Find a journal article whose topic is related to your research topic and spend five minutes reading its abstract. Take notes. How much of this article do you understand? If it still interests you, spend another five minutes reading it. Take notes. How much do you understand now? If it still interests you, spend still another five minutes reading it and improve your notes. If, in the end, you decide to cite this article in your thesis, write down its bibliographical information. The following is a reference collection form. Please fill it out when you finish reading the article. Reference collection Date: Author(s) Title Publication details Important Ideas (or Quotes) and pages on which they are found: Reflections: