Getting started in international research

Getting Started in Proposal Writing in International Studies (Hirsch) (ppt)
From the Next Steps workshop; general advice for International Studies students

Free writing exercise to generate research ideas
From the International Studies "Next Steps" workshop, 2009

Advice about getting started in research (Streitwieser)
For IS students in the Next Steps workshop

Developing an IAS research question (doc)
A three step formula

Identifying an IAS research problem
advice from The Craft of Research (Booth, Colomb and Williams)