Today we discussed the beginning of the research process, including needs assessment, preliminary strategies, and topic development.
On Wednesday, we’ll continue our discussion of the research process and examine how to refine a topic and how to create search strategies. Please read Badke Appendix 1 pp. 223-257, review Badke Ch. 3 pp. 42-48.
Your research topic proposal is due by the beginning of class on Wednesday, either handed in to me or emailed to me as an attachment. If you have questions, do not hesitate to get in touch — and do not wait until Tuesday night. Chapter 2, “Taking Charge,” from the Badke book is definitely worth reviewing if you need practical advice and examples of good approaches to the development of a robust research question.
Slides from today are available here.
~Prof. Leonard
