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Ready, Set, Research Visualized

This guide uses infographics to communicate some of the fundamental steps in the research process

Creating Research Questions Why research questions? Outline the flow of your paper: introduction, body, conclusion. Create targeted search queries to quickly find the most useful sources. Track the sources you've found vs. those sources you still need to find. Sample Introduction questions 1. What is your topic? 2. Why is your topic an important issue? 3. What background information is necessary to understand your topic? Sample body questions What caused your topic? What are the effects of your topic? What are the arguments FOR your topic? What are the arguments AGAINST your topic? What is being done to address your topic? Sample conclusion questions What conclusions can you make about your topic and why have you come to those conclusions? What can you argue about your topic and why are those arguments valid? What should be done to address your topic and why? To begin answering your questions, please visit: mjc.edu/library

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