TOPIC SELECTION

BY TEK BAHADUR MADAI

Project Topic
A concept, subject or issue that can
be studied through research
Questions by our students
 Sir/ Madam, give me a topic for the project work.
 Sir/ Madam, is this “… … … …” title ok for the
project work?
Topic Selection
 Elements of good topic:
 Confirms to institutional requirement (within
specialization area)
 Reflects what is being done (or intended to do in the
proposal)
 Avoids verbose words(unnecessary words)
 Confirms to the researcher’s interest
 It is within researcher’s capacity (intellectual, time and
money)
Testing Researcher’s Capacity
 To test your capacity ask yourself:
  Do I know enough about this field to understand its
significant aspects and to interpret my findings?
  Am I skillful enough to develop, administer, and
interpret the necessary data-gathering devices and
procedures?
Testing Researcher’s Capacity, cont..

 To test your capacity ask yourself:

 Am I well grounded in the necessary knowledge of
research design and statistical procedures?
  Are pertinent data accessible?
  Will I have necessary financial resources to carry on
this study?
  Will I have enough time to complete the project? (the
deadline is 4 weeks after the completion of final exam).
Brainstorming
 Brainstorm on the nature and area:
 Descriptive studies
 Small scale survey
 Case studies
 Subject-specific area
Finding a good topic

 The related literature

 Authors often suggest areas for further research
 Review articles point out gaps in an author's evidence or
some questions he or she failed to answer.
 Test of author's conclusion in different settings or groups
 Field of your general interest
 Business problems
 Your instructors
 • Accounting
• Accounting for Banking

• Accounting for Business

• Advanced Financial Accounting

• Advanced Auditing

• Budgeting and Controlling of Profit

.
FINANCE

• Fundamental of Corporate Finance

• Commercial Bank Management
• Foundations of Financial Markets and
Institutions
• Fundamentals of Investment
• Insurance and Risk Management
MARKETING
• Fundamental of Selling
• Customer Relationship Management
• Foreign Trade and Export Management
in Nepal
• Fundamentals of Advertising
• Fundamentals of Service Marketing
MANAGEMENT
• Entrepreneurship and Small Business
Management
• International Business
• Management of Industrial Relations
• Productivity Management
• Quality Management
Inside Particular Subject - Finance
 Investment decision
 Capital structure
 Dividend
 Working capital management
 Liquidity position
 Loan(housing, vehicles, business, etc)
 Deposits
Working Capital Management
 Cash management
 Receivable management
 Inventory management
Inventory Management
 Inventory Management in Nepal Oil Corporation
 Inventory Management in Dhangadi Oil
Distributors
 Receivable Management
Business Problems
 Why so many auction notices?
 Costomers switching peoblems.
 Increasing baddebt.
 Increasing customers grievances.
 Employees unsatisfaction e.t.c.
Some topics
 Evaluate the following topics
 The trend of NPA in Nepal Bank Ltd
 Impact of NPA on profitability of Kumari Bank
Ltd.
 Inmentory management of …………..
 Deposit collection position of………..
 Houshing loan……….
 Vehicle loan…………
Some topics, cont…
 An Analytical Study on the Impact of NPA on the
Profitability of Kumari Bank, Dhangadi District
 Impact of NPA on profitability of Kumari Bank
Ltd., Kailali
 Hat Bazar in Tikapur
 Format of the Report

CHAPTER I: INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER II: RESULTS AND ANALYSIS
CHPTER III: SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION
BIBLIOGRAPHY
APPENDICES
Introduction
 What is the purpose of introduction?
 Nepali translation of the word – parichaya? Bisaye prabesh

Invert the triangle

Focus of the study or funneling to the focus of the study

Introduction

CHAPTER I: INTRODUCTION
Background
Profile of org./ place/ events, etc.
Objectives
Rationale
Review
Methods
Limitations
Three Questions
 What?
 Why?
 How?
CHAPTER II: RESULTS AND ANALYSIS

Data Presentation

Analysis of Results

Findings
CHPTER III: SUMMARY AND
CONCLUSION
Summary

Conclusion