During this semester, you will develop a limited research proposal in your area of interest and related to this course. The first step is to develop a research question. For example, you may be interested in gender differences in development of diabetes – your initial question could be: Are there gender-based differences in the development of diabetes in adults? You would then refine it to indicate if you are interested in a quantitative or a qualitative approach to answering it. A question that is quantitative in nature would be: what is the average age at which males and females demonstrate signs of diabetes in adults? A question that is qualitative is: what factors contribute to gender-based differences in diabetes development in adults?