RESEARCH PROBLEM

Terms

Research
- process of seeking an accurate, valid and reliable answer

Research problem
- gives a person a feeling of discomfort
- conditions wanna improve
- difficulties you want to elimate

Selection
- Consiodering what is the best research topic

Research Process

1.) Identifying the problem
2.) Formualting the research design/ the research method
3.) data gathering
4.) Coding and analyzing
5.) Interpreting the results

Selecting a Research topic

SELECT the topic personally
EMPHASIZE on the need to select within theline of interest.
LINK the topic to your field of specialization.
ENSURE that the topic is workable
CONSIDER the financial aspect
TAKE TIME see if it is researchable and manageable.
INCLUDE time limit
OBSERVE if it’s important and relevant
NEVER forget morals

Criteria of a Good Research topic

1.) Intresting
2.) Relevant to the needs of the people
3.) Innovative
4.) Cost effective (4M’s - Man, Money, Materials and Machinery)

Types of Citation

In-text Citation
- found in the body of a research paper

End reference Citation
- located at the end of the paper work

3 types of In-text Citation

Paraphrasing
- rephrazing or restating the words of an author

Quoting
- using the author’s exact words

Summarizing
- main idea of someone else’s writing into your own words

Styles of Citation

Chicago / Turabian Style
- used in Business, History and the fine arts

Modern Language Association (MLA) style
_ used in Humanities

American Psychological Association (APA)
- used in education, psychology and Sciences
- format: Last Name, First Name Inital. (Year) Book Name. Publisher.

Guidelines in making a research title

Descriptive Research title

1.) contain subject, locale, population and period when
2.) be in phrase form, not sentence
3.) not longer than 15 words
4.) reverse pyramid and capitalized

Experimental Research title

1.) should include information about the research
2.) be in phrase form, not sentence
3.) not longer than 15 words
4.) show independent and dependent variables
5.) scientific names of plants should be italicized and parenthesized
6.) written in reverse pyramid