Picking a Research Topic

Picking and Revising Your Topic

Please watch the following video for an illustration of this process. Pay particular attention to the concept of a cyclical, rather than linear process for choosing a research topic. Have you experienced something similar in past research projects?

After viewing the video, you should have a much better idea of how to choose an appropriate research topic, and also how to narrow or broaden the topic based on initial background research.

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