This is where the previous lesson ended. You must define the scientific questions or challenges to be resolved. These target exactly what you want to know. They may focus on describing, comparing, evaluating or explaining the problem of research.
A strong research question should be specific enough that you can answer it thoroughly using appropriate qualitative or quantitative research methods. It must also be complex enough to require in-depth investigation, analysis, and argument. Questions that can be answered with “yes/no” or with readily available facts are not complex enough for a thesis or dissertation.
The process of developing your research question follows several steps:
- Choose a broad topic
- Do some preliminary reading to learn about current debates and issues
- Narrow down a specific niche you want to focus on
- Identify a practical or theoretical research problem that you will address
When you have a clearly defined problem, you need to formulate one or more questions. Think about exactly what you want to know and how it will help solve the problem.
Both qualitative and quantitative research require research questions. The type of question you use depends on what you want to know and the type of research you want to do. This will shape your research design.
Steps to follow to find the right scientific questions
The process of developing your research question follows several steps:
- Choose a topic
- Do some preliminary reading to learn about current debates and issues
- Narrow down a specific niche you want to focus on
- Identify a practical or theoretical research problem that you will address
When you have a clearly defined problem, you need to formulate one or more questions. Think about exactly what you want to know and how it will help solve the problem.
Typical questions depending on the problem
Here are some English-speaking examples of typical questions to ask. First of all, the question must be specific and scientific.
Questions must be able to be resolved via a scientific method (see the dedicated course).
Scientific questions should not be too simplistic.
The questions must respond to a scientific and industrial need.
Find a scientific method
There method Scientific is a practical framework for answering your research questions. This involves making decisions about the type of data you need, the methods you will use to collect and analyze it, and where and for how long you will research it. To see on the next course.
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