Remember the research process is not linear. You will inevitable move back and forth between focusing your topic, research, and writing before completing your assignment.
Watch the Focus Your Research Topic to discover how to do background research and use it to brainstorm a topic, and utilize the 5Ws framework to consider the various aspects of your topic that you can then focus your research on.
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.
| 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? Why are some types of social media advertising more effective for increasing donations to a charity? Why do teens prefer one social media platform more than another - what factors influence this? How does frequent use of social media impact interpersonal relationships? |
