Tues 3-15-11
Today McArdle had everyone get into groups of two, or three and use what we experienced on spring break to form an adequate research question. He stressed that the question should not be one that could be answered using yes or no, and that the question did not have to be all that complicated. The class came up with some really good workable questions that McArdle used to help clarify what a research question was and how to tweak the question to say exactly what you wanted it to say. Some examples of the questions included: Should people under the age of 18 be allowed to go on spring break without a chaperone?, How is the welfare system being abused?, Should you be allowed to operate a golf cart while intoxicated?, and Why do people choose to study in Boston? This took up all of the class period and seemed to really help a lot of people who may have been unclear as to what, or how to use a research question. I know it helped me.
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