{"id":175,"date":"2019-07-09T22:42:40","date_gmt":"2019-07-10T05:42:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0130\/?p=175"},"modified":"2019-09-09T15:36:02","modified_gmt":"2019-09-09T22:36:02","slug":"what-makes-a-good-research-question","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0130\/what-makes-a-good-research-question\/","title":{"rendered":"What Makes A Good Research Question?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_178\" style=\"width: 281px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-178\" class=\"wp-image-178 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0130\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/160\/2019\/07\/fares-hamouche-UMNVul8jnFk-unsplash-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"271\" height=\"407\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0130\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/160\/2019\/07\/fares-hamouche-UMNVul8jnFk-unsplash-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0130\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/160\/2019\/07\/fares-hamouche-UMNVul8jnFk-unsplash-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0130\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/160\/2019\/07\/fares-hamouche-UMNVul8jnFk-unsplash-683x1024.jpg 683w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 271px) 100vw, 271px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 271px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 271\/407;\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-178\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Photo by Fares Hamouche on Unsplash<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;font-size: 12pt\">Choosing\u00a0a good research question can influence the success of your research, it has the same great impact caused by the ripple effect of the first domino stone in a domino set. So a good research question is the first domino stone that will cause the ripple effect on your research and kicks it off powerfully!\u00a0 So it is important to know what is a good research question?\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;font-size: 12pt\">York University (n.d.) defines a research question as &#8220;a clear, focused, concise, complex and arguable question around which you center your research\u201d (pg. 1). I believe the below characteristics make a good research question:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1562652159078_96\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;font-size: 12pt\"><strong>Arguable<\/strong>\u00a0 &#8211; Generates opinions rather than facts; It could be answered in several ways so people can have different opinions rather than state facts<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;font-size: 12pt\">Interesting &#8211; <\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;font-size: 12pt\">If the writer is curious and passionate enough to know the answers to the research question, it is more likely that the research will be more interesting to the audience because the writer has put a great amount of dedication working on the research, that dedication is supported by the writer&#8217;s interest!<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;font-size: 12pt\">References<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;font-size: 12pt\">George Mason University Writing Center, (2018),\u00a0How to Write a Research Question, p.1. Retrieved from:\u00a0https:\/\/writingcenter.gmu.edu\/guides\/how-to-write-a-research-question<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;font-size: 12pt\">York University Writing Centre, (n.d.) , How to write a research question, 1-3. Retrieved from: www.yorku.ca\/act\/CBR\/ResearchQuestionInfoSheet.doc<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Choosing\u00a0a good research question can influence the success of your research, it has the same great impact caused by the ripple effect of the first domino stone in a domino set. 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