Characteristics of Research  Vague Topics

 Systematic
Structure or Format of Research
 Accuracy
 Introduction
 Objective
 Title
 Timeliness
 Abstract
 Relevance
 Methodology
 Clarity
 Results
 Discussion
Types of Data Needed
 Recommendation
 Pure
 References
 Empirical
 Action

Purpose of the Research method

 Descriptive
 Correlational
 Explanatory
 Exploratory
 Action

Application of Research Method

 Interview
 Survey

Types of Qualitative Research

 Case Study
 Content Analysis
 Ethnography
 Phenomenology
 Content/Discourse Analysis
 Grounded Theory

Approaches to Research
 Quantitative
 Qualitative
 Mixed Method

Research Topics to be Avoided

 Controversial Topics
 Contemporary Topics
 Single source Topics
 Hard-to-investigate Topics
 Too narrow and broad Topics