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TARGET BENEFICIARY
STATEMENT OF THE RESEARCH PROBLEM – STEP # 06

3 PROBLEM STATEMENTS  5 PARTS OF A PROBLEM
STATEMENT  TARGET BENEFICIARY  SPECIFIC
BENEFICIARY  USE A NOUN  USE AN ADJECTIVE 
HINT A CHALLENGE  HINT AN URGENCY  PROBLEM
STATEMENT  THESIS STATEMENT
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three problem statements
Three topics are required

•To prove your ability to write 3 types of
problem statements
•To prove your ability to use 3 types of
urgency elements
•To prove your ability to use 3 types of
theory support
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five parts
1 2 3 4 5
BENEFICIARIES URGENT NEED REQUIRED ACTION ORIGINAL INPUT (BONUS)
SUMMARY
The 5 Parts of a Problem Statement

A research problem statement can be prepared in five steps.
PARTS CONTENTS
Who will benefit from the proposal? Describe by using
1 BENEFICIARIES a noun + an adjective + a hint of a need or problem
2 URGENT NEED What is the topic of the proposal? Summarize the need or
problem to be addressed
What must the beneficiary do to solve the problem? [LINK
3 REQUIRED ]
ACTION
Proposal: What is the writer’s proposed action? +
4 ORIGINAL INPUT Originality: Is the proposal original or creative? +
Versatility: Is the proposal useful in other contexts? [LINK]
Does the thesis indicate the proposed action, target
5 BONUS: THESIS beneficiaries, the need to be addressed, and theory
STATEMENT support for the proposal? [LINK]
Parts of the Statement: Practice 1.1
1
1
SPECIFY THE
TARGET
GROUP THAT
CAN BENEFIT
FROM YOUR
PROPOSAL
HINT THAT
THE
PROBLEM IS
NOT EASY TO
SOLVE
HINT THAT
THE
PROBLEM IS
URGENT OR
CRITICAL
1 2
1 2
SPECIFY the SPECIFY THE
target group that NEEDS THAT
can benefit from YOUR
your proposal PROPOSAL
WILL
ADDRESS
HINT that the SHOW THAT
problem is not THE NEED IS
easy to solve URGENT
HINT that the
problem is
urgent
1 2 3
1 2 3
SPECIFY the SPECIFY the SPECIFY
target group needs that WHAT MUST
that can your proposal BE DONE
benefit from will address FIRST IN
your proposal ORDER TO
MEET THE
HINT that the SHOW that USE
NEED
problem is not the need is CONCEPTS
easy to solve urgent OF TIME
URGENCY
HINT that the
problem is
urgent
1 2 3 4
1 2 3 4
SPECIFY the SPECIFY the SPECIFY what DESCRIBE
target group needs that must be done THE
that can your proposal first in order to ORIGINAL
benefit from will address meet the need ELEMENTS
your proposal OF WHAT
YOU
HINT that the SHOW that USE concepts USE
PROPOSE
problem is not the need is of time CONCEPTS
easy to solve urgent urgency OF
ORIGINALITY
HINT that the
problem is
urgent
1 2 3 4 5
1 2 3 4 5
SPECIFY the SPECIFY the SPECIFY what DESCRIBE the USE
target group needs that must be done original THEORIES,
that can your proposal first in order to elements of LAWS OR
benefit from will address meet the need what you PRINCIPLES
your proposal propose THAT
SUPPORT
HINT that the SHOW that USE concepts USE concepts INTEGRATE
YOUR IDEAS
problem is not the need is of time of originality MAIN THEORY
easy to solve urgent urgency WITH THE
TOPIC
HINT that the CUT FOR
problem is CONCISENESS
urgent
target beneficiary
The target beneficiary is an

individual or group that you
target to benefit from your
proposal.
Describe the Beneficiary: SUMMARY
A target beneficiary can be described with four
elements.
1. Specific Noun: To describe a specific target
beneficiary, a noun must be described with specifics
2. Specifying Adjective: To create an element of
urgency, the adjective must imply a need or problem
3. Hint of Difficulty or Challenge: The implied problems
should be college-level and not too easy to solve.
4. Hint of Urgency: Three types of urgency are (a)
critical problem, (b) emergency situation, and (c)
limited time situation.
specific beneficiary
When the target beneficiary

is described with unique
characteristics, then it is
“specific”.
Specify The Target Beneficiary: Why
If the target beneficiary is

not specific, writing the
proposal can be slower
and more difficult.
The description helps the

writer clarify ideas before
writing the proposal.
A teacher can determine the

clarity of the proposed
idea: Can a reader clearly
understand this?
The teacher can check the

proposed idea for logic:
Can this proposal solve this
need of this target
beneficiary?
use a noun
Specific Noun: To describe a

target beneficiary, a noun
must be specified.
Specify a Target Beneficiary: Noun
Noun: To describe a target

beneficiary, a noun must
be specified.
Specify a Noun: Example
Noun: To specify a target beneficiary,

use a noun with specific descriptors.
GENERAL SPECIFIC DESCRIPTION
Red flowers Red Hawaiian hibiscus in the last two days
before wilting
SUMMARY
Noun: To specify a target beneficiary, a

noun must be detailed.

before wilting
Small-time beef Non-Muslim beef importers in Penang
importers with less than $10,000 operating capital
SUMMARY
Noun: To describe a specific target

beneficiary, a noun must be
specifically described.
before wilting
Small-time Non-Muslim beef importers in Penang with
beef importers less than $10,000 operating capital
Complex Chemical formula with 16 components and
equation 10 variables
Specify a Noun: Exercise
EXERCISE 1C
Use a specific noun to describe a group

that will benefit from your proposal.
This is your target beneficiary.
BENEFICIARY
In AiU
Family, friends,
or communities
In your country
use an adjective
Adjectives that hint: Use adjectives

that indicate an urgent need or a
critical problem
Use Adjectives that Hint: EXAMPLE
SUMMARY
Adjective: Use adjectives that indicate

a need or a problem
ADJECTIVE: DESCRIPTIVE ADJECTIVE: IMPLIED NEED
Dirty clothes Need for cleaning
(‘clothes’ not a beneficiary)
Need for comfort or
Crying child attention
Dry soil
(‘soil’ not a beneficiary) Need for rain
Use Adjectives that Hint: Exercise
EXERCISE 1C
Add an adjective that hints, indicates

or implies either a need or a
problem of the target beneficiary.
ADJECTIVE BENEFICIARY
In AiU
Family, friends,
or communities
In your country
hint a challenge
1. Choose a noun-adjective pair to hint (but

not say) a challenging topic.
2. The description should hint that this paper
• Is not that easy to write
• Needs high-level cognitive thinking
• Requires significant research time
DESCRIBE A SPECIFIC BENEFICIARY
Hint a Challenge: SUMMARY

1. Choose a noun-adjective pair to hint
(but not say) a challenging topic.
2. The description should hint that this
paper
• Is not that easy to write
• Needs high-level cognitive thinking
• Requires significant research time
DESCRIBE A SPECIFIC BENEFICIARY
Hint a Challenge : EXAMPLES

CHOOSE A UNIVERSITY-LEVEL CHALLENGE: The implied
problems should not be too easy to solve.
NOUN ADJECTIVE HINT OF EASY SOLUTION HINT OF CHALLENGE
BUILDING BURNING BURNING BUILDING (POUR UNSAFE COOKING PRACTICES

WATER) (CREATE POSTER TO
EDUCATE)
LAZY STUDENT LAZY STUDENT (DISCIPLINE FREQUENT OVERSLEEPING

STRICTLY) (CREATE PREVENTION
STRATEGY)
BAD FOOD BAD FOOD (CHANGE THE LIMITED VARIETY OF FOOD

COOK) CHOICES (CREATE VIABLE &
VARIABLE MENUS)
hint an urgency
A description of the target beneficiary can hint (but not specify) that
there is an urgent need or problem.
Three types of urgency
(1) critical problem
(2) emergency situation
(3) limited time
Describe the Relevance of the Proposal
Urgency: Limited Time
When describing the requirement of the proposal, show at least
one type of urgency.
URGENCY DEFINITION EXAMPLES IMPLIED URGENCY
The need or Failing TIME: Tests and

Limited Time
problem must be students exams are given

solved within a at specific times.
short time or Failing TIME:
else the problem scholars Scholarship is
worsens. limited to a
specific time.
Urgency: Emergency Situation
A need or Food SUDDEN: Group

Emergency Situation
problem happens poisoning is not prepared

suddenly and how to react.
unexpectedly; a Malaria UNEXPECTED: No
solution is epidemic ready medical
needed as soon supplies,
as possible services.
Urgency: Critical Situation
A need or Pregnant CRITICAL:

Critical Situation
problem student Education, work,

developed grown & future can be
over time. Action destroyed
is needed to Global CRITICAL: The
prevent reaching warming Earth cannot
a dangerous level support life after
a time
ONE MORE TIME
Urgency: A Need For Quick Action
Time The need or problem must be Failing TIME: Tests and exams are
limitation solved within a short time or students given at specific times.
else the problem worsens. Failing TIME: Scholarship is limited
scholars to a specific time.
Emergenc A need or problem happens Food SUDDEN: Group is not
y situation suddenly and unexpectedly; a poisoning prepared how to react.
solution is needed as soon as
possible Malaria UNEXPECTED: No ready
epidemic medical supplies, services.
Critical A need or problem developed Pregnant CRITICAL: Education, work,
situation grown over time. Action is student & future can be destroyed
needed to prevent reaching a
dangerous level Global CRITICAL: The Earth cannot
warming support life after a time
SPECIFY A BENEFICIARY
Hint at an Urgency: PRACTICE 1A

Change the urgent statements to neutral
statements
NEUTRAL URGENT
Drunk manNEXT SLIDE
ANSWER: Drunk airplane pilot
Unexpected visitor
ANSWER: NEXT SLIDE Armed burglar
Forgotten
ANSWER: recipe
NEXT SLIDE Disappearing cultural knowledge
Hint at an Urgency: PRACTICE 1A

Change the urgent statements to neutral
statements
NEUTRAL URGENT
Drunk man Drunk airplane pilot
Unexpected visitor Armed burglar
Forgotten recipe Disappearing cultural knowledge
Hint at an Urgency : PRACTICE 1B

Change the neutral ideas to ideas that
imply problems or needs.
NEUTRAL URGENT
bad girl pregnant teen-ager
ANSWER: NEXT SLIDE
playing boy computer-addicted student

ANSWER: NEXT SLIDE
lazy professional plagiarizingANSWER:

professor
NEXT SLIDE
Hint at an Urgency : PRACTICE 1B

Change the neutral ideas to ideas that
imply problems or needs.
NEUTRAL URGENT
bad girl pregnant teen-ager
playing boy computer-addicted student
lazy professional plagiarizing professor
Hint at an Urgency : EXAMPLE
REQUIRED
TOPIC BENEFICIARIES URGENT NEED ACTION ORIGINAL INPUT
1 shabby student
hungry student
ERRORS:
• The adjective does not show urgency.
• The noun is not specific. It can be any student.
REQUIRED
1 burning room
impoverished
student
ERRORS:
• Example 1: not a beneficiary
• Example 2: The adjective implies urgency
• However, the noun is not specific. It can be any student.
REQUIRED
1 broken leg
ONE ERROR: Urgency is hinted but topic is too general

• The adjective shows urgency (emergency situation).
• However the noun is not specific. It can be any leg.
REQUIRED
TOPIC BENEFICIARIES URGENT NEED ORIGINAL INPUT
ACTION
failing senior
1
geography
students in
Cebu
NO ERRORS: There is a hint of an urgency

• The noun is specific. It cannot be any student in the world.
• seniors = they need to graduate this schoolyear
• The adjective shows urgency (critical problem).
• failing = they need to have passing grades
• Critical Situation = they need a minimum of C average to
graduate this schoolyear
REQUIRED
ACTION
low-vocabulary
2 scholars in the
CFS program
NO ERRORS: There is a clear hint of an urgency

•The noun is specific. It cannot be any scholar in the world.
• scholars = they need passing grades to keep their scholarships
•The adjective shows urgency (time limitation).
• CFS = they need to go to UGP after 9 months
• low-vocabulary = they need high vocabulary to pass UGP
• Time Situation = they need to acquire 40,000 academic words
within 9 months; they use no time for academic vocabulary; if they
are taught, they forget within three months
REQUIRED
ACTION
malnourished
3 infants in
Somaliland
NO ERRORS: Urgency is well-established

