Part 1 Research Plan
Associate Level Material
Appendix D
Research Plan
As part of your research plan, you must first draft a research question for your research paper that will guide the rest of your writing. A research question, which is more specific and focused than a general topic, is the question that your research paper will be answering.
For example, if your general area of interest is social security, a possible research question might ask, “How can low-income families save more money if the United States had a reformed social security plan that includes personal retirement accounts?”
As you develop a research question, keep in mind that you will need to research sources to support your topic. Do not pick a one-sided question that will limit your research. Instead, develop a research question that lends itself to further exploration and debate—a question you genuinely want to know the answer to.
Try to pick a research question that is neither too broad (covering too much) or too narrow (covering too little). It should be broad enough to be discussed in a short research paper.
Part 1: Complete the Research Plan
|What is your general topic or area of interest? | |
| |Addictions |
| | |
|What is it about your general topic of interest that interests |Addictions is something a lot of people in the world struggle with. I am |
|you? |now considering a plan to pursue a master in a field where I will be able|
| |to help people with addictions and mental disorders. |
Appendix D
Research Plan
As part of your research plan, you must first draft a research question for your research paper that will guide the rest of your writing. A research question, which is more specific and focused than a general topic, is the question that your research paper will be answering.
For example, if your general area of interest is social security, a possible research question might ask, “How can low-income families save more money if the United States had a reformed social security plan that includes personal retirement accounts?”
As you develop a research question, keep in mind that you will need to research sources to support your topic. Do not pick a one-sided question that will limit your research. Instead, develop a research question that lends itself to further exploration and debate—a question you genuinely want to know the answer to.
Try to pick a research question that is neither too broad (covering too much) or too narrow (covering too little). It should be broad enough to be discussed in a short research paper.
Part 1: Complete the Research Plan
|What is your general topic or area of interest? | |
| |Addictions |
| | |
|What is it about your general topic of interest that interests |Addictions is something a lot of people in the world struggle with. I am |
|you? |now considering a plan to pursue a master in a field where I will be able|
| |to help people with addictions and mental disorders. |