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Week 2. Research Design

The document provides guidance on developing a research topic in four steps - choosing a broad topic, doing preliminary research, defining the problem, and refining the question. It emphasizes selecting an interesting and significant topic relevant to one's field and importance of background research in shaping the research problem.

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Week 2. Research Design

The document provides guidance on developing a research topic in four steps - choosing a broad topic, doing preliminary research, defining the problem, and refining the question. It emphasizes selecting an interesting and significant topic relevant to one's field and importance of background research in shaping the research problem.

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Activity 1: Topics that interest me!

Directions: Take time to identify the


things that matters most to you by filling out the following information:

• 1. My chosen SHS track is:


____________________________________.
• 2. The top three things that I excel doing are ________________,
________________ and ______________________
• 3. The top five (5) things that make me happy are ____________ ,
___________, ____________, ________________, and
___________________.
• 4. The three things that I find interesting are _____________,
______________ and ________________.
DESIGNING RESEARCH
TOPIC
Steps in Developing Research Topic
• Developing a research problem can be done in four (4) steps:
1. Choose a broad topic
2. Do a preliminary research
3. Define the problem
4. Refine the question
•Choose a broad topic. The first step is
quite simple. As a Senior High School
student, these tips will surely guide
you in selecting a broad topic for
quantitative research.
• A. Choose an interesting topic. Research is a very
challenging task that demands your time and
persistence. Your motivation to find the answer
to the problem should keep you going, thus
building a momentum along the way. Therefore,
your research topic must be something that you
are passionate about.
Select a significant topic. A topic that is worth researching must be able
to answer or solve problems in the community. No one will take an
interest in your topic if it is obsolete and does not address any real
problem. To be proactive and to take part in solving problems with
socio-economic relevance gives a sense of accomplishment. You do not
even have to look far, just take a look at your household, neighborhood,
school, group of friends, or local community for a common problem or
difficulty.
• Activity 2: Tell me about your problems!
Directions: Make an online or offline survey at your community, family,
and friends to determine common issues or problems. List all the
problems raised and identify the most common ones.
C. Choose a topic relevant to your field.
• Resources. Department of Science and Technology (DOST)
harmonized National R & D Agenda for 2017-2022. Early in 2017,
DOST, together with researchers from the health, agriculture,
industry, and academe, released research priorities for 2017 to 2022
that are relevant for the economic growth of the country. Visit this
link https://bit.ly/3hHTf2Y for a list of suggested studies.
• Review of Literature. Some researchers reveal that reading previous
studies fueled their minds with tons of research topics. Reviewing the
literature lets them know what has been studied, what is not yet
done, and what other researchers suggest working on. Journals,
periodicals, and peer-reviewed articles are a good read.
• Field experts. Gather up some guts to approach anyone you know
that are experts on the field of your choice because they may give
valuable inputs or may currently be working on a study where you can
collaborate. Your teacher may also give you some advice, especially
on the possible obstacles, resource limitations, and expanse of the
study.
• Brainstorming. Do not underestimate the ideas from classmates,
friends, and family members. You may be overwhelmed at first by the
outpouring of ideas. Just build a list, then cross off any topic unrelated
to your field or not so interesting to you. Of course, you must take
precautionary measures in doing this by observing physical distancing.
You can use any social media platform to do this.
Do a preliminary research.
• The second step is much more time-consuming. Once you have
chosen a broad topic, you need to have a better understanding of it
by reading some more articles, journals, and related research studies.
Find out how other researchers gathered their data, what research
instruments were used, how the data were analyzed, and what
important findings they shared. Take note of every relevant research
study for future reference. If you started the topic search (first step)
by doing a literature review, the second step is just a continuation of
what you started.
Define the problem
After getting enough information, you may be able to list some
questions or problems that you want to research. At this stage, you
should be able to narrow down broad topic into feasible and
manageable research questions. A broad topic can be narrowed down
by limiting the population, place, period, or a certain characteristic.
However, be very mindful that your problem may not be too narrow
that it becomes very simple and does not need to collect unique data
or does not generate new information. A very narrow research
question can be developed by doing a comparative study or expanding
the scope of the study.
Refine the question
• This step lets you evaluate the questions formulated. What specific
questions should you ask? How should you gather your data sufficient
to answer the questions? Are the questions too narrow, or does it
need to be trimmed down? While evaluating the research question,
consider the requirements of the course. How much time are you
given to finish the research?
1. Why is it important to choose a relevant, significant, and interesting
research topic?
2. How does background/preliminary research help in defining a
research topic?
3. What is your understanding of refining the research question?

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