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FCS 1310: Foundations in Family & Consumer Sciences

This course guide was created for FCS 1310 (Foundations in FCS).

Learning More About Your Topic

Once you have selected a topic, it is helpful to find additional background information. What to look for when learning more about the topic:

  • Definitions
  • Keywords
  • Concepts
  • Events, people, and key dates
  • Facts surrounding the topic

If your topic is "what influence has hip-hop music had on fashion trends," what kinds of background information would you need to know in order to find resources to write your paper?

Is There a Perfect Source?

“One Perfect Source?” YouTube.  libncsu. NC State University, 2014.

Paper Topic