finding topic

1. Finding a research
topics
Pairach Piboonrungroj, PhD
Faculty of Economics, Chiang Mai University
me@pairach.com

2. Where to start
u Looking for the main “keywords”
uYour favorite subjects
uYour everyday life
uReading papers
uReading news or magazine

3. How to find the right topic
u There is no such thing as “The right topic” in the
sense of trendy.
u Avoid hot issue but not fundamentally not
important
u Also apply to government policy
u Buzz word
u Focus on the “Important topic” in economics
or/and economy.

4. Standing on the Shoulder of Giants

5. Looking for the SAMPLE
u Previous IS / Thesis (should be in the
last 3 years)
u Current academic paper in
uTCI (tier1) journals or
ueven better in Scopus / ISI database
(ScienceDirect)

6. Scopus
u www.sciencedirect.com/

7. TCI (Thai Journal Citation Index Centre)
u http://www.kmutt.ac.th/jif/public_html/index.html

8. Thinking out loud

9. Thinking out loud
u Talk to classmates
u Talk to your family
u Talk to yourself
u Talk to potential supervisors/advisors

10. Finally, Just do it !