Choosing a Senior Project Topic

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Choosing a Senior Project Topic Ask yourself: 1.Is there a major problem associated with the topic? 2.Could there be a feasible way to solve this problem? 3.Are there possible VALID fieldwork opportunities available for the topic? 4.Is CURRENT, VALID research available for the topic (you will begin exploring this at home) 5.Has your topic already been done over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and

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Choosing a Senior Project TopicAsk yourself:1.Is there a major problem associated with the topic?2.Could there be a feasible way to solve this problem?3.Are there possible VALID fieldwork opportunities available for the topic?4.Is CURRENT, VALID research available for the topic (you will begin exploring this at home)5.Has your topic already been done over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over…

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At Home• Go to Miss Orloff’s website to check out:– Available Research for the Topic• You may only use e-Library or Whittier Public Library

databases!!– The links can be found under the Senior Project-Research section of

my website.

– Possible Fieldwork Opportunities• Some links can be found under the Senior Project-Fieldwork

section of my website, but you will also need to seek out opportunities on your own.

• Complete the Topic Selection & Fieldwork Brainstorm forms for TWO topics (front and back of sheet)