One of the greatest challenges in starting a new research project is deciding which search terms best describe your topic as you begin the search for relevant books or articles. Here are a few general suggestions to help you get started:
Try to be really succinct/to the point and use just a couple of keywords instead of typing long sentences. The video at the bottom of this page explain all of this quickly (less than 2 minutes!), so please watch it now. Here are few more tips, using some more specific topics as examples:
Because case studies are what you are working on here, seeing examples of case studies can be really helpful. Here are some phrases to use in your searches:
case study / case studies / case stud* (using the asterisk like this will search for both case study & case studies)
case analysis
Below are just some examples of coming up with words/phrases. By reading the materials provided by your professor (textbook, readings, assignment prompts), you'll be able to come up with many more.
Project Management 310
Here are a few of examples of combining terms in a search. Think about the focus you are trying to explore and think the words or phrases that could represent that focus:
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Here are a few of examples of combining terms in a search. Think about the focus you are trying to explore and think the words or phrases that could represent that focus:
Project Management 340
Here are a few of examples of combining terms in a search. Think about the focus you are trying to explore and think the words or phrases that could represent that focus:
Project Management 350
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