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    This document discusses choosing a research topic and outlines important factors to consider. It provides 5 key steps for selecting a topic: 1) the topic must be original, novel, or new; 2) the results must be useful or beneficial; 3) the topic must be interesting; 4) it must be within the researcher's area of expertise; and 5) it must be feasible to complete within time and resource constraints. A good research problem is then defined as being specific, measurable, attainable, result-oriented, and time-bound. Sample clear and focused research questions are provided for comparison against unclear, unfocused, or inappropriately complex questions.

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    Lecture 3 Research Topic or Problem

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    Lecture # 3 2. Will the results or findings of the study be useful


    or beneficial to a group of people,
    Competency: organizations, and/or the society?
    3. Do you find it interesting?
     Writes a research title. 4. Is it within your area of specialization? Are you
    knowledgeable about the concepts and
    theories behind it? Or can you consult
    Choosing a Research Topic easily an expert who can help you in your
    study?
    *A research topic is a particular subject, concern, 5. Do you think you can finish the research within
    or issue that needs to be addressed through the available time, budget, and other
    research. resources?

     A well-defined research topic is the Specificity and Feasibility of the Problem


    starting point of every research project. Posed

     Choosing a research topic is one of the *A research problem is a general statement or


    most important steps since the rest of question about relations among variables or
    the study depends on it. characteristics of the phenomenon which a
    researcher needs to undertake.

    Common Sources of Research Topics Features of a Good Research Problem:


    or Problems: 1. Specific
    2. Measurable
    1. Existing problems in the classroom/school/ 3. Attainable
    campus/university which one may want to 4. Result-oriented
    solve 5. Time-bound
    2. Existing needs of the community or society
    3. Fields of interest or specialization or event from
    related field Sample Research Questions:
    4. Repetition or extension of investigations
    already conducted or may be an offshoot Unclear: Why are social networking sites
    of studies underway harmful?
    5. Related studies and literatures Clear: How are online users experiencing
    or addressing privacy issues on
    social networking sites such as
    Factors to Consider in Choosing twitter or Facebook?
    a Research Topic:
    Unfocused What is the effect of global warming
    1. Originality, Novelty, or Newness : on the environment?
    2. Relevance, Usefulness Focused: How is glacial melting affecting the
    3. Researcher’s Interest penguins in the Arctic Circle?
    4. Feasibility (within the timeframe, budget and
    availability of respondents/subjects/ Too simple: How are doctors addressing
    participants) diabetes in the Philippines?
    5. Researcher’s Area of Specialization or Appropriatel What are the common traits of
    Field of Expertise y complex: those suffering from diabetes in
    the Philippines, and how can
    these commonalities be used to
    Guide Questions in Choosing aid the medical community in the
    a Research Topic: prevention of the disease?
    1. Is it original, novel, or new?
    2

    REFERENCES

    Alegria, C. & Matira, M. (2016). Practical research 2:


    Quantitative research. Manila: MDG Printing
    Press.

    Calmorin, L. (2016). Research and thesis writing with


    statistics computer application. Sampaloc,
    Manila: Rex Printing Company, Inc.

    Faltado, R. et al. (2016). Practical research 2:


    Quantitative research. Quezon City: Lorimar
    Publishing, Inc.

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