文档介绍：Contents
How to choose a topic
Topics to avoid
How to choose a topic
Find a subject
Narrow down
Where to find a subject
Tutor’s project (significance+ feasibility)
Internet (keywords you are interested in)
Journals ( suggestions + references)
Courses (inspiration)
Library
It must be approved by your supervisor.
How to narrow
apply a few of the old familiar question words, like who, what, where, when, why, and how
Hip hop.
Hip hop as therapy. (what)
Hip hop as therapy in Japan. (what and where)
Hip hop as therapy for delinquent youth in Japan. (what, where, who)
Several ways to ask questions
by population or age group
teenagers or men aged 18-35
by geographical location
Southwest or United States
by time period
1997- present or early 1900s
by specific ethnic group
African Americans
by discipline /aspect (historical, sociological, psychological, policy impact, etc)
the impact of Roosevelt’s New Deal on federal housing policy
other examples how to narrow down
Migrant workers
California migrant workers
Major California labor laws and their impact on Mexican migrant workers
Chinese agriculture
Chinese agricultural policies during the past 10 years
The effect of Chinese agricultural policies on peasants’ living standards/villagers’ democratic life/…during the past 10 years
Remember:
Before you become too involved in narrowing the subject, be sure that its basic concept has your instructor’s blessing.
Choosing a topic by web of knowledge