Project Management (PMGT) Research Guide

This guide will help you learn how to conduct research for Project Management assignments and projects. Use the menus to navigate to the specific type of help you need.

If you are new to the research process or have not used an academic library in some time, you may want to review the following guides:

• Getting Started with Your Research - this page will help you learn how library databases work and how to use them efficiently.
• Advanced Search - this page will help you learn how to choose resources and structure searches to make them as specific as possible.

In addition, you may find it helpful to review the following:

• Academic Integrity and Plagiarism Avoidance - learn how and when to cite, and how to work ethically.
• Artificial Intelligence Guide for Students - explains how artificial intelligence works, and what uses are acceptable and not acceptable .

Your project management work may include various steps.  If you need to produce an annotated bibliography or a literature review, the guides linked below can help you learn how to successfully complete those assignments.

• Annotated Bibliography - A critically evaluated list of books, articles, and other resources you consult in preparation for a research project. It consists of a list of citations in alphabetical order by author (the bibliography), each of which is immediately followed by an evaluation in paragraph format (the annotation). 
• Literature Review - A comprehensive summary of existing research on a topic combined with a critical examination of the various philosophies, theories, and/or methods that have been applied to that topic over time.