In this blog post, we were asked to share one or two key characteristics that make a good research question. Firstly, what is a research question? According to Heldt (2016), it is “what you need to learn in order to come up with a good thesis statement” (para. 1).
Secondly, a good research question acts as a guidance to provide your paper, project or thesis a clear focus and purpose (McCombes, 2019). Here are two features of a good question that stood out for me:
Feasible and specific
The question should be narrowed down and be more specific when there is a lack of time and difficulty searching for enough data (McCombes, 2019). As I usually work under a time-pressured environment, I need to consider the practical constraints and ensure the question is answered with well-defined concepts instead of broad ideas that do not provide clear meanings.
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