Tool Chest for Success for this Course:
1. Tools for Success at AIU
2. ______________ _________________
3. Pen and Paper
4. An _________________________ mind
5. The ability to work _____________________________

What is Research?

According to Nancy Jean Vyhmeister (Vyhmeister, QRP, 1), research is defined as:
A _____________ of study that, through _____________investigation of all evidence bearing on a definable
_______________, arrives at a _________________.

Vyhmeister, Nancy Jean. Your Guide to Writing Quality Research Papers for Students of Religion and Theology.
Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2008.

Four-part definition of research (Vyhmeister, QRP, 1-2)
1. ______________ ____________—Entails the development of principles or rules which should govern our
research.
2. ____________ Information to reach—Reputable and credible resources are required here.
3. ____________ Knowledge—Our endeavors should be chiefly focused on the factual resources. This entails
the exercise of our prior knowledge concerning the subject under research.
4. ___________Topic—Since research involves a rigorous process of study, focusing on a single problem for
solution should be our overriding goal.

Why is Research so Important?

In accordance with Nancy Jean Vyhmeister (Vyhmeister, QRP, 7), research is essential because of the rationales
below:
1. It teaches one to recognize the problem and solve it
2. It helps one to learn how to find answers

Research requires you to develop a subject by _____________________________ _________
________________________ ___________________________, not just what you already know.
Although writing from research usually takes more time than writing essays based on information with which you
are already familiar, both processes are similar. The primary difference in doing research is that you are required
to develop a subject based on outside sources and information and reference them properly.

We have to learn to work outside of our academic “_________________________ _______________”. A comfort
zone is the level at which a person functions with ___________________ and ___________________________.
We have to learn to be “uncomfortable” for a time to learn new things and gain new skills.

Your Role as a Researcher (By Leland Graham and Isabelle McCoy (Graham & McCoy, HWGRP, 7))

Your role is to “investigate, examine, clarify, and defend your subject.”

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