Choose a topic that interests you. The topic must be a subject in aviation or transportation.
Although the topic of the project will be of your choosing, the instructor must approve it. Automation in the Aviation Industry is the selected topic
Narrow your topic.
Brainstorm about issues within the topic. Choose a practical subtopic. Your brainstorming should focus on topics easily visualized, not philosophical ones.
Narrow the topic significantly, so that the subtopic is manageable and does not have an overabundance of resources and references you must read. You want enough information so you can understand the topic fully — so do not choose a topic that is too narrow and has no resources — but you do not want a topic that has so much information that it would take weeks to learn what you need to compose your analysis.
For example, if your subject is airlines in general, it is much too broad. Find subtopics — the effects of 9/11 for the airlines, the impact of airline mergers, or the effects of deregulation. With one of these topics, you will have plenty of references, but you will not be overwhelmed.
Find articles or works that deal with the subjects you have brainstormed.
Choose the subtopic with the most comprehensive research, so your paper is well-researched.
Choose a topic with two distinct, opposing viewpoints.
You must have an argument. Pull articles from sources with different audiences for truly opposing viewpoints. For example, if you have narrowed your topic down to the need for airline deregulation, you must find research that supports airline deregulation and other research that opposes airline regulation.
Analyze articles with some length.
Do not choose short articles, because you may not have enough information to analyze. Do not use articles that contain only statistics, because this does not make a good argumentative analysis. Do research supporting articles that have statistics, and use them to support or refute the analysis of the original article you are analyzing.
Choose articles with strong, clear arguments.
Even if you do not agree with the points made in the articles, make sure they are easily understood and analyzed.
Choose a topic you know. The article you analyze must be well-supported and fully detailed, so you have a strong article to analyze, but you should not have to look up definitions or meanings of every sentence. Do not choose neutral articles to analyze, such as scholarly documents written without bias. You want bias. You can then use scholarly articles to support or refute the analyzed article, however.
Select a relevant or contemporary topic.
Do not choose a topic that indicates viewpoints or beliefs that were held in the past but no longer are accepted. Connect present values and beliefs to the article through analysis
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