You have completed the Research Planning Guide!
Once you've turned in your paper or project, you're finished—right? Yes! But it's also a good idea to think back on your experiences in writing this paper. Remember: the PROCESS is just as important as the PRODUCT.
The PRODUCT, your paper, represents what you have learned about your topic, and how you have integrated that knowledge with your own ideas and values. Your professor will evaluate your product when he or she reads your paper and gives you a grade.
The PROCESS refers to the steps you took to get to this point—the planning, research, reading, and writing that you did. You can evaluate the process by asking yourself these questions: