BUS 301 Advanced Writing in Professional Contexts

Now that you've done some background research, it's time to narrow your topic. Remember: the shorter your final paper, the narrower your topic needs to be. Here are some suggestions for narrowing and defining your topic:

• Is there a specific subset of the topic you can focus on?
• Is there a cause and effect relationship you can explore?
• Is there an unanswered question on the subject?
• Can you focus on a specific time period or group of people?

Describe and develop your topic in some detail. Try filling in the blanks in the following sentence, as much as you can:

I want to research ____(what/who)____

and ____(what/who)____

in ____(where)____

during ____(when)____

because ____(why)____.

Identify Keywords

Once you have a narrowed topic, try to identify the most important ideas in your topic. You can use these KEYWORDS in searching for sources.

How does using dating apps impact partners in romantic relationships?

Example Topic: How does using dating apps impact partners in romantic relationships?

Keywords: dating apps, partners, romantic relationships