EDU5147: Preparing for Research: Assignment Questions and Prompts
Research Question:
– What is your research question?
– Why is this question important?
Literature Review:
– What work has already been written related to your topic?
– How is your proposed research different?
o Where is the gap in the literature?
o What is your contribution to knowledge?
Methodology and Methods:
– What are some suitable methods for answering your research question?
– What methods have other people used when researching your topic?
– What method have you chosen and why?
o What are some of the limitations of your chosen method?
– How do you analyse the data you gather using your chosen method?
o What are some of the limitations of this type of analysis?
Ethics:
– Why are ethics important in research?
– What are some of the ethical considerations involved with your chosen method and analysis?
General:
– How do the different parts of your proposal connect to one another?