Here are a few topic guides that may help you choose a topic.
STEP ONE: IDENTIFY A TOPIC
Select a Topic:
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Stating your topic idea as a question.
For example: if you are interested in finding out about use of alcoholic beverages by college students, you might pose the question, "What effect does the use of alcoholic beverages have on the health of college students?"
Identify the main concepts or keywords in your question. In this case they are alcoholic beverages, health, and college students.
STEP TWO: TEST YOUR TOPIC
Test the main concepts or keywords in your topic by looking them up in the appropriate background sources or by using them as search terms in the Cerritos College Library Catalog and in Research Databases.
For example: beer AND health AND college students
For example: alcoholic beverages OR beer OR wine OR liquor. Using truncation with search terms also broadens the search and increases the number of items you find.