Choosing a Research Topic

Research is problem solving with information.

All research starts with a question about a specific topic. Your research helps you form your answer to that question.

Your question might be implied, but it's best to actually form a question. Consider a question that requires you to think critically about the topic, or about a specific angle on that topic.

Try filling in this formula, replacing X, Y, and Z with what interests you.

Now that you have that statement, what question are you trying to answer? What problem are you trying to solve with the information you find?

Now you just need to find X - your topic!