Group no________ Group Leader: __________________________________________

Research Topic Proposal

A. Complete the data in the table below to help you identify a clear research topic

What general topic is of interest to me?___________________________________________

Let us delimit the scope of the topic that you can choose by completing the table below:

Category Question Answer

1. Persons or categories of
people to be studied
2. Place of study
3. Time period of the
research
4. Spheres of human
interest
5. Social artifacts
Who are the persons that I want
to study?
Where is the specific location of
the study topic?
How long will my study take?
What human activity or interest
do I want to study?
If applicable, what particular
social artefact or interaction will
my topic focus on?

B. Complete the statements below. State the topic of your proposed research and the working title
of the paper. These will be the research topic and working title of the paper that you must write
and submit at the end of the course.

The topic of the research study is about…

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The working title of my research is …

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C. Report your research topic and seek your classmates’ and your teacher’s comments and
suggestions regarding the topic. Use the following guidelines in assessing the success of your
topic.

1. Does the topic have resources in the library?______________________________

2. Is the topic chosen by your classmate broad or vague?________________________
3. Is the topic so specific that it becomes difficult for you to research it? Is the topic too
technical? Does it focus on a branch of knowledge or field of study of which you have no
background or knowledge?
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4. Is the topic intangible or debatable? Is it not easily answerable?
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5. Is the topic not yet overly written on by other researchers in the field?
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