Pre-Research
Pre-Research is the very beginning of any research process. This is when you're trying to figure out what topic you're interested in and see what kind of information is out there about it. CQ Researcher and Wikipedia are great places to get started with the pre-research process.
Helpful Tutorials for Topic Development
Research is a Conversation from UNLV Libraries on Vimeo.
Asking Academic Questions from UNLV Libraries on Vimeo.
Topic Development Activity
Developing a perfect topic is tricky. You want it to be interesting. You want it to be narrow or specific enough, but you also want it to be broad or general enough. Finally, you're writing an argument, so it needs to be a topic that has multiple perspectives. Use the worksheet below to develop a perfect topic!
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