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)