SELECTING RESEARCH TOPIC

 Choosing an ideal topic is one of the most

important decision before we start on research
 Some (researcher ) students spend a great deal
of time looking for potential topics before
finally one selecting for research
 There are number numbers of successful
strategies to find such as a topic regardless of
students “academic of disciplines’
 Selecting research topic
 Choosing an interesting research topic is your first challenge. Here
are some tips:
 Choose a topic that you are interested in! The research process is
more relevant if you care about your topic.
 Narrow your topic to something manageable.
 If your topic is too broad, you will find too much information and not be able
to focus.
 Background reading can help you choose and limit the scope of your topic. 
 Review the guidelines on topic selection outlined in your
assignment.  Ask your professor or TA for suggestions.
 Refer to lecture notes and required texts to refresh your knowledge
of the course and assignment.
 Talk about research ideas with a friend.  S/he may be able to help
focus your topic by discussing issues that didn't occur to you at first.
 Selecting research topic
 Think of the who, what, when, where and why questions:
 WHY did you choose the topic?  What interests you about it?  Do
you have an opinion about the issues involved?
 WHO are the information providers on this topic?  Who might
publish information about it?  Who is affected by the topic?  Do you
know of organizations or institutions affiliated with the topic?
 WHAT are the major questions for this topic?  Is there a debate
about the topic?  Are there a range of issues and viewpoints to
consider?
 WHERE is your topic important: at the local, national or
international level?  Are there specific places affected by the topic?
 WHEN is/was your topic important?  Is it a current event or an
historical issue?  Do you want to compare your topic by time
periods?
 How to construct research title
 Research goal
 Independent variable
 Dependent variable
 Research locale

 Ex. Identifying the effectiveness of E-

commerce in promoting various advertisement
of shoppee as market place in selected
barangay in Caloocan City
 How to construct research title
 Research goal/Research objectives
 describe concisely what the research is trying to achieve.
They summarize the accomplishments a researcher
wishes to achieve through the project and provides
direction to the study.
 A research objective must be achievable, i.e., it must be
framed keeping in mind the available time,
infrastructure required for research, and other resources.
 Before forming a research objective, you should read
about all the developments in your area of research and
find gaps in knowledge that need to be addressed. This
will help you come up with suitable objectives for your
research project. 
 How to construct research title
 In research, variables are any characteristics that can take on
different values, such as height, age, species, or exam score.
 In scientific research, we often want to study the effect of
one variable on another one. For example, you might want
to test whether students who spend more time studying get
better exam scores.
 The variables in a study of a cause-and-effect relationship
are called the independent and dependent variables.
 The independent variable is the cause. Its value
is independent of other variables in your study.
 The dependent variable is the effect. Its value depends on
changes in the independent variable.
 How to construct research title
 Research locale
 This discusses the place or setting of the study. It
describes in brief the place where the study is
conducted. Only important features which have the
bearing on the present study are included.
 3.1.2 Shows the target population

 ie; ‘the Influence of marketing strategies of milktea

shop to the students in university of Caloocan city”
 The comparative study between mc.donalds and
jolibee : disparties of food quality and service
through customer satisfaction in monumento branch
 Activity 3
 Please prepare sample research topic/ title

 Goals and objectives

 Independent variable
 Dependent variables
 Research locale