Question

Part I: Formulate a Research Question

Your book discusses coming up with a question to guide your research rather than coming up with a topic. Doing the first part of this exercise is easy. Come up with a question to research. Yours will be very similar to the example below:

Should I continue on my current career path, which is to become a nurse, or change?

If you are not planning to become a nurse, you would substitute your career path for the one in the example. That is the first part.

Part II: Come up with Three Criteria

Now that you have your research question, you will need three criteria to determine if you should stay on your current career path or not. A criterion is a standard on which something can be judged. For instance, if you were deciding which month you should get married, you might consider the weather for that month. That is a criterion. The plural of "criterion" is "criteria."

Here's how to choose three criteria:

1) Brainstorm some possible topics that you can use.

List some considerations that you could use to decide if your current career path is a good one for you or not. Some of these could be

* salary

* employability

* benefits

* work environment

* colleagues

* work hours

* advancement opportunities

* commute

* job location

* education required

and more. You may choose from some of those that I have listed, but you are not limited to them.

What to Write in Your Discussion Response

When you write your response, include the following headings and information:

Research Question

Here, include your research question.

Three Criteria

Here, include your three criteria and why you feel these criteria are important.

Responding to Peers:

When you respond to your peers' posts, suggest ways to improve clarity and criteria.

Answer 1

Research question - Should i take higher education in nursing, which i can become a nurse practitioner

Three criterias are;

1. Advancement in profession by practicing independently

2. Better chance for employment and monetary benefits

3. Flexibility in working environment, as you are practucing independently.

Ways to improve clarity when you respond to peers.

1. Clarification of doubts

2. Be optimistic to the decision of formulation of research question.

3. Be thorough about the criterias of research question

4. Take the comments of the peers and analyze

5. Make a generalization of the comments what you obtained from the peers.

6. Make an understanding of the pros and cons of the research question