Research Question & Topic:

• Understand Your Assignment
• Research Checklist
• Possible Topics
• Choose a Topic
• Video Tutorial: Topic Development
• Narrowing Your Topic
• How to Choose Keywords
• Create a Concept Map for Keywords
• Creating a Search Strategy
• Library Do-It-Yourself (DIY): Navigate Library Resources

Use reference sources like encyclopedias, dictionaries, and handbooks or even the internet to get a general overview of your topic. Use this information to help narrow and focus your research topic, and generate keywords.

Searching & Sources:

• Building Your Search
• Tutorials & Webcasts

What did you find? Use these to evaluate your sources:

• The CRAAP Test
• The CRAAP Song
• Website Evaluation Guide
• Website Evaluator

Writing & Citing:

• FAU: University Center for Excellence in Writing
• Citations Guide

What went right? What went wrong? Use reflection to keep improving as you move on to your next paper or project!

Write Online was designed by writing experts from three universities who work with students on a daily basis. Our guides introduce you to the particularities of these genres, provide practical strategies for you to try in your own writing, and use model texts to help you better understand the organization, format, and language used in each of these types of writing.