Topic Selection Worksheet
Topic Selection Worksheet
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Topic Selection Worksheet
Complete Parts 1 and 2 of this worksheet. This assignment is the first step in writing your Final Essay assignment, due in Week 5.
Part 1: Topics, Ideas, and Research Questions
Identify each of the following items as either a broad topic, narrowed idea, or research question.
Item | Response |
Political Correctness | |
What are three ways to resolve conflict in order to maintain a healthy relationship? | |
Communication | |
What are three reasons factory farming hurts animals or the environment? | |
Business Ethics | |
Technology | |
What are three reasons why pre-employment drug testing can reduce turnover or violate employees’ rights? | |
Education | |
What are three ways to reduce health care costs? | |
Incarceration | |
What are three challenges faced by military families? | |
Social Media | |
Homeschooling | |
Psychology | |
What are three reasons why online learning is as good as face-to-face learning? |
Part 2: Topic Selection and Discussion
Review the table below, and select a broad topic, a narrowed idea within that broad topic, and the research question associated with that narrowed idea. No other topics will be accepted.
Broad Topic | Narrowed Idea | Research Question |
Communications & English | Conflict Management | What are three ways to resolve conflict in order to maintain a healthy relationship? |
Public Relations | What are three ways negative press can actually lead to a celebrity’s success? | |
Biology & Environmental Science | Space Exploration | What are three benefits to humanity of space exploration? |
Renewable Energy | What are three forms of renewable energy that need to be better implemented? | |
Business & Management (incl. Accounting & Human Resources) | Customer Complaints | What are three improvements that businesses can learn from their customers’ complaints? |
E-Commerce | What are three reasons why e-commerce completely replaced traditional business sales methods? | |
Criminal Justice & Security | Background Checks | What are three reasons why background checks should be required for all employees at all companies? |
Identity Theft | What are three ways that people can protect themselves from identity theft? | |
Education | Bilingual Education | What are three reasons schools should start offering more bilingual education? |
Arts Education | What are three reasons arts education should be required in all levels of K-12 education? | |
Healthcare | Health Care Technology | What are three ways technology has influenced health care in the last 10 years? |
Obesity | What are three ways the government can help solve the obesity problem in America? | |
Psychology | Children and Sports | What are three benefits to children who play sports? |
Work and Family | What are three family-friendly measures companies can use to make workers more productive and happy? | |
Technology | Children and Technology | What are three reasons technology helps or hinders development in a child? |
Technology and Productivity | What are three ways technology has made us more/less productive at work? |
Respond to the prompts below in a minimum total of 175 words.
· Identify the broad topic, narrowed idea, and research question you selected and explain why you chose them.
· What interests you academically or personally about your selections?
<Enter a response of at least 175 words here.>
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