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2. Research consumes TIME… RMIT University©2013 Study and Learning Centre 2 Salvador Dali, 1931 The persistence of memory, oil on canvas, Museum of Modern Art, New York viewed 16.4.13 url: You may feel isolated… understanding and learning discourse/culture literature search reading and note-making mapping the ‘terrain’ ethics approval research frameworks/models/methods thinking writing your way into the research Conducting observations, experiments, tests house-keeping (finding & documenting stuff!) analysing data avoiding study etc. etc. writing journal articles, conference papers Meeting with supervisors Drafting and redrafting

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8. RMIT University©2013 Study and Learning Centre 8  City Campus: Building 12, Level 4, Room 20 Building 80, Level 3, Room 17  Bundoora West Campus: Building 202 Level 3, Room 03 (Student Services)  Brunswick Campus: Building 514, Level 1, Off the cafe SLC locations www. rmit.edu.au/studyandlearningcentre

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