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How can I Narrow my Research
Topic
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Remember your PURPOSE
O Demonstration – How to do something
O Description – Describe a person, place, event, place, experience
O Explanation – Make a process, concept, idea, belief, etc., clear to the audience
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Let’s see how this works with a few examples:
TOPIC: Video Games
TOPIC: Eating Disorders
• How long would it take us to discuss these?
• Are they manageable in 3-5 minutes?
• Thus, these topics are too broad/general
• We need to narrow them – make more specific
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When your research topic is too broad, ask yourself these questions:
Who?
What?
When?
Where?
Why?
A combination of these questions will
lead you to a manageable
research focus!
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RESEARCH TIP!
O These questions can also become SEARCH TERMS!
O We will practice as we brainstorm….
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• Who can I write about• What group(s) can I focus on?• Who is affected?• Consider demographics!
A.
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TOPIC: EATING DISORDERS
Populations
(other demographics, as well)Age
Gender
Race or Ethnicity
NEW TOPIC:
Eating disorders in elderly females
Education Level
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TOPIC: Video Games
PopulationsAge
Gender
Race or Ethnicity
NEW TOPIC:
Video Game use among female graduate students
Education Level
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Consider Your TopicsO Talk with each other and send some
ideas in via Polleverywhere.comO One person can text message
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O Consider YOUR area of interest and complete the “Who” section on your handout
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RESEARCH PRACTICE!
O Try an “ALL TEXT” searchO Produces articles with search terms
ANYWHERE in the document
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O What categories are there within my area of interest?
O What types of my topic can I discuss?
O What are the specific groups within my area of interest?
B.
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TOPIC: EATING DISORDERS
Types
Anorexia
Bulimia
Compulsive eating
NEW TOPIC:
Anorexia in elderly females
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TOPIC: Video Games
Types
RPG
1st Person Shooter
MMORPG(Massively multiplayer online role-playing games)
NEW TOPIC:
Role Playing Games in Elementary Education
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Consider Your TopicsO Talk with each other and send some
ideas in via Polleverywhere.comO One person can text message
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O Consider YOUR area of interest and complete the “What” section on your handout
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RESEARCH PRACTICE!
O Try a “TITLE” searchO Produces articles with search terms
SPECIFICALLY in the TITLE of the article
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O What are the timeframes that I can consider?
O What “periods” of time could I look at within my area of interest?
O What contexts can I consider within my area of interest?
C.
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TOPIC: EATING DISORDERS
Timeframes
Current or historical view
Period of life
NEW TOPIC:
Bulimia in middle-aged females
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TOPIC: Video Games
Timeframes
Current or historical view
Period of life
NEW TOPIC:
Video Game use of middle-aged females
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Consider Your TopicsO Talk with each other and send some
ideas in via Polleverywhere.comO One person can text message
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O Consider YOUR area of interest and complete the “When” section on your handout
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RESEARCH PRACTICE!
O Try an “ABSTRACT” searchO Produces articles with search terms
SPECIFICALLY in the ABSTRACT of the articleO Abstract = summary of the article
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O What are the places that I can consider within my area of interest?
O What are the specific locations that can be associated with my area of interest?
D.
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TOPIC: EATING DISORDERS
Places
States
Regions
Countries
NEW TOPIC:
Anorexia in Australian women
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TOPIC: Video Games
Places
States
Regions
Countries
NEW TOPIC:
Video Game use by Vietnamese women
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Consider Your TopicsO Talk with each other and send some
ideas in via Polleverywhere.comO One person can text message
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O Consider YOUR area of interest and complete the “Where” section on your handout
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RESEARCH PRACTICE!
O Try a “SUBJECT TERMS” searchO Produces articles with search terms
SPECIFICALLY in the SEARCH TERMS specified within the article
O Be careful!
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O Why is my area of interest worth investigation?
O Why is my area of interest worth reporting?
E.
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TOPIC: EATING DISORDERS
Evaluate
Causes
Treatments
Outcomes
NEW TOPIC:
Successful methods for treatment of compulsive eating
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TOPIC: Video Games
Evaluate
Causes
Treatments
Outcomes
NEW TOPIC:
Known causes of video game addiction
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Consider Your TopicsO Talk with each other and send some
ideas in via Polleverywhere.comO One person can text message
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O Consider YOUR area of interest and complete the “Why” section on your handout
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RESEARCH PRACTICE!
O Try an “AUTHOR” searchO Produces articles with search terms as the
AUTHOR of the articleO HUGE TIP!!! LOOK AT REFERENCE PAGES!
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Combine any number of elements that you derive from asking these questions until you find an interesting topic to research.
Some examples:
• Causes and treatment of anorexia in college athletes
• Prevalence of bulimia in teen-age males in the United States
• Changes in treatment for compulsive overeaters, 1950-present.
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NOW:O Decide on your “tentative” topicO Lay out some search term
combinationsO Submit your “topic form” before
leaving classO Start researching!