Research in Depth.... response on the reading: From Questions to a Problem

This reading wasn’t too terribly interesting, but I can see how it can be useful. I do enjoy reading or listening to those who are aiming to teach a skill that may be necessary. I’m not too savvy in the way of posing research questions and problems, which is why the reading may eventually be useful to me; however, I also have yet to come across a research question that I MUST answer, or a research problem that I MUST find a question to/meaning for. While I was reading, I couldn’t help but think that this doesn’t apply to me, it applies to researchers: people in the humanities major attempting to solve political problems, or students in a science major writing lab reports and posing great questions about the human body or the universe. But as I continued to read (and as I write this response), I am seeing how an artist (especially a conceptual one) can pose problems and questions about art. I’m realizing that for me, in particular, it would be a great research endeavor to go in depth on the history of architecture, to see how it changed over time, in order to determine what it might be in the future and what I can do to make that happen. ...or something along those lines. I can research green architecture and the ongoing effort to go green in society today, why it’s a good thing, and what can be done to achieve such a goal.

A reason why I don’t mind readings such as these is because someone is trying to teach me something that is important, and they do it in such a way that makes sense. While these type of readings may be boring, they can be quite significant. In my other classes I’m constantly reading articles of someone else’s research problems and questions, so this reading was a breath of fresh air. Someone wants me to learn how to pose these problems myself, rather than listen to others’ ideas. I love this feeling that I have just learned something, and maybe now I'll begin some serious, meaningful research...