•The noun is specific. It cannot be any infant in the world.
• infants = Unlike adults, infants are weaker and die faster
•The adjective shows urgency (critical problem).
• malnourished = There is no food or nourishment available
• Somaliland = there is widespread drought, famine, and
corruption; the country is too poor to import food for all babies
•Critical Situation = the state needs to feed @440,000 infants a day,
all over the country with poor roads and transportation
problem statement
•Example of a one-sentence problem statement

•The 1 to 4 elements of a problem statement
•The A to D elements of a problem statement
•See
how a one-sentence problem statement can be
come a three-part thesis
statement
One-sentence Problem Statement
SAMPLE 1
In five days, I will draft an A3-sized

information poster with 10 photos
and English text to show single
teenage mothers how to continue
their studies and survive financially
amidst ostracism by family and
community.
1 to 4 Parts of a Problem Statement
SAMPLE 1 1. A SPECIFIC TIME LIMIT:
When you will submit your
In five days, I will output
draft an A3-sized 2. A CLEAR OUTPUT: For
information poster practice, you are to produce
a poster and a slideshow
with 10 photos and
(attention, information,
English text to show instruction)
single teenage 3. A SPECIFIC BENEFICIARY:
mothers how to Specified beneficiaries and
requirement to meet the
continue their studies need
and survive financially 4. A STRONG NEED: Urgent
amidst ostracism by need of beneficiaries (hint of
urgency)
family and community.
A to D Parts of a Problem Statement
SAMPLE 1
A.VIABILITY – The output
In five days, I will can be submitted before
draft an A3-sized deadline, but
B. HINT OF DIFFICULTY: The
information poster
university level topic is not
with 10 photos and so easy to complete
English text to show C. ORIGINAL INPUT (can be a
single teenage new point of action, a
mothers how to synthesis of different ideas,
an increased values, or an
continue their studies unexpected connection)
and survive financially D.MEASURABLE VERBS
amidst ostracism by & NOUNS: There are no
family and community. adjectives or adverbs used.
One-sentence Problem Statement
SAMPLE 2
In one week, I will submit a 10-

page instruction leaflet with photos,
French and Swahili text to show
Ugandan villagers how to plant,
process, and use moringa powder to
lower infant mortality by 10% in six
months.
1 to 4 Parts of a Problem Statement
SAMPLE 1 1. A SPECIFIC TIME LIMIT:
When you will submit your
In one week, I will output
submit a 10-page 2. A CLEAR OUTPUT: For
instruction leaflet with practice, you are to produce
a poster and a slideshow
photos, French and
(attention, information,
Swahili text to show instruction)
Ugandan villagers how 3. A SPECIFIC BENEFICIARY:
to plant, process, and Specified beneficiaries and
requirement to meet the
use moringa powder to need
lower infant mortality 4. A STRONG NEED: Urgent
by 10% in six months. need of beneficiaries (hint of
urgency)
A to D Parts of a Problem Statement
SAMPLE 1
A. VIABILITY – The output can
In one week, I will be submitted before deadline,
but
submit a 10-page B. HINT OF DIFFICULTY: The
instruction leaflet with university level topic is not so
photos, French and easy to complete
C. ORIGINAL INPUT (can be a new
Swahili text to show point of action, a synthesis of
Ugandan villagers how different ideas, an
to plant, process, and increased values, or an
unexpected connection)
use moringa powder to
D. MEASURABLE VERBS &
lower infant mortality NOUNS: There are no
by 10% in six months. adjectives or adverbs used.
thesis statement
•Example of a one-sentence problem statement

