Thesis Statement and Analysis of Rhetorical Situation

Student’s name

Instructor’s name

Research questions

Date

Field of Study or Major:  Emergency and Disaster Management. 

Topic: Disaster response

Five (5) Draft Research Questions:

1. How accessible is evidence for best practices in disaster response?

2. Which are the best approaches to improving the cost-effectiveness of investments in disaster response?

3. How has Information Communication Technology contributed towards disaster response?

4. Do the involved stakeholders face any challenges in disaster response?

5. How can legal, social, economic, and ethical issues related to disaster response decision-making be addressed?

Research Question Checklist:

Look at each question to see if it meets most of the criteria shown here.  If it does not, please replace or revise it.  Then write your revised questions below.

· Does the question deal with something that really interests me?

· Is it a topic I can research at the APUS Library?

· Is the span of information I want to cover reasonable?

· Is the question too broad, too narrow, or just right?

· Is the question an open-ended question that invites inquiry? 

Five (5) Revised Research Questions:

1. To what extent can stakeholders access evidence for best practices in distance response?

2. Which are the best approaches to improving the cost-effectiveness of investments in disaster response?

3. How has Information Communication Technology contributed towards disaster response?

4. What are the factors that may affect effective distance response decision making?

5. What are the most effective approaches to address legal, social, economic, and ethical issues related to disaster response decision-making?