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=== Week 3: April 19 β Research question: Where's the puzzle? === '''Reading:''' * Booth et al., Chapter 3 ("From Topics to Questions") & Chapter 4 ("From Questions to Problems"). * Durkheim, Γmile. 1897. ''Suicide''. Excerpt β final section of the Introduction ([https://canvas.northwestern.edu/courses/36533/files available via Canvas]). * Kahn, C. Ronald. 1994. "[http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJM199405263302113 Sounding Board: Picking a Research Problem β The Critical Decision]." ''The New England Journal of Medicine 330''(21):1530-1533. '''Assignment:''' * A synopsis of your research project that includes the following elements (submitted, once again, via [https://canvas.northwestern.edu/courses/36533/discussion_topics/230622 the corresponding "Discussion" in Canvas]): ** A description of the topic and clear statement of the claim. ** A list of questions derived from the topic and claim. Underscore the most interesting one(s) that you will address. ** A brief statement posing your research around a problem (or puzzle). ** A brief statement of the significance or application of your project. * Review a peer's project synopsis. Evaluate whether it effectively articulates a research topic, question, significance, and problem using the criteria described by Booth et al. Post your review as a response to your peer's post in the appropriate "Discussion" on Canvas. * Complete weekly research journal entries.
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