Exploring many different frames of an issue (not a topic—much more narrow) The beginning of an argument Often good inquiry will lead you to a good research question (which is just a question that is debatable that you choose to answer in a particular way with particular support) The answer to the research question turns into your thesis statement/claim for the argument you wish to present into the conversation Example: Theme Topic Issue Inquiry Question Women Rights Women and -Steroid use among - Which competitive Competitive Sports adolescent girls involved sports do girls most in competitive sports likely abuse steroids -Women’s NBA lacking in? the funds that the NBA - How much are the brings in adults involved in steroid abuse in teen girls? -What are some side-effects of steroid use in teens? College College Admissions -impact of college - What are the admissions standards on current admissions the makeup of US policies at State colleges and universities Universities across -impact of waiving the nation, and how requirements in order to does CSU meet a particular compare? -Should CSU make “quota” admission harder to achieve? Internet and Privacy -Social Network -Whose Social Media providers sell personal responsibility is it information to marketing to understand the companies so as to privacy controls advertisement to and settings? The “tailor” meet individual users. user or the -Every website, social provider? network, etc…has -Is it ethical for the different privacy controls provider of a social and settings. network, say
Exploring many different frames of an issue (not a topic—much more narrow) The beginning of an argument Often good inquiry will lead you to a good research question (which is just a question that is debatable that you choose to answer in a particular way with particular support) The answer to the research question turns into your thesis statement/claim for the argument you wish to present into the conversation Example: Theme Topic Issue Inquiry Question Women Rights Women and Competitive Sports -Steroid use among adolescent girls involved in competitive sports -Women’s NBA lacking the funds that the NBA brings in - Which competitive sports do girls most likely abuse steroids in? - How much are the adults involved in steroid abuse in teen girls? -What are some side-effects of steroid use in teens? College College Admissions -impact of college admissions standards on the makeup of US colleges and universities -impact of waiving requirements in order to meet a particular “quota” - What are the current admissions policies at State Universities across the nation, and how does CSU compare? -Should CSU make admission harder to achieve? Internet and Social Media Privacy -Social Network providers sell personal information to marketing companies so as to “tailor” advertisement to meet individual users. -Every website, social network, etc…has different privacy controls and settings. -Whose responsibility is it to understand the privacy controls and settings? The user or the provider? -Is it ethical for the provider of a social network, say
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