Research Plan
University of Phoenix Material 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 be answering. For example, if your general area of interest is Social Security, a possible research question might ask “How could low-income families save more money if the United States had a reformed Social Security plan that included personal retirement accounts? As you develop a research question, keep in mind that you will 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. Try to pick a research question that is not too broad (covering too much) or too narrow (covering too little). It should be broad enough to be discussed in a short research paper.What is your general topic or area of interest? Sex crimes What is it about your general topic of interest that interests you? Letting my voice, a survivor, speak through research papers about the importance of speaking out against sexual abuse What questions do you have about the topic that you would like to investigate? List them. What are some common differences and similarities? How does a victim move on in life? What are some of the stages of the healing process?What is the importance of speaking up? Where help is made available? What are some experiences other survivors have had? Would any of the questions you listed about the topic make a good subject for a research paper? Pick or adapt one question and make it into a research question. What is the healing process after abuse and has anyone recovered using the healing process? Why do you think this research question is appropriate for a research paper?In order to inform other victims of sex crimes that life can go on and will with appropriate counseling and by working through the healing process How is your research question significant or relevant to a wider community? People of all ages can be and have been victims of sex crimes.
It is important to speak out to people in all areas of all ages hoping that someone might need to hear they are not alone, work through healing process, and possibly help other victims become survivors.What background information provides the preliminary grounds for your research? As a child I was molested for three years by my uncle and never spoke up until it was too late. At the age of sixteen was raped and once again never spoke out and feel I may have left the abuse to happen to someone else. What are some expert or authoritative sources of information on this research question? The Courage To Heal a book by Laura Davis and Ellen Bass. www. cruiserape.
com/healing process. php What type of materials will you need to review for your research paper?Web sites with information on sex crimes, books on the healing process, life stories of survivors, What procedures will you follow to conduct your research? Search web and library for information, speak with victims and survivors, use my real life experiences What difficulties do you anticipate in conducting your research? This subject is a very heart touching subject for me. I have studied into this subject for many years. I have become a volunteer working with victims of sexual abuse. My difficulty in this subject is going to be narrowing down to a minimum amount of words.
