Milne Library
Information Literacy Program
Information Literacy Program
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Milne Library Information Literacy Program |
COMN 204 Presentational
Speaking in Organizations |
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| Task 1: Formulate a topic... | |
| 1. Using one of the resources below, find a topic for today's class. 2. Formulate a question based on the topic and use this as your research statement. |
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| Formulating a topic... | |
| Periodical database which contains articles and content from over 1,600 magazines and newspapers in the business, economics, and management fields. The "Topic Guide" is a searchable directory of topics in the business subject area. | |
CQ
Researcher ref H 35 E35 |
Published by the Congressional Quarterly on a weekly basis. It is a topical newsletter which debates social, political, legal and business topics. Each issue covers one topic in detail, giving background material, current news on topic, future outlook, factual briefs, bibliographies and additional reading for further research. |
| Produced by the Gale Group, Opposing Viewpoints is a series debating the pros and cons of particular social, legal and political topics. Examples include abortion, gun control, legalization of drugs. | |
Once
you have your topic, your next step is to find out what it is about the
subject which interests you.
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For
example, if you chose the topic of Social Security reform, what is it about
this topic you want to find out? |
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Choose a topic of interest, then ask yourself the
question:
What is the question about this topic I am trying to answer? |
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