1. Wrt 205: critical research
Friday, February 8th, 2019
Week 4, Day 3
WRT 205

2. Overview
Introduce Major Research Project
Research Questions
Wrap-up

3. Major Research Project
Form into 6 groups. 2 groups will be assigned to each assignment section. Each group will present their understanding of the assignment to the whole class.
1: Planning Research
2: Planning Research
3: Conducting Research – A
4: Conducting Research – B
5: Synthesizing Research – A
6: Synthesizing Research – B

4. Research Questions Freewrite:
How would you define/describe a: “research question”
What are the qualities of a “research question”?
How is a “research question” different from a “research topic”?

5. Research Questions
What effects did the most recent government shutdown have on economic research, and how might that change how economists gather and use data in the future? What role should the US government have in supporting the research & development of pharmaceutical drugs, and how should the general public benefit?

6. Research Questions
Form into 5 groups Each group will re-write their question to be a better research question. Each group will share their question & their changes and talk about why they made the changes they did.

7. Research Questions
Why am I asking you to come up with a (set of) research question(s)?
Research questions help writers focus their research by providing a path through the research and writing process. The specificity of a well- developed research question helps writers avoid the “all-about” paper and work toward supporting a specific, arguable thesis. ( question)

8. Wrap-up Today: Reviews the major research project
Began discussion of research questions
Next time:
Reading: Driscoll
Focus: Primary Research & Research Methodologies
Recommendations: begin brainstorming potential topics/subjects you might want to research