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BUS 120: Mathematical Analysis For Business: Narrowing Your Topic

Application of Mathematics in Real World Business

Research as Process

You can tailor your topic through scope, by asking yourself a variety of clarifying questions and through search, by engaging with information and allowing it to adjust your research question.

Use this worksheet to narrow your topic.

(This Worksheet is view-only. In order to be able to edit it, please go to 'File' and click on 'Make a Copy' to make your own copy of the document.)

Narrowing Your Topic Through Scope

Who?

  • Who do you want to profile? 

  • Who is the perspective you want to take on?

What?

  • What do you want to find out about this business? 

  • What have you heard about this business?

Why?

  • Why is this important to you? 

  • Why does this excite you?

  • Why is this industry or company interesting to you? 

Being A Critical Thinker

What is your relationship to power?

Where are you gathering this information from?

What do they have to gain from this information?