Upon engaging in a research report, the individual in charge of the research must first have its purpose of the research clearly defined and what does he or she expect to achieve will engaging in these activities.
Once the goal is defined, the researcher must make the search for its first-hand and second-hand sources of information. This is extremely important as first-hand sources normally represent raw data that must be analyzed and worked upon, while secondary data is normally structured. However, secondary sources of information may be biased and this could affect the overall quality and validity of the work.
