IS309 Final Exam Preparation §

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Research interest is given to you and you will be asked to write down the

Level of Analysis §

Micro-theory

Meso-theory

Macro-theory

the research problem §

details why this research or topic is relevant to be studied

objective §

what do you want to study

• main topic
• what you want to be uncovered
• list of points you will be focusing on

Research Questions §

• take your objectives and put them into question forms to chase when doing the research.
• make sure to put your variable you’re researching clearly
  • “What are the causes of ___ ?” rather than “Why did ___ happen?”

identify variable §

question and answer linking to the variables

sampling procedure §

statistical tests §

that you think most appropriate to your identified variables.

was the War in Afghanistan and the middle east a success according to the US or was it propaganda

• the true purpose of the war was to save face against 9/11 (revenge)