Research Proposal Coursework Example

For essay #3, a creative research paper, should be an original 6-8 page paper on a topic of your choice, which requires the use of at least 3 library sources and three items of field work (interviews, observations, and/or participatory experiences done by you).  Compose here a critical question to help you focus your research:_________________ _______________________________________________________________.   ________________________________________________________________ Critical Question Litmus. Answer and comment on the following questions with regards to your critical question:    Yes-No Test: Is CQ a yes/no question? (It shouldn't be).  Is a YES Been There, Done That Test: Does your CQ feel like it's been asked, discussed, and answered many times before (since high school)? ( It shouldn't.)  Yes , it is common and has been answered before Is your CQ open-ended, speculative, disputable in a fair way (reasonable, smart, wise people will legitimately disagree). (It should be) No, it is not speculative and in any case can be disputed in many ways. Hey, That's My Old Research Paper Test: Will the answer to your CQ create a conventional, familiar research paper (based mostly on information available by reading) (It shouldn't). In any case the test does not fully cater for my CQ. It Old Research Paper Test bear a little similarity with the CQ . There is need for development of a greater correlation between the two through further research.   Critical Thinking Test: Will answering your CQ force you to do high level analysis (the higher levels on Bloom's taxonomy)? analysis, synthesis, evaluation (It should).  The answering of the CQ in my opinion helps in doing the high level analysis as it gives one an insight. It is also one way of developing synthesis for the most familiar evaluation alongside analysis of the research in question. Creativity Test: Is your topic and CQ well-suited to the spirit of the assignm...