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Selecting a research topic - Coggle Diagram
Selecting a research topic
Identufy a problem
Purpose of research topic
identify and contextualise the problem to be investigated
guideline for findinf relevant secondary information
tool/aid to identify key player in my field of research
provides an appropriate background for introduction and elsewhere in the research
helps locate the contribution that the research might make to the body of academic knowledge
Choosing a good research topic
problem potential
does it provide a good research problem
Focus
is it focused
Avalability of literature
the possibility of obtaining primary and secondary data on chosen topic
will it strengthen arguments and quality of conclusion (relevant)
Interest
is it interest to you?
what is a topic?
based on rationality
not based on emotions
Straight foward, easy, uncomplicated
stated in few words/short phrases
locates research within specific secondary order
unsolved
describes the field of research (In which field does it fall)
a central idea the research is based on
a specific subject of a research
Difference between a research topic and a title
Topic
presents wider area of investigation
Title
the specific formulation of your investigation
what the author calls his investigation within the identifed research topic
sources of topics
personal expereince
others experiences
interacting with other s in your area of interest
from currect affairs
experiments/observation
from mostly reading literature