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LibraryIntro PtTwo Step One

Step One: Define Your Topic or Research Question

Image:Step1.jpg You have picked a topic for your research-- global warming-- but selecting your topic is only the first step in doing research. Before you start looking for books and articles on your topic you have to do a few things.
  1. State your topic as a question
  2. Identify concepts
  3. If needed, narrow or broaden your topic
  4. Define your Topic

Take a moment to review the following presentation to learn how these steps can help you get a focused, easy to research topic.

Step Objectives

after completion of this step you will have learned:

  • how to take a general topic and make it manageable
  • how to narrow or widen a topic as needed
  • how to identify key concepts in your topic that will make research easier


In the next video, we'll take a more in-depth look at writing good research questions.

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