Finding a Topic

Topic Selection Worksheet

INFO 102

I.                     Is the topic from within or without?

A.       Within:  this topic is something that I am interested in outside my immediate

academic situation.

B.      Without: the topic is course-related.

II.                   My topic expressed as a preliminary thesis statement or question.
Reality Check:  Is my topic too broad to successfully work on within the allotted space or time?   Is my topic too narrow, i.e. is information too hard to find?

III.                Key words and synonyms useful for my topic.

IV.                These terms expressed as Library of Congress Subject Headings

V.                  A good overview of my topic can be found where?

VI.                (I am having trouble finding a topic! )

Try Library databases such as CQ Researcher or Opposing Viewpoints.

@SouthSeattle.edu e-mail account

Dear South,

Please help us encourage all South students to activate/use their campus-issued @SouthSeattle.edu e-mail account. 

• Request an @SouthSeattle.edu e-mail (online form) = http://sites.southseattle.edu/webapps/request-assistance

Our goal is to enrich our campus community by...

• establishing a consistent, easy-to-use e-mail system with our students (Highline CC already requires this of their students – and many campuses are following suit!)
• giving students a professional college email address for resumes, grants, etc. (Separating personal from professional email addresses)
• directing students to DEEP discounts they can receive due to owning a .EDU e-mail address http://tinyurl.com/sscc-discounts/
• training students how to use the collaboration tools that accompany an @SouthSeattle.edu account: Email, Calendars, Discussion Forums, Documents and Online Storage Space, Portfolio Websites, etc. (Technology skills are becoming expected in today's hiring climate)

 ***********************Please share this information in any professional 'J' manner you’d like!  ***********************

Catherine McCollum says, “Please send your students to me  or  have them fill out our form: http://sites.southseattle.edu/webapps/request-assistance".  Catherine’s in your eLearning office 9am – 5pm, Mon. - Thurs. (LIB130).  Located in the south end of our campus library building.

Thank you for your time.

Virtually Yours,
Sara Newman
SSCC eLearning & TLC Coordinator
SSCC ANGEL, Elluminate and GA4E Administrator
SCCC Information Technology/Web Faculty
http://sites.southseattle.edu/

saranewman/
(206) 395-WEBB