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Creating Research Questions<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n"},"metadata":{"contentType":"Text","license":"U","title":"Untitled Text"},"subContentId":"d33eb96c-98c8-459a-8578-ab498bc538e4"},"alwaysDisplayComments":false,"backgroundOpacity":0,"displayAsButton":false,"buttonSize":"big","goToSlideType":"specified","invisible":false,"solution":""},{"x":82.67223382045928,"y":87.21649484536083,"width":15.44885177453027,"height":10.103092783505156,"action":{"library":"H5P.Image 1.1","params":{"contentName":"Image","file":{"path":"images\/file-5d80eaa264bdb.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","copyright":{"license":"U"},"width":260,"height":88},"alt":"Laurier University Logo","decorative":false,"expandImage":"Expand Image","minimizeImage":"Minimize Image"},"metadata":{"contentType":"Image","license":"U","title":"Laurier University Logo"},"subContentId":"63092c31-e0d9-40fe-81d5-85b432557fd1"},"alwaysDisplayComments":false,"backgroundOpacity":0,"displayAsButton":false,"buttonSize":"big","goToSlideType":"specified","invisible":false,"solution":""},{"x":5.219206680584551,"y":89.69072164948454,"width":16.49269311064718,"height":5.773195876288661,"action":{"library":"H5P.AdvancedText 1.1","params":{"text":"

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Planning and Thinking<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n

You create a research question in the planning phase of your research.<\/span><\/p>\n\n

Coming up with a question is one of the hardest parts of the research process. You need to read a lot of existing scholarship and do a lot of hard thinking, right at the beginning. A good research question takes time and effort.<\/span><\/p>\n"},"metadata":{"contentType":"Text","license":"U","title":"Untitled Text"},"subContentId":"5e58c83d-7e57-4b2f-8bdd-4012dc427e23"},"alwaysDisplayComments":false,"backgroundOpacity":0,"displayAsButton":false,"buttonSize":"big","goToSlideType":"specified","invisible":false,"solution":""},{"x":56.451612903225815,"y":5.659179954441914,"width":38.0184331797235,"height":79.04328018223235,"action":{"library":"H5P.Image 1.1","params":{"decorative":true,"contentName":"Image","expandImage":"Expand Image","minimizeImage":"Minimize Image","file":{"path":"images\/file-6877f92126ed4.png","mime":"image\/png","copyright":{"license":"U"},"width":427,"height":450,"originalImage":{"path":"images\/file-6877f8fb4270c.png#tmp","mime":"image\/png","height":453,"width":640}}},"metadata":{"contentType":"Image","license":"U","title":"Untitled Image"},"subContentId":"620a0cdb-a1c5-4adf-9c5d-f1b2d054f416"},"alwaysDisplayComments":false,"backgroundOpacity":0,"displayAsButton":false,"buttonSize":"big","goToSlideType":"specified","invisible":false,"solution":""}],"keywords":[{"main":"Planning and thinking"}]},{"slideBackgroundSelector":{"imageSlideBackground":{"path":"images\/imageSlideBackground-5d80e832eed7f.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","copyright":{"license":"U"},"width":1836,"height":908}},"elements":[{"x":6.912442396313364,"y":11.389521640091116,"width":48.38709677419355,"height":72.89293849658314,"action":{"library":"H5P.AdvancedText 1.1","params":{"text":"

Generating Questions<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n

There is no magic that makes creating a question easy. <\/span><\/p>\n\n

You need to understand your topic area. What questions interest you? What have others not explored, or how might you explore something in a different way?<\/span><\/p>\n\n

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Brainstorming<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n

Think of different questions you could ask about your topic. For personal debt in Canada, we could ask why people have debt, its impact on mental health, or how to best educate people to budget. <\/span><\/p>\n\n

The question you choose focuses your research and determines which direction it will take. At the beginning, pick a few questions to explore.<\/span><\/p>\n"},"metadata":{"contentType":"Text","license":"U","title":"Untitled Text"},"subContentId":"f232bdf7-970d-4a89-a125-139cdc5c14e2"},"alwaysDisplayComments":false,"backgroundOpacity":0,"displayAsButton":false,"buttonSize":"big","goToSlideType":"specified","invisible":false,"solution":""},{"x":58.74493087557604,"y":6.8372665148063785,"width":36.86635944700461,"height":72.89293849658314,"action":{"library":"H5P.Image 1.1","params":{"decorative":true,"contentName":"Image","expandImage":"Expand Image","minimizeImage":"Minimize Image","file":{"path":"images\/file-687a58720f542.png","mime":"image\/png","copyright":{"license":"U"},"width":640,"height":640}},"metadata":{"contentType":"Image","license":"U","title":"Untitled Image"},"subContentId":"650bacdc-fff8-434c-ae28-1646a2b12135"},"alwaysDisplayComments":false,"backgroundOpacity":0,"displayAsButton":false,"buttonSize":"big","goToSlideType":"specified","invisible":false,"solution":""}],"keywords":[{"main":"Brainstorming"}]},{"slideBackgroundSelector":{"imageSlideBackground":{"path":"images\/imageSlideBackground-5d80e832eed7f.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","copyright":{"license":"U"},"width":1836,"height":908}},"elements":[{"x":6.912442396313365,"y":11.410888382687927,"width":46.082949308755765,"height":72.89293849658314,"action":{"library":"H5P.AdvancedText 1.1","params":{"text":"

Types of Questions<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n

Research questions look a little different in different disciplines.<\/span><\/p>\n\n

However they often involve causation or relationships. For example: <\/span><\/p>\n\n

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Why do youth become homeless?<\/span><\/li>\n\t

How do gender and location impact online health activity?<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n
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Good Research Questions<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n
A good question is interesting to you and acceptable to your thesis committee. <\/span><\/p>\n\n
It is manageable in scope and researchable. <\/span><\/p>\n\n
It contributes something new, and isn't just repeating what others have already done.<\/span><\/p>\n\n
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Multiple Questions<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n
Researchers often have more than one research question for a project. <\/span><\/p>\n\n
Remember: the goal of a research question is to help you focus. Make sure you have only one main question<\/strong>. Any other questions should be secondary, and help you answer the main question rather than lead you in different directions.<\/span><\/p>\n\n
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Creating Research Questions

Brief Introduction

Joanne Oud