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Defining a Research Question

Defining a Research Question. First Steps in research. State your topic as a question. Topics Bipolar disorder Hip hop music Drugs Border region Terrorism Censorship Low Riders Death Penalty. Change this to a question?. Add one of the following.

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Defining a Research Question

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  1. Defining a Research Question First Steps in research

  2. State your topic as a question. • Topics • Bipolar disorder • Hip hop music • Drugs • Border region • Terrorism • Censorship • Low Riders • Death Penalty

  3. Change this to a question? • Add one of the following. • This will turn your topic into a question: • What • Where • When • Why • How

  4. Defining your research question • Question should not be a quick answer or fact. • What is Bipolar disorder • (This is a definition) • Question should not be so open ended as to not have an answer. • What or when was the first terrorist act? • (One can never find a “true” answer).

  5. Defining a research topic • Note if your topic is too broad: • Why do we have wars? (Why are the major conflicts in the 20th century related to land resources?) • Note if your topic is too narrow: • Why is it difficult for guys in Santa Ana to find a job? • Let the material guide you

  6. Defining your research question • Identify concepts • Identify keywords • Identify synonyms • Identify related terms or words

  7. Defining Research question • Does the media’s unrealistic portrayal of body image contribute to eating disorders? • What are the moral and ethical implications of the Death Penalty when economic factors are taken into consideration?

  8. Defining a research question • Does the media’s unrealistic portrayal of body image contribute to eating disorders among our youth?

  9. Defining the research question • Begin thinking about the requirements of your assignment. • What type is it? • What is the length of the assignment? • How much information do you need? • Current or historical information? • Types of sources? • Point of view? • How many sources?

  10. Research Questions • How are families changed when the male figure of the family has alcoholism? • What are the statistics of a teenage pregnancy?

  11. Research Questions • What are the statistics students graduading from highschool? • Why was the Declaration of Independence written? • How does the fast foods effect a persons health in thelong run?

  12. Research Questions • What effects do drugs have on college students? • What are the different genres of music? • Why are teenage girls in California getting pregnant atsuch a young age? • What is one way to stop teenage drunk driving? • How do beauty standards affect our society?

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