THESIS
TOPIC WORKSHEET

DESCRIPTIVE STATEMENT:
In a few sentences state the purpose of your potential research topic. In other words, you need to consider, WHAT MAKES IT IMPORTANT? 





ANALYSIS OF TOPIC:
Decompose your topic into manageable research elements. List these in outline form.





METHODS: 
Sources of information: (path, terms, databases)




Selection criteria for references:




Adapted from Worksheet developed by D. Viola. Updated by D. Cunningham on 11/09/01