Evaluate your research questionThese videos from Kansas State University Libraries and the Steely Library at Northern Kentucky University may help with selecting a good research topic and question. One of the first rules is to select a topic or a subject that interests you.
Developing a good research topic and questionThe following questions provided by SUNY Empire State College can help you evaluate your research question and help with establishing a thesis statement for your paper. Ask yourself:
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How to know if your research question works?
How do you make sure have the strongest thesis statement? This exercise can help you improve this skill.
Can the topic be researched?
Find out more about establishing a good research question by completing this survey to figure out types of questions do and do not work for researching purposes. How do you know if your topic is too broad or too narrow?
Check out this survey to learn ways of gauging if your question may be too general or if it may be too narrow of a scope to allow you research opportunities. |