•Example of a 1 x 3 thesis statement
•Example of a 3 x 3 thesis statement
See
how a thesis statement can become a three-level
outline
The Three-part Thesis Statement
TOPIC SENTENCE 1
In five days, I will

draft an A3-sized
information poster
with 10 photos and
English text to show
single teenage
mothers how to
continue their studies
and survive financially
amidst ostracism by
family and community.
TOPIC SENTENCE 1 1x3 THESIS STATEMENT
In five days, I will Amidst ostracism by
draft an A3-sized family and community,
information poster a teenage single
with 10 photos and mother can survive
English text to show financially through aid
single teenage from state
mothers how to organizations, from
continue their studies non-government
and survive financially organizations, and
amidst ostracism by from charity
family and community. foundations.
TOPIC SENTENCE 2
In one week, I will

submit a 10-page
instruction leaflet
photos, French and
Swahili text to show
Ugandan villagers how
to plant, process, and
use moringa powder to
lower infant mortality
and malnutrition in
nursing mothers.
TOPIC SENTENCE 2 3x3 THESIS STATEMENT
In one week, I will Ugandan villagers can
submit a 10-page cultivate moringa trees,
instruction leaflet process leaves to powder,
photos, French and and use moringa powder
Swahili text to show to lower infant mortality,
Ugandan villagers how increase nutrition of
to plant, process, and nursing mothers, and
use moringa powder to increase resistance to
lower infant mortality diseases that are
and malnutrition in common in the villages.
nursing mothers.
bonus
USE
In writing the thesis THEORIES,
LAWS OR
PRINCIPLES
statement, use theories, or THAT
SUPPORT
INTEGRATE
YOUR IDEAS
principles to give strength MAIN THEORY
WITH THE
to your ideas (See how). TOPIC
CUT FOR
CONCISENESS
What’s Next
PPT: Research Proposal 1 - From Problem
Statement to Thesis Statement is here.
PPT: Research Proposal 2 - How to Defend
Your Problem (or Thesis) Statement is here.
PPT: Research Proposal 3 - The Three-Part
Thesis Statement is here.
PPT: How To Outline A Paper, Essay, or
Proposal is here.
TARGET BENEFICIARY
STATEMENT OF THE RESEARCH PROBLEM – STEP # 06
3 PROBLEM STATEMENTS  5 PARTS OF A PROBLEM STATEMENT  TARGET
BENEFICIARY  SPECIFIC BENEFICIARY  USE A NOUN  USE AN ADJECTIVE
 HINT A CHALLENGE  HINT AN URGENCY  PROBLEM STATEMENT 
THESIS STATEMENT
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STATEMENT OF THE RESEARCH PROBLEM – STEP # 06

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Three topics are required

The 5 Parts of a Problem Statement

The target beneficiary is an

When the target beneficiary

If the target beneficiary is

The description helps the

A teacher can determine the

The teacher can check the

Specific Noun: To describe a

Noun: To describe a target

Noun: To specify a target beneficiary,

Noun: To specify a target beneficiary, a

GENERAL SPECIFIC DESCRIPTION

Noun: To describe a specific target

Use a specific noun to describe a group

Adjectives that hint: Use adjectives

Adjective: Use adjectives that indicate

Add an adjective that hints, indicates

1. Choose a noun-adjective pair to hint (but

Hint a Challenge: SUMMARY

Hint a Challenge : EXAMPLES

BUILDING BURNING BURNING BUILDING (POUR UNSAFE COOKING PRACTICES

LAZY STUDENT LAZY STUDENT (DISCIPLINE FREQUENT OVERSLEEPING

BAD FOOD BAD FOOD (CHANGE THE LIMITED VARIETY OF FOOD

The need or Failing TIME: Tests and

problem must be students exams are given

A need or Food SUDDEN: Group

problem happens poisoning is not prepared

A need or Pregnant CRITICAL:

problem student Education, work,

Hint at an Urgency: PRACTICE 1A

Hint at an Urgency: PRACTICE 1A

Unexpected visitor Armed burglar

Forgotten recipe Disappearing cultural knowledge

Hint at an Urgency : PRACTICE 1B

playing boy computer-addicted student

lazy professional plagiarizingANSWER:

Hint at an Urgency : PRACTICE 1B

playing boy computer-addicted student

lazy professional plagiarizing professor

ONE ERROR: Urgency is hinted but topic is too general

NO ERRORS: There is a hint of an urgency

NO ERRORS: There is a clear hint of an urgency

NO ERRORS: Urgency is well-established

•Example of a one-sentence problem statement

In five days, I will draft an A3-sized

In one week, I will submit a 10-

•Example of a one-sentence problem statement

In five days, I will

In one week, I will

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