Assignment

Narrowing a Topic

Submitted by Eric Kowalik on March 2nd, 2022
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Short Description: 

In this scenario based activity, students are asked to help 3 of their classmates narrow down their topics. By moving a series of sliders, students aim to develop a research question that is interesting, yet narrow enough to find scholarly sources.

Learning Outcomes: 

Students will demonstrate creating a topic that is interesting, yet narrow enough to find scholarly sources

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Additional Instructor Resources (e.g. in-class activities, worksheets, scaffolding applications, supplemental modules, further readings, etc.): 

https://marquetterml.github.io/information-literacy-modules/

Suggested Citation: 
Kowalik, Eric. "Narrowing a Topic." CORA (Community of Online Research Assignments), 2022. https://projectcora.org/assignment/narrowing-topic-0.