Describe the academic research process

For this written assignment, you are to describe the academic  research process.  Think of  this assignment as if you were explaining the academic research process  to someone without knowledge in the topical area.  Therefore, your  explanation needs to be informative, but concise.  

This assignment requires the production of a three (3) to five (5)  page summary that uses/cites at least five (5) academic, peer-reviewed  scholarly sources.  In addition, the summery must be formatted per the Chicago Manual of Style to include the use of  author-date format for citations and references, double-spacing of the  text, use of Times New Roman 12-point font, and use of one (1) inch page  margins.