Integration of research knowledge through application into practice, or other

Review of the data through systematic analysis and the identification of results or findings

Implementation of research methods and techniques to gather data and information

Investigation of the wider subject, including searching the literature to discover previous research, allowing the process to be informed by a critical appraisal of it

Awareness of the need for research in an area of inquiry, e.g., perhaps to argue for future funding, or to develop or test certain strategies or interventions

Exploration of the area of research, defining more specifically what questions are being asked and what methods might best be employed to find answers