Developing a Research Question

Developing a Research Question

focus your research
as "What are the pros and cons of Sri Lankan Tele Centers management style?" is easier to research and can be covered more fully and in more depth.

How do you develop a usable research question?

Choose an appropriate topic or issue for your research, one that actually can be researched (Exercise 1).

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What are the pros and cons in micro economic based e learning for sustaining tele centers ?

How can impact be measured in micro economic based e learning strategies for sustaining tele centers ?

What are the impacts of micro economic based e learning strategies for sustaining a tele centers ?

How can micro economic based e learning strategies help sustaining tele centers ?
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It's a good idea to evaluate your research question
Ask your writing tutor for feedback on your research question also should check your research question with your course tutor.

Topic/Issue
A topic is what the essay or research paper is about. It provides a focus for the writing. Of course, the major topic can be broken down into its components or smaller pieces (e.g., the major topic of nuclear waste disposal may be broken down into medical, economic, and environmental concerns).

But the important thing to remember is that you should stick with just one major topic per essay or research paper in order to have a coherent piece of writing.

An issue is a concept upon which you can take a stand. While "Micro Economic Tele Center Sustainability" is a topic, "sustaining micro economic based tele center with e Learning " is an issue, or a "point of discussion, debate, or dispute" .

Choose a Question that is Neither Too Broad or Too Narrow

Ask the following 8 questions to evaluate the quality of your research question and the ease with which you should be able to answer it:

1. Does the question deal with a topic or issue that interests me enough to spark my own thoughts and opinions? YES

2. Is the question easily and fully researchable?
YES - Shilpa Sayura, e Bit, ICDL, e Citizen, ICT cources

3. What type of information do I need to answer the research question?

What it means by sustainability in a TC model
(Study Sub post offices, Tution chools)
Tele Centers providing micro economic e Learning
TCs micro economic pay behaviors
No of Users, Micro Revenues, Student Result,
HR statisticsD
TC e Learning Case Studies
TC finances
TC Sustainability Economics

E.g., The research question, "What impact ...?," will obviously require statistics of economic, social before and after statistics,

Is the scope of this information reasonable (e.g., can I really research it ?

5. Given the type and scope of the information that I need, is my question too broad, too narrow, or okay?
bit broad but OK

6. What sources will have the type of information that I need to answer the research question
Tele Center journals, Social Enterprice books, e Learning, ICTD & Tele Center Internet resources, ICTA & government documents, people, TC operational Statistics, TC M & E)?
7. Can I access these sources? YES

8. Given my answers to the above questions, do I have a good quality research question that I actually will be able to answer by doing research? YES