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Steps in Developing Research Topic

The document outlines the steps for developing a research topic: 1. Choose a broad, interesting and significant topic relevant to your field. Limiting factors include capacity, understanding, resources and skills. 2. Conduct preliminary research on the topic by reviewing literature to better understand how others have studied it. 3. Define the research problem by narrowing the broad topic into feasible questions. 4. Refine the research questions by evaluating what specific questions need to be asked and how data will be gathered within the given time and resources.

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Steps in Developing Research Topic

The document outlines the steps for developing a research topic: 1. Choose a broad, interesting and significant topic relevant to your field. Limiting factors include capacity, understanding, resources and skills. 2. Conduct preliminary research on the topic by reviewing literature to better understand how others have studied it. 3. Define the research problem by narrowing the broad topic into feasible questions. 4. Refine the research questions by evaluating what specific questions need to be asked and how data will be gathered within the given time and resources.

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Steps in

Developing
Research
Topic
Norman A. Reyes
Despite the advancement in
knowledge and technology,
there is still a lot to discover in
this world. There is still an
ocean of things that we are yet
to explore.

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It can be a difficult
situation that we want to
improve or eliminate, a better
understanding of the
unfamiliar,
information gaps we wish to
fill, or theories that we want to
validate.
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What limits our choice of
a topic are our capacity,
understanding, resources, and
skill.

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What limits our choice of
a topic are our capacity,
understanding, resources, and
skill.

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Most researchers will agree that
choosing a good topic is a challenging
and tedious task. Because a research
topic serves as the groundwork for any
succeeding actions, it must be defined
appropriately at the beginning of the
research work.
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1. Choose a
broad topic.

A. Choose an
interesting
topic.

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1. Choose a
broad topic.

B. Select a
significant
topic.

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1. Choose a
broad topic.

C. Choose a
topic relevant
to your field

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In the event that the three tips above do not
shed some light on your minds, do not despair;
other sources of ideas like the ones below may
be available for you.
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i. Resources.

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i. 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.
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ii. 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.

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iii. 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

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iv. 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.

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2. 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

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3. 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.

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4. 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? What resources do you need and are they
available?

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Choose one broad topic that
interests you. Then,
preliminary research on this
topic. Take note of at least
five related studies with its
corresponding author/s,
then list three (3)
quantitative research
questions related to the
topic.
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Thank You
Sir Norman

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