ROOT CAUSE ANALYSIS

What is your rationale? Use notes from research.

Step 1 ELA 8.1- Constructing a Research Question(s)What must be completed before I can earn this competency?8.1 Creating a research questionGOAL: Find Research Questions that explore the links between your challenge (from “story of self”) and personal, interpersonal, and institutional causes. What are your INITIAL RESEARCH QUESTIONS?PRIMARY RESEARCH QUESTION (What do you think is the Fundamental Cause? Which is most interesting? Could be solved?) SECONDARY RESEARCH QUESTIONS (other causes):Which causes from your “Five Why’s” does the research question link to? Does it link to an institutional or fundamental cause?How would answering this question help to solve these causes?Does the question only look at one issue, topic, idea? (or one cause and effect)Is the question about a specific group of people (age, gender, races, sexual orientation, etc.)?How important is this question to my community?Statement of Purpose (explain why you are asking those questions)Revised Research Questions (Any time you add a question, change a question, or revise one, because of your research, add it to this list)

Step 2 ELA 8.2- Research Credibility What must be completed before beginning this competency?ELA 8.2 Research CredibilityResources:Where to look for info (IN PROCESS)Vocab: Source= where you find your information What type of sources (websites, videos, ect)  will be most helpful in your research? Where will you look for your information? List your ideas1.2.3.4.5.

Step 3 ELA 8.3- Using Systems to gather information What must be completed before beginning this competency?ELA 8.2 Research CredibilityResource:Help with Notes...Creating a citation: www.citationmachine.net Source 1Keywords you searched for (what did you type in your search):Citation:Notes:Source 2Keywords you searched for (what did you type in your search):Citation:Notes:Source 3Keywords you searched for (what did you type in your search):Citation:Notes:Source 4 (if needed)Keywords you searched for (what did you type in your search):Citation:Notes:

Step 4 ELA 8.4- Analyze ResearchComplete the following graphic organizer.Based on your research, record answers to following questions. Remember to cite any information that you used from your sources using MLA style.QuestionAnswers Statistics-What do statistics from previous research say on this question?HistoricWhat are historic causes to your question?SolutionsWhat are some potential solutions to the problem?Other Pertinent Information Did any of your research contradict itself? Did one source say one thing and another source say another?  If so, what?Does your research suggest this problem affects others at Building 21? How do you know?What is one solution to this problem that you think we can help achieve? How?What further questions do you have that will help you find appropriate solutions?What is one way we can use Participatory Action Research methods to help to solve the problem?

This should be at the institutional, or at least interpersonal level.