Question 8

Question

You are researching renewable energy initiatives in rural KwaZulu-Natal and start by searching for "renewable energy in South Africa." You quickly become overwhelmed by the broad scope of results.

To effectively manage the information overload, what should your next step be?


Limit your research to the first ten to twenty articles you find to avoid dealing with too much information.


Only use international databases to ensure the quality of the research, even if the results are not specifically related to KwaZulu-Natal.


Focus your search on more specific aspects of renewable energy, such as solar initiatives in rural KwaZulu-Natal, and use databases relevant to South African research.


Skim read every article in the search results to ensure you don't miss any potentially relevant information.

Answer 1

To effectively manage the information overload, the best next step would be to:

Focus your search on more specific aspects of renewable energy, such as solar initiatives in rural KwaZulu-Natal, and use databases relevant to South African research.

This approach helps narrow down the results to the specific area of interest while ensuring that the information is relevant to your research context. By honing in on solar initiatives in a particular region, you can better address your research objectives without getting overwhelmed by the broader topic of renewable energy across the entire country.