Researching subdisciplines
As you know by now, informatics is an enormous discipline with a host of underlying subdisciplines. This can present a challenge when determining where to focus, and what language to use when conducting research. However, it also means there is a lot of research available across subdisciplines.
In order to best make use of your time, it is recommended that you:
- conduct background research in different subject areas
- identify a subject area where you want to focus your work
- find search terms that correlate specifically with that area
As you start, here is a list of MeSH terms that are generalizable to informatics fields: