Week 3

Question 1

what are the types of writing?

Answer 1

ARGUMENTATIVE ex. thesis statement
RESEARCH (what we are doing) ex. research question

Question 2

what are the 3 types of research writing?

Answer 2

ANNOTATED BIB, LITERATURE REVIEW, RESEARCH DESIGN

Question 3

what are the steps (7) to the research process?

Answer 3

1. DEFINE TOPIC
2. NARROW topic DOWN
3. gather BACKGROUND INFO
4. create a RESEARCH QUESTION
5. FIND and EVALUATE SOURCES
6. CITE sources
7. WRITE the paper

Question 4

what are the 5 types of research questions?

Answer 4

1. DESCRIPTIVE: focuses on IDENTIFYING FACTS or patterns that exist (WHO, WHAT, WHERE)
2. EXPLANATORY: focuses on PROVIDING CONTEXT around why something occurs (HOW, WHY)
3. PREDICTIVE: focuses on WHAT WILL HAPPEN (WILL…)
4. PRESCRIPTIVE: focuses on what we SHOULD DO in a SPECIFIC SITUATION (CAN, SHOULD…)
5. NORMATIVE: focuses on what we SHOULD DO IN GENERAL (SHOULD…) ex. what is good or bad, right or wrong

Question 5

what are the 6 criteria for good empirical research questions?

Answer 5

CLEAR, LOGICAL, ANSWERABLE, ALIGNED with RESEARCH METHODS, CONTRIBUTES to academic research, and has REAL-WORLD IMPORTANCE

Question 6

private vs public process of developing a research question?

Answer 6

private: INSIDE BRAIN, THINKING (overlooked topic, question you have)
public: ARTICULATING/ WRITING the question (testing theories, identifying puzzles)