I am in the process of narrowing my topic but I am not too sure what direction to go in. Anyone have any thoughts or ideas of where to go with it? Let me know, Thanks.
I think the best way to narrow down your topic is to choose a project to apply your research to. Choosing a specific place and a set of well defined requirements will allow you to decide if what you find in your research is applicable. Perhaps you could post some potential ideas and others can comment?
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I think the best way to narrow down your topic is to choose a project to apply your research to. Choosing a specific place and a set of well defined requirements will allow you to decide if what you find in your research is applicable. Perhaps you could post some potential ideas and others can comment?
ReplyDeleteSounds like a good approach Dale. I will see what I can come up with and post some ideas. Thanks.
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