1. Writing the Research Question
First Educated Shot at Writing the RQ

2. Today’s Objective:
Begin developing your research topic into a working research question.

3. Writing the Research Question
Take the first ten minutes to try and write your research question.

4. From your research question are you...
Exploring
Explaining
Creating
Provide a rationale regarding your decision.

5. Focus What specific thing do you want to study?
What other items should be specific in your research question?
Be very specific in the labeling of all your research question items. Do not leave any confusion for your audience.

6. Scope How big is your study?
Place parameters on your question. This could be:
Time Period
Demographics (Race, Age, Gender, etc.)
Participants
Geography

7. Feasibility Can your RQ actually be studied?
Create a small game plan to conduct your research.
Include:
Who/What you would need
How you collect data
How much time it will take to complete your work

8. Value
What will be added to the body of knowledge or the information that already exists?
How is your research important?
Changing the way someone thinks about your topic
Brings new information to something unstudied
Helps further an already held belief
Adds beauty to the world

9. Write your revised research question on a large index card.
We will use these next class for our activity.