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About "Choosing and Refining Your Research Topic" Workshop

WHAT IS COVERED IN THIS WORKSHOP?

In this workshop, participants will learn how to focus their research topic from a too broad or too specific subject to one that is more researchable.  Gale Virtual Reference and two social issues databases are explored as great places for background reading to start the research process.  Other tips include how to get started and how to get unstuck in developing your research topic or thesis.

Asynchronous Workshop - Learn anytime!

ASYNCHRONOUS LIBRARY WORKSHOP

You can take this online library workshop asynchronously - in other words, at any time you like. To do so, please follow these instructions:

  1. Watch the full recording of the live workshop (38 minutes). Click here to watch this video.
  2. After watching the recording, click on the "Workshop Quiz" tab (see above) or click here to take the quiz. You MUST take and submit the quiz to get credit for this workshop. Feel free to use the workshop recording and resources (see below) to help you complete this quiz.

After you complete and submit the quiz, your quiz score will display. Example: You got 100% correct. If you do not see your score, it means your quiz was not submitted.

Note: for any questions answered incorrectly, you must go back and change your answers correctly in order to move on and submit your quiz.

As the librarian for this workshop, I will review your quiz submission and email you a Certificate of Completion via a Digital Badge. You can show this badge to your instructor to prove that you participated in this workshop (if completing for extra credit or class assignment). Click here to learn more about how the Certificate of Completion is awarded and how you access it.

If you have any questions, please email me at pgarcia@riohondo.edu, or use the "Email Me" link on this page.

Choosing and Refining Your Research Topic Workshop Slides

Introduction to College Research eBook