1. Skills for Doctoral Research:
Translating Research Ideas Into Research Questions
Seminar Objectives:
Identify considerations and strategies when moving from research idea to question
Dissect the organization and content of a peer-reviewed article to understand the context of the research question and problem
Develop a research question and problem statement based on individual research interests
Seminar Activities:
Welcome and Overview (5 min.)
Developing a research question: video and peer-reviewed article discussion (20 min.)
Research Question and Problem Statement Development (25 min.)
Q&A (10 min.)

2. Translating Research Ideas into Research Questions
Reflections on “Focusing a Research Topic/Question”
Challenges and Strategies: Key Themes

3. Group Activity 1: Dissect a Peer-Reviewed Article
Key elements from a peer-reviewed article:
The research question and/or hypotheses
The general organization of the introduction section
The problem being addressed by the research study
The theory or the conceptual framework that guides the study
Summarize the article in 3- or 4- concise sentences by including the content identified above.

4. Group Activity 2: Develop a Research Question and Problem Statement
Craft 1- or 2- research questions
Narrow in scope
Identify the focus of a problem that guides the study
Develop a problem statement
The importance of the area of research interest
The gap in the literature that currently exists
The conjectured relationships between two or more variables