Research question

Research question

1. How to develop a research question

   • 1.Choose an interesting general topic.
     • 2.Do some preliminary research on your general topic.
       • 3.Consider your audience.
         • 4.Start asking questions.
           • 5.Evaluate your question.
             • 6.Begin your research.
               • (How to Write a Research Question, 2020)

2. All research questions should be

   • Focused on a single problem or issue
     • Researchable using primary and/or secondary sources
       • Feasible to answer within the timeframe and practical constraints
         • Specific enough to answer thoroughly
           • Complex enough to develop the answer over the space of a paper or thesis
             • Relevant to your field of study and/or society more broadly
               • (McCombes, 2019)

3. it should be based on data and objective evidence.

   • If you ask a question that's already been answered a thousand times before, you're only doing research that someone else has already done. Ask a question that is original
   • A good research question should be focused on a single topic or on several closely related ideas.
   • (Miller-Wilson, 2020)

4. Research questions help writers focus their research by providing an anchor for the research and writing process. A well-developed research question helps writers avoid the “all-about” paper – which simply summarizes factual information – and work toward a specific, arguable thesis.

   • (Guides: Information Literacy (LIBR 2100): Research Question, Thesis Statement, and Avoiding Researcher Bias, 2014)

5. BIBLIOGRAPHY

   • McCombes, S. (2019, April 16). Developing Strong Research Questions | Criteria and Examples. Scribbr. https://www.scribbr.com/research-process/research-questions/ ‌
     • Miller-Wilson, K. (2020). Examples of Good and Bad Research Questions. Yourdictionary.Com. https://examples.yourdictionary.com/examples-of-good-and-bad-research-questions.html ‌
       • Guides: Information Literacy (LIBR 2100): Research Question, Thesis Statement, and Avoiding Researcher Bias. (2014). Msvu.Ca. https://libguides.msvu.ca/c.php?g=707361&p=5034449 ‌
         • How to Write a Research Question. (2020). The Writing Center. https://writingcenter.gmu.edu/guides/how-to-write-a-research-question ‌