Step 1: Discovering a Topic For Research
Choosing a topic that you care about
- Do some reading on the topics that interest you!
- Search for a subject using the following:
Worksheets:
If you wish to use the OPAC or the Database, please refer to your home page
Limiting your Subject/Choosing a Topic
- General
or Specific
- Preliminary Research
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Narrow the topic and decide how you wish to approach it.
Writing
a statement of Controlling Purpose
This is a sentence or pair of sentences that tells what you want to accomplish in your report.
It is called a statement of control because it controls or guides your research.
HELPFUL TIP: Explain what you plan to learn or prove through your research.