LC 2027
IS Research Question Builder — Dairy Farming
Business Alive Investigative Study
1 Build your research question
Work practice
Digital technology
Perspective
Your research question
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Meets the brief — one technology, one practice, one perspective
2 Primary research options
🎙️
Interview
Best method — gets answers no search engine can give you
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Survey
Supports triangulation — reach more people with fewer questions
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Observation
Sees what actually happens — not just what people say happens
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3 Perspectives to include in your investigation
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Your chosen perspective
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This is your main research focus
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Contrasting viewpoint
The other side of the workplace
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Expert / industry viewpoint
Teagasc, IFA, AgriLand, Macra na Feirme
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4 Is your question SMART?
SMART checker
Your question is checked automatically as you build it
All 5 SMART criteria met
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S
Specific
Names a specific digital technology and a specific work practice
M
Measurable
Asks "how" — can be answered with interview and survey data you collect
A
Achievable
Focused on one farm, one technology — realistic within 20 hours
R
Relevant
Links directly to the 2027 brief — digital technology and its impact on work
T
Time-bound
Investigates current impact — what is changing now, not historically
Brief 2027 — investigate how a digital work practice impacts employers OR employees
