1-2 Journal: Asking the Right Types of Research Questions

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SCS 224 Asking the Right Types of Research Questions Journal Guidelines and Rubric

Imagine that you are applying for a job where your professional and academic research interests will be critiqued. Develop a professional profile of research interests that addresses the scientific and humanistic aspects that most interest you. Furthermore, what types of social problems most interest you? Who do these problems impact, and how? Are these broad ideas that affect everyone, or are they more personally centered? Does this research impact your current career goals?

Specifically, the following critical elements must be addressed:

• Professional profile
• Identification of social problems
• Impact of problems
• Impact on career goals

What to Submit

Journal assignments should be one to two pages in length, double-spaced. All citations should be completed using APA format.

AI Usage

If you use gen AI tools to support your work on this assignment, be sure to follow these AI usage guidelines. You must acknowledge your use of these tools in your work. Guidelines on how to cite AI tools can be found in this Shapiro Library guide.

Asking the Right Types of Research Questions Journal Rubric

Criteria	Exceeds Expectations (100%)	Meets Expectations (85%)	Partially Meets Expectations (55%)	Does Not Meet Expectations (0%)	Value
Professional Profile	Exceeds expectations and uses clear and relevant examples to develop a professional profile	Develops a professional profile that outlines various research interests	Develops a professional profile of research interests, but the profile is incomplete and lacks details	Does not develop a professional profile of research interests	25
Identification of Social Problems	Exceeds expectations and uses clear and relevant examples to describe problems of interest	Identifies and details social problems of interest	Presents problems of interest, but the list lacks depth and/or quality and details	Does not present problems of interest	25
Impact of Problems	Exceeds expectations and uses clear and relevant examples to illustrate the impact of the problem	Describes the impact of the identified social problems on the community	Describes the impact of the identified problems, but the response is incomplete and lacks details	Does not describe the impact of the problem	20
Impact on Career Goals	Exceeds expectations and uses clear and relevant examples to illustrate potential effects the research had on current career goals	Effectively describes potential effects the research had on current career goals, or how it supports these aspirations	Describes potential effects the research had on current career goals, but response is incomplete and lacks details	Does not describe the impact on career goals	20
Clear Communication	Exceeds expectations with an intentional use of language that promotes a thorough understanding	Consistently and effectively communicates in an organized way to a specific audience	Shows progress toward meeting expectations, but communication is inconsistent or ineffective in a way that negatively impacts understanding	Shows no evidence of consistent, effective, or organized communication	5
Citations and Attributions	Uses citations for ideas requiring attribution, with few or no minor errors	Uses citations for ideas requiring attribution, with consistent minor errors	Uses citations for ideas requiring attribution, with major errors	Does not use citations for ideas requiring attribution	5
Total:	100%