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Consider Your Information Need Background InformationNarrowing Your TopicBrainstorming Search Terms Keyword Searching Subject Searching

What is the Course and the Assignment?

As you prepare to do research and select a topic, consider why you need the information and how much information you need.


For example, STEM CELL TECHNOLOGY could be a research topic for any of the following courses.

BIOLOGY COURSES
104 Concepts of Genetics
331 Cell Biology
492 Department Seminar
SOCIOLOGY COURSES
101 Introduction to Sociology
375 Law and Society
PHILOSOPHY COURSES
204 Ethics
334 Technology and Human Values
THEOLOGY COURSES
211 Christian Faith and Life
235 Religious/Ethical Principles for Health Science


Consider the scope of the assignment or research need, then focus the topic accordingly.