how to find a research topic

1. RESEARCH TOPIC
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2. RESEARCH TOPIC
 The research topic set the direction of a research project.
 It becomes the basis for formulating the research question.
 Identifying literature that should be reviewed.
 Narrowing down appropriate theories and frameworks.

3. Research topic may stem
for an idea
Problems or issue
Personal Curiosity or
interest

4. Identifying a Research Topic
Observing things from some
experience of your interest Current Events
Needs of Community
Problems that required
solution
Reading books, articles

5. Research
Topic
Research
Question
• Research Topic
- is a general idea, issue
or problem being considered for
investigation.
• Research Question/Topic-
- is a specific question
intended to be answer through
research

6. Personal Factors –
related to personal experiences, professional
qualification, experts, motivation, intellectual
curiosity, and perceptiveness of the researcher.
External Factors-
uniqueness or novelty, importance or value of
the research, availability of the data and materials,
ethical considerations, and department or unit where
the research is also be undertaken.
RESEARCH TOPIC FACTORS MAY
ALSO BE CONSIDERED

7. SOURCES OF
RESEARCH TOPIC

8. PERSONAL SOURCES – personal experience. This
topic are influenced by individual’s perspective
NONSCHOLARLY SOURCES – it includes newspaper ,
magazines, radio, television, and internet sources.
SCHOLARLY SOURCES – it includes journal, articles,
books, research papers, and document

9. Gaps that
need to be
studied
(scholarly
literature)
• Find an assertion or statement in
the popular press or conclusion in a
research article that you believe to
be incorrect. Look for empirical
evidence used by authors to see if
any mistakes were made that could
have affected the conclusion.
• Find two studies that reach
conflicting conclusion. Try to
explain or reconcile the conflict.
Test conflicting explanation by
applying them to different cases or
data.

10. • Take a theory or general
explanation for certain
behaviour and apply it to a
new situation.

11. CHOOSING RELEVANT
RESEARCH TOPIC

12. Two Important Criteria
It should pose a question that is relevant to
the real world
It should make a specific contribution to the
scholarly literature by adding to our collective
understanding of the world through scientific
explanation.

13. A good research topic should be
relevant in reality
Researcher can show that the
evidence or theories design for a
specific context or a particular
purpose could also be applied to
a different context or purpose.