Quote Originally Posted by daan View Post

I think the problem might go two ways: she cannot really search specific enough because she does not have a research question yet, and yet she cannot formulate a good research question, because she does not have specific enough literature that allows her to formulate such a question.
Ah, the chicken or the egg question. [For our international participants, the question is, "Which came first, the chicken or the egg?"]

I think Adam's suggestion is a good one. So a way to ease in (or the Next Action) could be to formulate 3-4 possible research questions. Or better yet, outline the steps to complete the "Turn in Research Proposal" project. The first step could be "Formulate 3-4 possible research questions."