Concept Map & Research Question
Developing a Research Plan
To do research well, you need to work systematically. You need a research plan, which will focus on how you will answer your research question. It is important that you start the next phase of the research project with a questions, not a statement or idea, so that your research has a clear purpose.You will work to answer this question through your research and writing. For this assignment you will be submitting three items (both in hard copy and on Moodle): a Concept Map, Research Question Brainstorming, and a short, 250 word research question proposal.Step One: Narrow Your Topic
As you consider your topic, look to narrow your focus so that it is specific enough to cover in a paper. If you limit your topic, you can address it with specific information that youll be more easily able to find and manage.Ask yourself: What are the variables present in my topic? Create a concept map, as discussed in class and outlined in the video Mapping Your Research Ideas, posted to Moodle.Step Two: Create Your Question (Brainstorming)
To create your research question, consider the following rhetorical aspects of your topic:Audience: To whom are you writing? What does your audience likely know about this topic? What opinions or attitudes do your readers likely hold? What kinds of evidence will they fond persuasive?
Genre: Are you writing to report on something? To compose a profile, to make a proposal? And argument? What are the requirements of your genre?
Stance: What is your attitude toward you topic? What accounts for your attitude? How do you want to come across? Curious? Critical? Positive?
Once you have reviewed the rhetorical situation, create a list of questions beginning with What? When? Where? Who? How? Why? Would? Could? Should?Step Three: Develop a Working Research Question
The proposal is a document you use to demonstrate that you have a research plan and enough knowledge to complete it successfully. This document should be around 250 words.The research question
of intended audience
Preliminary resources you reviewed to answer the questions in Step Two
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