 Where should the idea come from? ◦ The researcher !

 What questions should you answer when approaching the development of a research topic?

 1) Is there a need to answer your question? Is it your passion to find the answer?  2) What is its intellectual merit? Does it advance knowledge and understanding within its own field or across fields?  3) What research already exists in the literature? How does your research differ or how is it innovative?

 4) What goals and objectives will you set?  5) What are the activities or strategies that will help you achieve them?  6) What are the anticipated outcomes?  7) Who will benefit from these outcomes and what will it contribute on a broader scale?

 4) Are you qualified to do the work proposed or should you seek collaborators?  5) Is your topic well conceived and organized?  6) Do you/the institution have the necessary resources to complete the research?  9) How will you evaluate or measure the success of your research?  10) Who will benefit from the outcomes of your research?

 Next Steps: ◦ Seek advice from peers and mentors ◦ Start to consider sponsors. The areas that they fund may guide your concept ◦ Work with your Dean and Chair ◦ Come to OGSP early and often!!!