mcam mana nak pilih topik kita nak reasearh topic assignment ( etnografi)

rasa mcm nk update blog tp kali ni pasal sbjek etno.. sbjek paling xsuka tp best tp susah tp lect hensem ..haha wth..
ok ni step kalo nk cari topic.. bahasa inggeris la noh..budak um kot..hahaha.. lets check it out.. !

step1 : brainstorm for ideas

• Choose a topic that interests you.Even if a topic has been assigned, you may be able to choose a particular aspect of the topic that interests you personally. Use the following questions to help you generate topic ideas:
  • Do you have a strong opinion on a current social or political controversy?
  • Did you read a newspaper article, or see a TV broadcast recently that piqued your curiosity or made you angry or anxious?
  • Do you have a personal issue, problem, or interest you'd like to know more about?
  • Do you have a research paper due in a class this semester? 
  • Is there an aspect of one of your courses you are interested in learning more about?
• Look at some of the following topically oriented websites and research sites for ideas:
  • Are you interested in current events, government, politics or the social sciences? 
    • Try CQ Researcher, Speakout.com, or the America.gov
  • Are you interested in health or medicine? 
    • Look in Healthfinder.gov or Medline Plus
  • Are you interested in the humanities; art, literature, music? 
    • Browse links from the National Endowment for the Humanities EdSITEment or Voice of the Shuttle
  • For many other subject areas
    • Try the Scout Report or the New York Times Knowledge Network
• Write down any words or phrases you could use as search terms.

  

step 2 : read general background information

• Read a general encyclopedia article on the top two or three topics you are considering. Reading a broad summary enables you to get an overview of the topic and see how your idea relates to broader, narrower, and related issues. It also provides a great source for finding words commonly used to describe the topic.  Write these keywords down; they may be very useful to your later research. If you can't find an article on your topic, try using broader terms and ask for help from a librarian. 
  For example, there may not be an article on "social and political implications of Jackie Robinson's breaking of the color barrier in major league baseball" but there will be articles on "baseball history" and on "Jackie Robinson".

• Use article databases to scan current magazine, journal, or newspaper articles on the topic. 
• Use Web search engines such as Google to find websites on the topic.

step 3: focus in on the topic

  

• Keep it manageable.A topic will be very difficult to research if it is too broad or too narrow.  Common ways to narrow a broad topic like "the environment" are: 
  • by geographic region
    • Example: What environmental issues are most important in the Southwestern United States?
  • by culture
    • Example: How does the environment fit into the Navajo world view?
  • by time frame  
    • Example: What are the most prominent environmental issues of the last 10 years?
  • by discipline  
    • Example: How does environmental awareness effect business practices today?
  • by population group  
    • Example: What are the effects of air pollution on seniors citizens?
• Remember that a topic will be more difficult to research if it is too:
  • locally confined- Topics this specific may only be covered in local newspapers, if at all!
    • Example: What sources of pollution affect the Ogden valley water supply? 
  • recent  - Be aware if a topic is very recent, books and journal articles will not be available, but newspaper and magazine articles will.  Websites may or may not be available.
    • Example: Events that happened yesterday or last week
• If you have any uncertainties about the focus of your topic, discuss it with your instructor or a librarian.

  step 4 :  make a list of keywords

• Keep track of the words that are used to describe your topic. 
  • Look for words that best describe your topic.
  • Look for descriptive words in the encyclopedia articles and other reading you do while selecting your topic.
  • Find synonyms and broader and narrower terms for each keyword in order to expand your search capabilities.
  • Keep a list of these words to use as keywords later as you search in catalogs and other online databases.

  

step 5 : be flexible

It is common to modify your topic during the research process. You can never be sure of what you may find. You may find too much and need to narrow your focus, or too little and need to broaden your focus. This is a normal part of the research process.  When researching, you may not wish to change your topic, but you may decide that some other aspect of the topic is more interesting or manageable.

step 6 : research n read more about your topic

• Use the keywords you have gathered to research in the library catalog, article databases and internet search engines. Find more information to help answer your research question.
• You will need to do some research and reading before you select your final topic. Can you find enough supporting information to answer your research question?

jadi ni idea yg aku dh mula fikir..

Ideas 
1. A retirement home of aging people 
2. A select group of students from a magnet, or alternative school 
3. A group of "gifted" students 
4. Homeless people 
(I dont know your age but...) 
5. A group of recovering people, maybe the AA 

  susah kn..ini lah yg aku kena hadap..ok bye

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