Information Systems-Organizing Ideas Worksheet

Organizing Ideas Worksheet

Topic Selection Worksheet

 

Complete Parts 1 and 2 of this worksheet. This assignment is the first step in writing your Final Essay assignment, due in Week 5.

 

Part 1: Topics, Ideas, and Research Questions

Identify each of the following items as either a broad topic, narrowed idea, or research question.

 

Item	Response
Political Correctness	Narrowed idea
What are three ways to resolve conflict in order to maintain a healthy relationship?	Research question
Communication	Broad topic
What are three reasons factory farming hurts animals or the environment?	Research question
Business Ethics	Narrowed idea
Technology	Broad topic
What are three reasons why pre-employment drug testing can reduce turnover or violate employees’ rights?	Research question
Education	Broad topic
What are three ways to reduce health care costs?	Research question
Incarceration	Broad topic
What are three challenges faced by military families?	Research question
Social Media	Broad topic
Homeschooling	Broad topic
Psychology	Broad topic
What are three reasons why online learning is as good as face-to-face learning?	Research question

 

 

 

 

Part 2: Topic Selection and Discussion

 

Review the table below, and select a broad topic, a narrowed idea within that broad topic, and the research question associated with that narrowed idea. No other topics will be accepted.

 

Broad Topic	Narrowed Idea	Research Question
Communications & English	Conflict Management	What are three ways to resolve conflict in order to maintain a healthy relationship?
	Public Relations	What are three ways negative press can actually lead to a celebrity’s success?
Biology & Environmental Science	Space Exploration	What are three benefits to humanity of space exploration?
	Renewable Energy	What are three forms of renewable energy that need to be better implemented?
Business & Management (incl. Accounting & Human Resources)	Customer Complaints	What are three improvements that businesses can learn from their customers’ complaints?
	E-Commerce	What are three reasons why e-commerce completely replaced traditional business sales methods?
Criminal Justice & Security	Background Checks	What are three reasons why background checks should be required for all employees at all companies?
	Identity Theft	What are three ways that people can protect themselves from identity theft?
Education	Bilingual Education	What are three reasons schools should start offering more bilingual education?
	Arts Education	What are three reasons arts education should be required in all levels of K-12 education?
Healthcare	Health Care Technology	What are three ways technology has influenced health care in the last 10 years?
	Obesity	What are three ways the government can help solve the obesity problem in America?
Psychology	Children and Sports	What are three benefits to children who play sports?
	Work and Family	What are three family-friendly measures companies can use to make workers more productive and happy?
Technology	Children and Technology	What are three reasons technology helps or hinders development in a child?
	Technology and Productivity	What are three ways technology has made us more/less productive at work?

 

 

The chosen road topic, narrowed idea, and research question is technology, technology and productivity, and what are three ways technology has made us more/less productive at work? The choice of this topic is based on the fact that technology is an emerging issue in the society, which has been affecting every sphere of life. Despite the fact that technology has been affecting every aspect of life, there is little known about the specific impact that technology has had on areas where it is being applied. For example, computers are known to have increased productivity in the workplace, but little is known of how specific this impact has been. By studying the research topic on the ways in which technology has made us to be more or less productive, it is possible to study and understand the specific impact  that technology has had in regard to productivity. In addition, the results from the research to be conducted will create suggestions on the strategies that can be applied in making the best out of technology in improving productivity.