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requirements
Develop a strong research question
Gain resources for being successful in this thesis
proposal project
ANALYZE THE
THESIS
PROPOSAL
GETTING (OR
REFINING) YOUR
RESEARCH
QUESTION
question
Having a good research question is not only the first
interests.
undefinable?
Good
Community
Which community?
The Western campus community? Bellingham community? US
community?
scholarship?
If you are unsure if your question fills a gap, you will want to
identify the topics you need to research to know if your question
is original to the field
LOCATING YOUR
QUESTION IN
THE FIELD OF
RESEARCH
VS
or is it
Extended
Grounded
Challenging
Empirical
Long-Term Prospects
Compared with other research in the field, you want to make sure
your research project fits in a happy medium for each of these
different considerations.
VS
or is it
Extended
Grounded
Challenging
Empirical
Long-Term Prospects
Take each of these binaries and consider your own research question
within the body of scholarship research that youve found already
(or know you will need to find).
MOVING FORWARD
FROM THESE
INITIAL EXERCISES
research question?
MANAGING
YOUR THESIS &
THE THESIS
PROPOSAL
PROCESS
Research
Zotero is a "personal research assistant" that helps
Writing
Gingko is a mapping and writing tool that allows
that allows you to plan out what you need to get done
in a project.
People
GOOD LUCK
WRITING!