research paper

WR 102: Research Paper Outline/ Template:

This outline should feature your best thinking regarding your research paper topic, and should be as close as possible to your exact structure.

  1. Topic

  2. Central/Organizing Research Question?

  3. Sub Questions

    1. Sub Question?

    2. Sub Question?

    3. Sub Question?

    4. Sub Question?

    5. Sub Question?

  1. Topic: Name this in 10 words or less. Make it interesting.

Electronic Media’s Influence on the opinion of common people

Common people not clear. Opinion not clear.

What do you mean by electronic media? This needs to be narrowed down, named. As is it is too vague to work with.

  1. Central Research Question: What do you want to know, overall? This is the central curiosity about your topic, and it will drive all of your research.

Role of Electronic media in affecting the public opinion in what way? Opinion on what? You need to be more precise.

III. Sub-Questions: List four-five sub-questions. These pertain to your research question.

Estimate # of pages:

SQ 1. What is the role of Electronic media on common people

Revise.

SQ 2.

How could a person’s judgment change or be based on what they see or hear by Electronic media

What do you mean by electronic media? This question can’t be answered as is.

SQ 3.

What issues arise by the influence of electronic media on opinion of common people?

Same thing, but worse because of “common people”. Not clear what that means.

SQ 4.

What would come about the lack of electronic media influence on public opinion?

Same thing….

SQ 5.

What’s the actual role which electronic should play in society of common people?

Same thing


Clarify:

Electronic media

Common people

Once you do that, you might have an outline to work with but not sure.

Think about actually answering these questions as they are. Is it even possible? Please make a bit more effort in shaping them…..