Research Skills for Developing Writers: Lesson 3
An introductory guide to help multilingual undergraduate writers at the U develop their research skills.
Lesson 3 Objectives: Developing a Topic
The purpose of this lesson is to help you learn the keys to choosing a concise, researchable topic and determine appropriate search terms for finding resources on your topic.
Students will be able to...
…develop an appropriate research topic for the assignment and your academic goals.
…differentiate between a key word, "real-world" term, subject term, and subject classification.
…analyze a term for its appropriateness as search term by applying a Search Term Test flow chart.
