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Notes for Chapter 7 Selecting the Topic and Purpose Getting Ideas Your Own Knowledge and Experience Brainstorming

Proquest Direct, Academic Search Elite, The Reader’s Guide to Periodical Literature or Info Trac Use search engines such as Google and Yahoo Ask for Help

Selecting the Topic – Five Guidelines It should be sufficiently narrow and conform to the time limit It should interest you, the speaker It should provide new information It should be appropriate It should conform to the general purpose