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Generating research questions
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Generating
Research QuestionsDr Fiona Beals
YD6206
Keep
it S
MART What does SMART
meanHow would we know we have a SMART question
Keep
it S
harp
Specific, measurable, attainable, relevant and timedLeads to a goal and
provides direction Is clear, feasible and
helpful
Com
es fr
om …
A specialised practice area + your observationsA qualitative approach
to analysis – grouping themes, tightening ideas, finding meta-questionsPruning and refining
Lead
s to
…
Ideas for practice Ideas for research Information Strategies for finding informationFormal writing =
annotated Bibliographies, literature reviews etc
Your
Turn
Crea
ting
a Se
arch
Stra
tegy Thesaurus Baby …
YEAHHBut what words??
Dr P
hi’s
Stra
tegy
What do you know??Give mana to the
author by having them in your first sentence of your annotation; not in the bracketSo White (1997)
describesNot In the article (White, 1997), the author
Dr P
hi’s
Stra
tegy
Remember, the difference
between journal, book, edited book chapter and report It is all about SEX in
reading and writing It is all about key sections
when summarising Annotation is your
summary Abstract is the author’s summary