Choosing a Topic: COURSE-RELATED TOPICS
Choosing a topic can be the hardest part of an assignment--make it easier! This guide gives you strategies you can use right away. #research paper, #topic, #subject, #assignment
WHEN YOU CAN CHOOSE ANY TOPIC THAT RELATES TO THE CONTENT OF THE COURSE
- Ask your professor for suggestions and guidelines.
- Look through your textbooks and assigned readings.
- Look through an encyclopedia that relates to the content of the course; a librarian can help you locate one. An encyclopedia will present a whole range of possibilities in an easy-to-browse format.
- Look through recent issues, in print or online, of a scholarly journal that relates to the content of the course. Again, a librarian can help you locate one.
- Try experimental keyword searches in a library database that relates to the content of the course. Use the Pfau Library’s list of Databases by Subject below.
