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ITC3042T/ITC3228D/ITC321PC - Professional Language Skills and Project Preparation

Develop a Research Question

A good research question will help you (and your readers) articulate the direction of your research - what issue you are trying to look at and what kind of information you need to be looking for. 

Watch this short video to learn how to narrow the topic and develop a good research question.


Narrow Your Topic

You have learned from the video about 5W questions, which is a great tool to help you narrow the topic.

  • WHO are the people or groups you want to focus on?
  • WHAT ASPECT of the topic interests you?
  • WHICH APPROACH or point-of-view will you take?
  • WHEN did important events occur?
  • WHERE do you want to focus, geographically?