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Finding the Focus Topic

The learning units in this topic are all intended to help you to decide upon the focus of your research. In many ways this can be the most difficult part of the research process, as we often start with a vague idea of the issues in which we are interested. This is perfectly normal and very common, and actually forms a positive opportunity to be creative. When you are studying the learning units in this topic, you need to consider several questions, including: How long have I got to do this work? What skills do I possess? What do I really want to find out? What kind of support will I need? What really interests me?

Finding the focus

The list below shows the learning units in this topic. If you roll the mouse over the Learning Units link in the left panel you will see them there as well. You can use the left panel to navigate around this topic when you are studying any of the learning units, and indeed to navigate to other topics by rolling the mouse over the Topics link.