Choosing a Topic Module - Introduction

 

This module covers topic selection and how to identify keywords to search for your topic.

 

When you have completed this module you should be able to:

• • narrow a topic into a research question
  • identify keywords for a topic
  • use reference books to locate background information on a topic
  • distinguish between general encyclopedias and subject specific encyclopedias
  • use connectors and truncation in constructing an online search
  • explain the difference between keyword and subject searching