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In this course, we | In this course, we hone our ability to start a research process. In this stage you have to specify your interest so that you are able to focus your efforts from the very beginning: focus your readings and work with relevant resources etc. as efficiently as possible on your research topic! | ||
=== Steps in formulating the question: === | === Steps in formulating the question: === | ||
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== Resources == | == Resources == | ||
*Developing a Research Question (online). State University of New York, Empire State College. Last revised: 14 January 2000 (2011-4-7) Online: <http://www.esc.edu/htmlpages/writerold/menus.htm>. | |||
*The Nature of Research Writing (online). 2005. Budapest, Hungary : Central European University, 2005, Last revised: 12 August, 2005 (2007-12-27). Online: <http://www.ceu.hu/writing/nature.htm>. | *The Nature of Research Writing (online). 2005. Budapest, Hungary : Central European University, 2005, Last revised: 12 August, 2005 (2007-12-27). Online: <http://www.ceu.hu/writing/nature.htm>. | ||
*Palmquist, Mike. The Bedford Research Room : How to Develop a Research Question (online). (2007-12-27). | *Palmquist, Mike. The Bedford Research Room : How to Develop a Research Question (online). (2007-12-27). Available at: <http://www.bedfordstmartins.com/researchroom/question/index.asp>.Derived from The Bedford Researcher Bedford/St. Martin\'s, 2006 | ||
*The Research Assistant : Formulating a Research Question (online). Danya International, Inc., 2002 , Last updated: August 12, 2003 (2007-12-27). Online: <http://www.theresearchassistant.com/tutorial/2.asp>. | *The Research Assistant : Formulating a Research Question (online). Danya International, Inc., 2002 , Last updated: August 12, 2003 (2007-12-27). Online: <http://www.theresearchassistant.com/tutorial/2.asp>. | ||
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In this course, we hone our ability to start a research process. In this stage you have to specify your interest so that you are able to focus your efforts from the very beginning: focus your readings and work with relevant resources etc. as efficiently as possible on your research topic!
Steps in formulating the question:
1. Why I should write about the topic? For whom?
2. Potential questions: What, Why, When, Where, Who, How, How much, Should something improve, Under which conditions?
3. Selecting the question
4. Narrowing
5. Refining via preliminary research
Evaluation
| Name of Evaluator | Question is intellectual? | Innovative? | Suitably broad / narrow? | Well theoretically based? | Adequate writer’s role? | Context addressed? | Will the reader care? | Other qualities | Description of other qualities |
| name | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-2 | text |
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Resources
- Developing a Research Question (online). State University of New York, Empire State College. Last revised: 14 January 2000 (2011-4-7) Online: <http://www.esc.edu/htmlpages/writerold/menus.htm>.
- The Nature of Research Writing (online). 2005. Budapest, Hungary : Central European University, 2005, Last revised: 12 August, 2005 (2007-12-27). Online: <http://www.ceu.hu/writing/nature.htm>.
- Palmquist, Mike. The Bedford Research Room : How to Develop a Research Question (online). (2007-12-27). Available at: <http://www.bedfordstmartins.com/researchroom/question/index.asp>.Derived from The Bedford Researcher Bedford/St. Martin\'s, 2006
- The Research Assistant : Formulating a Research Question (online). Danya International, Inc., 2002 , Last updated: August 12, 2003 (2007-12-27). Online: <http://www.theresearchassistant.com/tutorial/2.asp>.