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Writing 100 (Fall 2024, Xu)

What are Keywords?

Keywords are the words you use to tell the database what to find. For example, if you want to find information about artificial intelligence and medicine, you would enter these words into the database:

"artificial intelligence" AND medicine

You might also look for other keywords that are more tailored to what you are interested in. With the example above, for instance, you might say something like:

"robot surgery" AND "fda approval"

It is a good idea to try both BROAD and NARROW keywords to see which ones give you better results.

Activity: what are some keywords you might use in your search? Share them here.

Keywords

These are potential keywords.

  • artificial intelligence
  • expert systems
  • knowledge engineering
  • machine learning

Your research question likely includes one or more concepts in addition to artificial intelligence. Here are some possible themes.

  • banking, finance, stock markets
  • social media, social networking
  • the name of a particular profession: teaching, law, medicine (nursing, pharmacy, etc.)