COM 156 Week 1 Research Plan

COM 156 Week 1 Research Plan 

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COM 156 Week 1 Research Plan

Select a general topic for your research paper from the following list:

• Animals

• Cancer

• Colonization

• Consumerism

• Culture

• Drugs

• Environment

• Education

• Generation X

• Hate crimes

• Healthy eating

• Literacy

• Media

• Music censorship

• Recycling

• Technology

• Television and children

• Vegetarianism

• War

• Another choice approved by your instructor

Hint. Refer to the narrowing and selecting a topic activity from your COM/155 class.

Complete the University of Phoenix Material: Research Plan.

Review the additional resources from the Center for Writing Excellence for further support:

• The Prewriting Process – Preparing to Write

• Developing the Topic

Research Plan

As part of your research plan, you must first draft a research question for your research paper that will guide the rest of your writing. A research question, which is more specific and focused than a general topic, is the question that your research paper will answer.

For example, if your general area of interest is social security, a possible research question might ask, “How can low-income families save more money if the United States had a reformed social security plan that includes personal retirement accounts?”

As you develop a research question, remember that you need to research sources to support your topic. Do not pick a one-sided question that will limit your research. Instead, develop a research question that lends itself to further exploration and debate—a question you genuinely want to know the answer to.