InfoGuides: SES 1301: Foundations of SES: Step 1: Developing Your Research Topic

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Developing a Topic

For this assignment, what do you want to know?

Explore what happened to you or someone else.
- How could I have prevented my injury?
- Did I get the best, up-to-date surgery for my injury?
- How can I improve my injury through physical therapy?
- Etc.
Learn about an important component of your future career.
- How can I best coach giving X, Y, and Z?
- How can I retain members at my now or future gym?
- What is the best training techniques for a given sport?
- Etc.
Explore hot topics in sports.
- Is the Ketogenic diet worth the hype?
- Is Kinesio Taping effective for preventing injury?
- What can the NFL do to reduce CTE?
- Etc.

These questions are to help brainstorm what you want to know. This is not a topic list. This assignment is truly about researching a topic you actually care about.

Consider getting some background information on your topic using some references sources. Try the following resources:

Gale eBooks
Full-text, searchable access to more than 175 specific encyclopedias in many subjects, including business, social sciences, history, biography, religion, popular culture, and much more.

Format: Full-text, Coverage: 1993-2007 publication dates, Truncation and Wildcard: * and ? Or !, Search Tips: Search by title, keyword, author, subject, ISBN, full-text, and image caption. Limit by date, document type, or audience type. You can also drill down through a subject classification list from general to specific.

Encyclopedia of Sports and Athletics by Jack L. Murray; Emily O. Watson
ISBN: 9781612099590

Publication Date: 2011-09-01

This new book presents and discusses current research in the study of sports and athletics. Topics discussed include the anti-inflammatory effects of exercise; the role of physical exercise in Parkinson's disease; the health benefits of aerobic activity and physical fitness in young people; physiological evaluation of athletic performance in cyclic sports; social and environmental influences on athlete motivation in sports; self-talk in sports; mental toughness; the role of physical activity in the treatment and prevention of anxiety and depression in children and being superstitious in sports. (Imprint: Nova Biomedical Press)
Encyclopedia of Sports Science and Medicine by John Zumerchik
Call Number: GV558 .E53 1997

ISBN: 0028646657

Publication Date: 1997-04-01
Dictionary of the Sport and Exercise Sciences by Mark H. Anshel (Editor); Patty Freedson (As told to); Joseph Hamill; Michael Horvat; Sharon A. Plowman; Kathleen M. Haywood
Call Number: GV558 .D53 1991

ISBN: 0873223799

Publication Date: 1992-03-01

Revise Your Topic

Finding too much information?

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Not finding enough information?

Your topic may be too narrow. Broaden it by:

Related issues
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