Composition I & 2 (ENG 101 & 102 - Kelly)

A good research question is essential to guide your research paper, project, or thesis. It pinpoints exactly what you want to find out and gives your work a clear focus and purpose. All research questions should be:

• Focused on a single problem or issue
• Researchable using primary and/or secondary sources
• Feasible to answer within the timeframe and practical constraints
• Specific enough to answer thoroughly
• Complex enough to develop the answer over the space of a paper or thesis
• Relevant to your field of study and/or society more broadly

This information was borrowed from https://www.scribbr.com/research-process/research-questions/. Follow the link for some excellent charts that will help you understand the purpose of a research question and determine whether your research question is ideal for your assignment.

Use this quick Research 101 tutorial created by CSN Libraries to learn more about how to choose a research topic:

UNLV has also created a video to get you started developing a research topic: