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SPAN 532: Survey of Spanish Literature

Defining a Topic

Please note that although these tutorials can be viewed on mobile devices and tablets, many of them display best on computers.

The quiz for this module is at the bottom of this page.

Click anywhere on the image to begin.

Crafting a Research Question

It is important to understand that simply picking a topic is not enough.  You must understand and articulate what precisely you would like to know about that topic.  When you do this, you move beyond simply defining a topic.  You move into the process of crafitng a research question.  The tutorial below offers further information on making this transition -- simply click on it to begin:

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Choosing the Right Keywords

This tutorial will help you identify effective keywords to find the most relevant search results for your topic or research question.  The strategies discussed in this tutorial can be applied to any database or search engine.  Click anywhere on the image to begin.  This tutorial will not work in Internet Explorer.

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