This handout provides information on researching topics and questions. It defines a research topic as a general idea, problem, or issue being investigated and notes that research questions are intended to be answered through research to focus on a particular aspect of the overall body of knowledge. Potential sources of research topics include personal experiences, non-scholarly media sources, and scholarly sources like journals, books, and case studies that have undergone review.
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This handout provides information on researching topics and questions. It defines a research topic as a general idea, problem, or issue being investigated and notes that research questions are intended to be answered through research to focus on a particular aspect of the overall body of knowledge. Potential sources of research topics include personal experiences, non-scholarly media sources, and scholarly sources like journals, books, and case studies that have undergone review.
This handout provides information on researching topics and questions. It defines a research topic as a general idea, problem, or issue being investigated and notes that research questions are intended to be answered through research to focus on a particular aspect of the overall body of knowledge. Potential sources of research topics include personal experiences, non-scholarly media sources, and scholarly sources like journals, books, and case studies that have undergone review.
investigative process used to increase or revise current knowledge by • It is a general idea, problem, or issue being considered for discovering new facts. investigation. • It is a way of framing the question as a series of simple but direct statements.
RESEARCH QUESTION/S
• Intended to be answered through
research • Helps the researcher focus on a particular aspect of the overall body of knowledge that s/he will frame through literature review.
Possible Sources of Research Topics
• Personal sources – personal experiences, personal observations, inclinations and views/values
• Non-scholarly sources – newspaper,
magazines, radio, television, and internet sources.
• Scholarly sources - highly reputable
sources that underwent rigorous review process like journals, books, research papers, feasibility, and case studies written by scholars, academics, industry experts, and research organizations