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== Resources ==
== Resources ==
*Developing a Research Question (online). State University of New York, Empire State College. Online: <http://www.esc.edu/htmlpages/writerold/menus.htm>.  
*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). Available at: <http://www.bedfordstmartins.com/researchroom/question/index.asp>.Derived from The Bedford Researcher Bedford/St. Martin\'s, 2006  
*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>.

Revision as of 15:24, 7 April 2011

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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