Choosing a topic is your first challenge. Here are some tips to help you choose a topic for your research assignment:
Once you have chosen a topic, begin researching. See if you can find information related to your topic or seek assistance from a librarian. Doing preliminary research can help you narrow a broad topic or can show you if your topic is too narrow.
Now, develop a research question to help you focus your information seeking. To form a research question, ask the 4 W's:
Say that you want to choose a topic related to obstetrics and/or prenatal care. Now we need to find a more narrow topic within this broad area. To do this, ask the 4 W's:
So say you choose:
Form this information into a question:
What maternal factors are associated with obesity in toddlers?