The document discusses the process of developing a research question and thesis statement. It emphasizes exploring a topic, gathering evidence from different databases, and organizing the information. Students are encouraged to find a topic, investigate issues within it, ask questions, and take a stand on the topic to create a working thesis statement. The goal is to use data as a tool to support a claim or thesis, rather than just collecting all available information on a subject.

1. RESEARCH QUESTION
CREATING A VIABLE RESEARCH QUESTION

2. We are NOT writing
a research paper for
this class however
we are doing the
research for one.

3. •explore
•refine
Topic
•Gather
evicence
•Use different
databases
•Organize
•Learn to use
RefWorks
Research
•Annotated
bibliography
•APA citation
style
•Avoid
plagiarism
Bibliography
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assignments and use them in your final project. This will be in the form
annotated bibliography. More to come on that later in the semester

4. As we learn how to use
more databases we
want to have a topic
and create a working
thesis statement for
our research.

5. As students we want to learn
how to find authoritative
information (data) and use it to
support a statement. This is
using data as a tool.

6. DATA AS A GOAL DATA AS A TOOL
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Using the data or information
from our research to “make
our case” or support our claim
(support thesis statement. .
Collecting EVERYTHING we can
find about a subject and
reporting it.

7. Find a topic
Investigate issues
within; look at
current events
Ask yourself
questions & look for
answers
Obtain a working
knowledge of the
topic
Take a stand
Create statement:
this will be your
working thesis
statement

8. So let’s get to work
• View “Ask the Right Questions”
tutorial & video on p. 4 of tutorial
• Watch video for using Opposing
Viewpoints in Context database