1.6 Formulate your main question

Have you visualised your subject well? Next, formulate a global main question. Your main question forms your starting point. This question describes exactly what you want to know and gives direction to your search process. It is therefore important to formulate this question well.

Tips: If you start a question with 'what', 'how' or 'which' you automatically have an open question. Do not start the question with 'why', why-questions are often not specific enough.