A topic analysis will help you to clarify and understand what your assessment question is asking you to do. 

You will generally be given three key pieces of information:

1. The key topic or concept words direct you in what to research.
2. The limits or qualifiers tell you the specific focus of the topic or concept.
3. The task or instruction terms tell how you are to deal with the content. CSU has a list of explanations for common instruction words.

DOH206 Assessment item 4 - Case Analysis - Behaviour Change:

Using the case information provided on i2, you will be required to investigate the relationships between your patient’s demographics, diet, dental condition and medical history. These relationships will help you to identify and discuss the social determinants impacting your patient’s health outcomes. You will then be required to further elaborate on how you plan to manage this patient by treatment planning, implementing preventative strategies and applying models of behaviour change.

Please note: 

• This is a condensed version of your assessment topic, please refer to your subject outline for the full details of your assessment, including the marking rubric.
• The "Your patient" example used throughout this guide will be an Indigenous Australian patient, please refer to your subject I2 site for detailed case information required for this task.

Using synonyms can assist by broadening your search, thereby helping you locate appropriate and relevant information resources. You can identify alternate keywords or synonyms, like those listed below, that may be useful during your information searching process by looking in general or subject specific dictionaries.

Some alternate keywords for the concepts we identified earlier might include:

Keyword Activity

Write down the key concepts from your chosen assignment topic and have a go at brainstorming as many alternative keywords and phrases as possible.

Thinking about your topic in this way forces you to describe your topic in "other words", which will provide you with some useful keyword alternatives as well as help you to cement your understanding of the topic.

Dictionaries and encyclopaedias can help you to find additional keywords and get an overview of the concept.