2012 choosing a research topic

CHOOSING A GOOD RESEARCH TOPIC Raffles Institution Year 1 Research Education

OVERVIEW OF THE RESEARCH PROCESS Topic Identification Choosing a Research Topic (Assignment 1) Methodology Social Survey (Assignment 2) Interview (Assignment 3) Data Analysis & Interpretation Report Writing (Assignment 4)

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SIX ELEMENTS OF A GOOD TOPIC ELEMENTS OF A GOOD TOPIC WHAT HAPPENS IF IT IS MISSING? #1 INTEREST ,[object Object],#2 FOCUSED ,[object Object]

SIX ELEMENTS OF A GOOD TOPIC ELEMENTS OF A GOOD TOPIC IF MISSING? #3 SIGNIFICANT ,[object Object],#4 REASONABLE SCOPE ,[object Object],#5 LITERATURE IS AVAILABLE ,[object Object]

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#1 INTEREST IN THE TOPIC ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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#2 FOCUS THE TOPIC ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

#2 FOCUS THE TOPIC ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

#2 FOCUS THE TOPIC ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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Why are these topics considered poor? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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#3 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE TOPIC ,[object Object],[object Object]

#3 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE TOPIC ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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HOW TO MAKE SURE MY PROJECT IS DOABLE? Ensure my topic has a reasonable scope

#4 TOPIC HAS A REASONABLE SCOPE ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

#4 TOPIC HAS A REASONABLE SCOPE ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

HOW TO ENSURE I WILL BE ABLE TO SUBSTANTIATE ALL MY IDEAS Check that sources are available before my group decides on this topic

# 5 AVAILABLE LITERATURE ON THE TOPIC ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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Assignment 1 Preliminary Ideas (PI) Source: Project Works Vol. 1, pg 55 COMPONENTS OF A PI ELEMENTS OF A GOOD PI Choice of topic Interest in the topic Meets the task requirements . Focus the topic Reasons for the choice of topic Reason brings out the significance of the topic Assessment of the Feasibility, Manageability and Accessibility of the required information Topic is feasible , information is accessible and the project manageable . There is available literature on the topic.

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