Before undertaking an assignment you need to identify the specific information you require. Later in this section we will look at different types of information. The first step is to decide WHAT information you need.

The process of analysing an assignment question, often known as Topic Analysis, helps you clarify the subject or topic for your assignment. The topic or subject can then be broken down into keywords.

Keywords will help you to locate the books, journal articles or web pages that are most relevant to your topic.