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ENGL B1A: Technology & Society: Getting Started

This guide was created for Professor Peet's class studying various topics within technology & society.

Welcome

Before you start your research, you need to create a narrow research topic or question that fits the scope of your assignment.  You also need search terms that describe your topic so that you can use them to find sources for your topic. This page will help you do these things.

You have been narrowing down your topics already, using a chart similar to the example below.

Topic

Video Games

Narrowed topic

Video Game Violence

Sub-topics

Ratings of games, sales of violent games vs. nonviolent games, change in graphics over time, effect of violence on children

Chosen sub-topic

Effect on children

Questions about sub-topic

Are children more adversely affected by video game violence than adults are?  How do the games affect people? Do they increase aggressive or violent behavior?

Research Question

Does exposure to violence via video games contribute to aggressive behavior in children and adolescents?

Narrowing Your Topics

Developing Search Terms

Picking Your Topic IS Research

Narrowing Your Topic

Help with Writing a Paper