Research Topic

The research topic is an area of interest you will explore in

your study as a researcher (Barrot, 2018).

Considerations in Selecting a Research

Topic (ibid.)
1. Relevance – a relevant topic addresses the needs of
the target audience of the research paper.
2. Interest – an interesting topic should be appealing
both to your readers and to you as a researcher.
3. Manageability – a manageable topic can be explored
within your abilities and a certain time limit. Furthermore,
this topic is neither to broad nor too narrow.
4. Availability of resources – this refers to the
accessibility of financial resources, references, and human
resources required for the completion of the research.
5. You should avoid overly recent topics because there
might not be enough references about them.
6. You also need to avoid highly technical and
specialized topics.
7. Refrain from choosing highly sensitive or controversial
topics as they may be considered distasteful by a certain
group of readers.