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First Year Experience for Instructors

This guide is intended to support FYE instructors. For the student research guide, visit hood.libguides.com/fys.

Building Better Research Questions

Research inquiry is iterative, which means that most of the time, students don't end up with the same research question they start with. Figuring out an appropriate scope for a research question can be a big challenge for new researchers. 

Below are some sample lesson plans, videos, and frameworks we've found helpful in teaching first year students to write (and re-write) research questions.