Developing a Research Question
When you need to develop a research question, you want to ask yourself: what do you want to know about a topic? Additionally, you'll want to determine:
- WHO you are researching,
- WHAT you are researching,
- WHEN your research topic takes place,
- WHERE your research topic takes place, and
- WHY you are researching this topic.
Try these steps to formulate a research question:
![Research Question Flowchart: 1. Start with your topic 2. Focus your topic by asking who, what, where, when, and why 3. Formulate a question to ask about your topic 4. Narrow your question further if possible](//libapps.s3.amazonaws.com/accounts/126131/images/developing_a_research_question_new_big.JPG)
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