Many times, your instructor will assign a project for which you will choose a topic. Often, this can be just as difficult as preparing for an assigned topic. There is so much information out there. How do you begin to choose?
This guide will help you answer that question by providing tips and tutorials for selecting a research topic that both you and your instructor will find interesting and beneficial for the course.
Techniques for coming up with a research topic include
Most reference resources are considered "tertiary" souce materials. These books and websites provide background information and an overview and analysis of a subject or concept.
Tertiary souirces have been compiled from secondary sources. Unlike a secondary source book or journal article, tertiary sources are not intended to be read in their entirety. Instead, they are most often used to clarify terms and concepts about a particular topic.Tertiary sources include
*Also considered secondary
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