Steps involved in finding a usable research topic

1. Beginning the Research Project
Research & Writing for Graduate School
Maria Tomeho-Palermino
Northeastern University-Global Pathways

2. How to Generate Ideas
• Access familiar resources:
• Use the library
• Talk to friends
• Your experience
• Professors/experts
• Techniques
• Brainstorm
• Freewrite
• Looping
• Mind mapping

3. Brainstorming
Who?
What?
When?
Where?
Why?
How?

4. Freewriting

5. Looping
Freewrite about one of your questions or
brainstorm

6. Mindmapping