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Research Guides

JGI216: Globalization and Urban Change

Narrowing a Topic

This short video demonstrates to students how to develop an appropriate topic for a research paper by considering goals, approaches, topic scope and helpful resources.

(Georgian College Library, 2016)

What, Who, Where, When and Why/How of Your Topic

What

Social media

Advertising

Donations

Interpersonal relationships

Who 

Health care practitioners, charity

Men, student/teen, women, Aboriginal people, children

Where

Canada, Ontario

When Last 5 years
Why/How

How can health practitioners use social media to promote health?

What type of social media advertising is most effective for increasing donations to a charity?

What factors influence teen to prefer one social media platform more than another?

How does frequent use of social media impact interpersonal relationships?

 

Acknowledgment

Adapted from Sarah Shujah