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ENG102: First-Year Composition (O'Meara)

Guide for persuasive paper research on technology and its impact on our world.

Keywords to Search to Obtain Relevant Information

1.  Write down your research questions - what is it you want to know? :

        Are self driving cars safe?

       What are the benefits?

       What are the dangers?

 

2.  Come up with synonyms for some of the terms:

       Self-driving cars; automated cars; driverless cars

       Benefits; supporters; controversies; issues

       Dangers; safety; problems; accidents; concerns

 

3. Try different combinations of your search terms when searching the general Library databases:

      "Self-driving cars" AND benefits

      "Automated cars" AND safe*

      "Self-driving cars" AND accidents

      "Automated cars" AND concerns

 

 

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