{"id":207,"date":"2019-07-07T18:13:09","date_gmt":"2019-07-08T01:13:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0113\/?p=207"},"modified":"2019-07-07T18:32:02","modified_gmt":"2019-07-08T01:32:02","slug":"what-makes-a-good-research-question","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0113\/what-makes-a-good-research-question\/","title":{"rendered":"What makes a good research question?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A good research question:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Endeavors to answer something new \u2013 not something that has already been investigated (Steely Library NKU, 2018).<\/li>\n<li>Does not contain inherent bias. The example given in a handout from Duke University (Porush, 1995) is <em>\u201cwhy are social networking sites harmful?\u201d<\/em> The bias inherent in this question is that social networking sites are, by nature, harmful. A better question would not make unfounded, value-based assumptions.<\/li>\n<li>Is open-ended, needing more than a yes or no answer, or a statistic to satisfy it (Steely Library NKU, 2018).<\/li>\n<li>Is not so broad that it can&#8217;t be answered in the scope of the paper to be written (Porush, 1995).<\/li>\n<li>Is important to the larger readership, extending conversation about the topic (Steely Library NKU, 2018).<\/li>\n<li>Is clear, can be read and understood by its intended audience (Steely Library NKU, 2018).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>References:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-208 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0113\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/137\/2019\/07\/action-plan-brainstorming-complex-212286-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"stock photo of man looking at papers and diagrams on a wall. By Startup Stock Photos.\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0113\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/137\/2019\/07\/action-plan-brainstorming-complex-212286-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0113\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/137\/2019\/07\/action-plan-brainstorming-complex-212286-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0113\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/137\/2019\/07\/action-plan-brainstorming-complex-212286-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/200;\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Porush, D. (1995). A Short Guide to Writing About Science. (pp. 92-93). New York: Harper Collins.<\/p>\n<p>Steely Library NKU. (2018). <em>Developing a Research Question<\/em>. [Video]\u00a0Australia: Academic Skills, University of Melbourne.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A good research question: Endeavors to answer something new \u2013 not something that has already been investigated (Steely Library NKU, 2018). Does not contain inherent bias. 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