Topic Suggestions: Welcome

Read your assignment carefully then ask yourself:

Do I need to choose my own topic?  A topic:

• should interest you
• needs to be re-searchable - has enough published information

What am I being asked to do?

• report information
• look at both sides of an issue
• argue for one side
• analyze a work
• compare and contrast

What are the technical details?

• due date
• length
• format
• citation style

What sources can I use?

• books
• scholarly or peer-reviewed journals
• primary or secondary sources
• websites
• personal opinions

If you have questions about your assignment consult your instructor or the Learning Center.

Read your assignment carefully a short YouTube video from the Pollak Library at Cal State Fullerton

Watch the YouTube video below for ideas on getting started.  You could also try Choosing a Manageable Topic

Follow the tabs in this guide for lists of possible topics.  Many of these topics are broad and may have to be narrowed for an assignment. 

For example:

• advertising could become political attack ads or tobacco ads.
• marketing could become Internet marketing or marketing to teens
• pollution could become acid rain and fishing industry
• Shakespeare could become Shakespeare's influence on language today

Some topics are linked to books and articles found in Google Scholar.  Not all articles are available full-text, check the right hand column for access!