Sunday, November 24, 2019

Choosing a Paper Topic: The ACE Method


  • "Angry" topics tend to lean towards "This is a problem that needs to be solved. I'm going to find three ways (or five ways) to solve it, and present that to my audience." When you write this kind of paper, you're being an advocate or an activist. You want people to get fired up and do something about the problem, so in this case, choosing a paper topic means finding something that fires you up too.
  • "Curious" topics tend to lean towards "This is something that needs to be explained, so that we understand it better. I'm going to explain this topic to my audience." When you write this kind of paper, you're being a scientist. You want people to come away with a better understanding of how something works, so choosing a paper topic means finding something you want to explain for yourself, too.
  • "Excited" topics tend to lean towards "this is something that everyone needs to know about, so I have to find a way to tell them!" When you write this kind of paper, you're being a salesperson. You want to get other people just as excited about the topic as you are, so choosing a paper topic here means you need something that excites you, too.

Pick one of those things, and you have your paper topic.



More:
https://undergradeasier.com/choosing-a-paper-topic/




David K. Shepherd 

AWS-CSA, CISSP, PMP, ITIL, SAFe 4

davidkshepherd@gmail.com

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