Identifying the Inquiry and Stating the Problem

Research Topic Research Problem

Choosing a Topic:
Types of Research Types of Topics:
Gaps:  Researchable
 Non- External Criteria: Internal Criteria:
 Evidence Gap
(Contradictory Researchable Researcher Criteria
Topic (Problem)
Evidence Gap)
 Knowledge Gap Researcher Support
(Knowledge Void gap)
Sources of Research Ethical Consideration
 Practical-Knowledge
Topics:
Gap (Action- Types of Question:
Knowledge Conflict  Specialization
Gap) Topics to be Avoided:  Researchable
 Existing and past
 Methodological Gap researches  Non-
 Controversial
(Method and Research Researchable
 Theses, topics
Design Gap) dissertation, and  Highly technical
 Empirical Gap research journals subjects
(Evaluation Void Gap  Problems met  Hard-to-
 Theoretical Gap (experience or investigate Characteristics of
(Theory Application observation) subjects Research Question
Void Gap)  Creative ideas of  Too broad (SMART):
 Population Gap the researcher subjects
 Specific
 Theory  Too narrow
subjects  Measurable
 Vague subjects  Attainable
 Realistic
 Time Bound