Identifying Research Questions

This is a short tutorial on how to identify good research questions.

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1. Identifying a Research Question Kotaro Hara | 2021-04-19 | v1a Based on the Makeability Workshop Document
2. What is a Research Contribution? Research Contribution = Intellectual value of your research Number of people you reach out x My notes on Patrick Baudisch’s presentation at UIST 2014 DS
3. What is a Research Contribution? Research Contribution = Intellectual value of your research Number of people you reach out x My notes on Patrick Baudisch’s presentation at UIST 2014 DS
4. Intellectual Value of Your Research My notes from David Flatla’s ASSETS 2014 DC Presentation; Kazuto Ataka (2010) Issue Driven Quality of Your Research Question Quality of the Solution
5. Intellectual Value of Your Research My notes from David Flatla’s ASSETS 2014 DC Presentation; Kazuto Ataka (2010) Issue Driven Quality of Your Research Question Quality of the Solution
6. Intellectual Value of Your Research My notes from David Flatla’s ASSETS 2014 DC Presentation; Kazuto Ataka (2010) Issue Driven Quality of Your Research Question Quality of the Solution This is where you want to go
7. Intellectual Value of Your Research My notes from David Flatla’s ASSETS 2014 DC Presentation; Kazuto Ataka (2010) Issue Driven Quality of Your Research Question Quality of the Solution This is where you want to go Research questions
8. Intellectual Value of Your Research My notes from David Flatla’s ASSETS 2014 DC Presentation; Kazuto Ataka (2010) Issue Driven Quality of Your Research Question Quality of the Solution This is where you want to go • Questions that nobody cares • Reinventing the wheel • Not falsifiable • Not answerable
9. Intellectual Value of Your Research My notes from David Flatla’s ASSETS 2014 DC Presentation; Kazuto Ataka (2010) Issue Driven Quality of Your Research Question Quality of the Solution This is where you want to go A great solution for a mediocre RQ Waste of your time! Do not do this!
10. Intellectual Value of Your Research My notes from David Flatla’s ASSETS 2014 DC Presentation; Kazuto Ataka (2010) Issue Driven Quality of Your Research Question Quality of the Solution This is where you want to go First select a “good” RQ Then try to get to the top-right corner
11. Intellectual Value of Your Research My notes from David Flatla’s ASSETS 2014 DC Presentation; Kazuto Ataka (2010) Issue Driven Quality of Your Research Question Quality of the Solution This is where you want to go First select a “good” RQ How should I identify “good” ones?
12. Intellectual Value of Your Research My notes from David Flatla’s ASSETS 2014 DC Presentation; Kazuto Ataka (2010) Issue Driven Quality of Your Research Question Quality of the Solution This is where you want to go First select a “good” RQ Guiding Questions 1 & 2 What is the problem and why is it interesting?
13. Intellectual Value of Your Research My notes from David Flatla’s ASSETS 2014 DC Presentation; Kazuto Ataka (2010) Issue Driven Quality of Your Research Question Quality of the Solution This is where you want to go First select a “good” RQ Guiding Questions 1 & 2 What is the problem and why is it interesting?
14. Wobbrock, J. O. (2014) Seven Research Contribution Types in Human‐Computer Interaction
15. Intellectual Value of Your Research My notes from David Flatla’s ASSETS 2014 DC Presentation; Kazuto Ataka (2010) Issue Driven Quality of Your Research Question Quality of the Solution This is where you want to go First select a “good” RQ Guiding Questions 1 & 2 What is the problem and why is it interesting? You need to know that questions are • Something that people care • Novel • Falsifiable • Answerable (A.K.A. READ THE DAMN PAPERS)
16. Intellectual Value of Your Research My notes from David Flatla’s ASSETS 2014 DC Presentation; Kazuto Ataka (2010) Issue Driven Quality of Your Research Question Quality of the Solution This is where you want to go Guiding Questions 3-5 What is your solution, what steps do you take to get there, and how do you know you are done? Then try to get to the top-right corner
17. Summary • Research contribution depends on the value of your research and the number of audience you reached out. • The value of research depends on the quality of your research problem and the quality of solution. • There are seven contribution types in the field of HCI and your research approach depends on them.