Free research workbook
Start your research with a clearer plan.
A practical six-part worksheet for graduate students and early-career researchers who want clearer questions, stronger evidence, and more useful mentoring meetings.
Grow with Dr. Shikha
A practical workbook
Research
Planning
Starter
Move from a broad idea to an evidence-led four-week plan.
Inside the starter
A compact system for the decisions that matter.
Each page turns an open-ended research concern into something you can review with a supervisor, mentor, or collaborator.
01
Research focus
Define the question, why it matters, the boundary, and one visible outcome.
02
Evidence map
Use a three-pass reading method and record claims, evidence, and limitations.
03
Method and risk
Connect method to evidence while checking ethics, data, reproducibility, and ownership.
04
Four-week momentum
Plan weekly outcomes, evidence, decisions, and blockers in one view.
05
Meeting agenda
Arrive with evidence and leave with named actions, owners, and dates.
06
Integrity boundary
Keep supervision, institutional policy, and researcher responsibility visible.
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This planning aid does not replace formal supervision, ethics approval, or institutional requirements.
Good research planning does not remove uncertainty. It makes the next decision visible.
Grow with Dr. Shikha supports researchers through ethical, evidence-led mentoring and practical engineering education.