Information Literacy 2

Table of Contents

1. Introduction
2. Analysing
   1. Research topic
   2. Sub-questions
   3. Search plan
   4. Summary
3. Searching & Evaluating
   1. Information sources
   2. Searching
   3. Scientific nature
   4. Summary
4. Processing
   1. Saving & sharing
   2. References
   3. Summary

Research topic

In this instruction, we will use the following subject: "the sustainability of the automotive industry". This subject is too broad to be researched in its entirety, so we look for a research topic within the subject.
A good research topic should be:

• specific: it clearly describes what you will and what you won't be researching
• socially relevant: useful to a certain target group

In order to formulate a specific research topic, you can, for example, use a mind map.

Making a mind map from the information you have available gives you a clearer overview of your subject.
You can then use the mind map to formulate various research topics.

For this instruction, the following research topic has been chosen:
"How can the automotive industry contribute to the improvement of air quality through fuel technology research?"