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LU 2 Selecting and Defining a Research Topic - Coggle Diagram
LU 2 Selecting and Defining
a Research Topic
Selecting Topic
1st step in applying
the scientifi method
guided by an identified topic
realities of research and topic
identification
sources of
research topics
personal question
replication
theories
library search
Narrowing a Topic
problems with broad
topics
suggestions for
narrowing topics
talk to experts
read secondary sources
quanti and quali studies'
impact on narrowing the
topic
Characteristics of
Good Topic
significant
researchable
manageable
interesting
ethical
Stating the Research
Topic
placement and nature of the topic
statement in a study
examples of quanti and quali
research topic statements
Review of Related
Litearature
knowing when to
stop
functions of
literature review
steps in conducting
literature review
abstracting
analysing
evaluating sources
organising
sources
identify key words
reporting the
literature
Formulating and
Stating Hypothesis
definition and purpose
of hypotheses in
quanti studies
generating
hypotheses
types of
hypotheses
criteria for good
hypotheses
testing
hypotheses