UGS 303: Spectacle as a Political Tool / Sanchez

Start by brainstorming some potential topics to explore further.

• Look through your syllabus or textbook for themes, concepts, or ideas that interest you, even if you haven't covered them in class yet.
• Search the topic or name of your course in Google or a library article database. Check out any results that look interesting.
• Think about your major or your hobbies. Do any of your personal interests overlap with the topic of the class?
• Explore the news and current events. 

Now that you have a potential topic in mind think about what information you need, and where you can find it.

• What questions do you want to explore with your research? 
• What types of sources and information do you need?
  • Data, scholarly articles, a news source, etc.
• Where might you find the information you need?
  • A specific database, a book, etc.

Finally, you'll need to test out your topic and see if you need to scope it. Test your topic by running some searches online and conducting background research. 

• Too broad - if you found too many results when testing the topic, you might need to choose a specific aspect to focus on. Try looking for particular details that you can focus on for your assignment. 
• Too narrow - if you had trouble finding any relevant information, think more broadly about the topic and what interests you. What are the larger concepts or ideas that your topic falls under?