Research question: guides your research paper, dissertation, or thesis.

Choose a broad topic
Do a preliminary reading related to the topic
Narrow down your topic
Identify the research problem
Write the research question
Types of research questions
1. Descriptive research
2. Comparative research
3. Correlational research
Elements of a good research question
1. Focused
  1. single problem or issue
2. Researchable
  1. primary and secondary sources
3. Feasible
  1. Answer within the frametime
4. Specific
  1. enough to answer thoroughly
5. Complex
  1. enough to develop the answer
6. Relevant
  1. to your field of study and/or society

Resource summary

	Created by Ximena Muñoz almost 3 years ago