What is the first step in conducting a research project?

conducting research
brainstorming questions about a topic
analyzing information and drawing conclusions
writing a research question

The first step in conducting a research project is brainstorming questions about a topic. This will help guide the research process and formulate a specific research question to investigate.

Luke wrote a paper and used another person's ideas and information. Instead of identifying the author, he wrote the information as if he were presenting his own ideas.

Which of the following did Luke do while writing his paper?

commit plagiarism
add paraphrasing
include quotations
insert a citation

Luke committed plagiarism by using another person's ideas and information without properly identifying the original author and presenting it as his own.