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GLS 472 - Team Work/Oral Presentation

This guide is will help you identify and locate the resources (books, articles, etc.) that you will need for GLS 472. There is also information available on library services, tools, and other web resources to help you write your papers, and more.

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

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