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PERFORMANCE CHECK # 02

GROUP LEADER:
MEMBERS:

Deciding on a Research Topic

Identify a topic of interest. It may be something that you have read about, or a friend had told you
about. It may be something that is relevant to a particular group in society, or to the whole society
in general. It may also be something based on your own life experiences.

Focus the topic of interest. Provide a brief description of it. What is it about the topic that you are
interested in? What aspect of the topic would you like to study and why? Are you deliberately
omitting any particular aspect of the topic from your study? If you are, why? Try to describe your
topic of interest in a brief but succinct way by completing the following sentences.

My study is about
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In the study, I would like to look into

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Draft a working title. A working or tentative title is important at this early stage because it can help
focus the direction of your study. You can always change it as you progress with your research. The
language or the words that you will use in your title must reflect the kind of research that you will
undertake, whether its qualitative or quantitative. Make sure your working tentative title captures
or reflects what you want to explain.

According to Wilkinson (1991, Cited in Creswell 1994, 3), “be brief and avoid wasting words.
Eliminate unnecessary words such as ‘An Approach to …’ and ‘A study of …’ Use a single title or a
double title. An example of a double title is “An Ethnography: Understanding a Child’s Perception of
War.” Another useful tip is to “consider a title no longer than 12 words, eliminate most articles and
prepositions, and make sure it includes the focus or topic of the study” (Creswell 1994, 3)

My tentative title is:

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Evaluate the research topic. Is the topic researchable and feasible? Are the data you need available
and accessible? Can the topic sustain your interest? Who will be the target audience of your
research?

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