Defining Your Topic
Properly defining your topic can save you time when you start looking for information.
Goals:
- Choose a meaningful topic that interests you and that you want to explore
- Focus your general topic by choosing a particular aspect to discuss in your assignment
- Identify the topic’s keywords in order to think of various synonyms and terms to use when searching for information
- Broaden and narrow a topic
- Write a clear thesis or research question that will guide your research
