CRITERIA TO SELECT A GOOD RESEARCH PROBLEM

1. A GOOD RESEARCH
PROBLEM
DR. MAHESWARI JAIKUMAR
maheswarijaikumar2103@gmail.com

2. CRITERIA FOR SELECTING A
GOOD RESEARCH PROBLEM
• 1. Significance to the discipline.
• 2. Originality.
• 3. Feasibility.
• 4. Administrative support.

3. 5. Peer support.
6. Availability of subjects.
7. Researcher’s competency.
8. Ethical considerations.
9. Solvable/Researchable.
10. Current.
11. Interesting.
12. clear & unambiguous

4. 13. Empirical & Verifiable.
14. Relevant
15. Systematic.

5. SIGNIFICANCE TO THE
DISCIPLINE
• A problem which the researcher
is selecting should have
significance to the profession or
discipline.

6. • A research problem is significant
for a discipline when it is
directed to develop or refine the
body of professional knowledge.
• The following are some of the
criteria to assess the significance
to a profession.

7. • The consumers/stakeholders
benefit from the research findings.
• The result will improve the current
practices.
• Promotes theory development or
testing.

8. • . Provides solutions to current
practice needs.
• Generate information to get
practical implications for the
profession

9. ORIGINALITY
• Every research should be new
and unique in itself.

10. • Therefore it is the responsibility
of the researcher that innovative
knowledge is used for selecting a
research problem so as to extend
the growth of existing body of
knowledge in a profession.

11. FEASIBLE
• Feasibility is an essential
consideration of any research
project.
• A research should be feasible in
terms of time, availability of
subjects, facilities, equipment &
money and ethical considerations.

12. ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT
• Many researches require
administrative support.
• Financial & psychological
support is essential to conduct
research.

13. PEER SUPPORT
• Many research ideas have failed
because the researcher did not
receive any peer support.

14. • A climate of shared interest
among the professional
members promote research
activities smoothly.

15. AVAILABILITY OF SUBJECTS
• Sometimes the potential
subjects may not meet the study
criteria or may be unwilling to
participate in the study or may
be already participating in
another studies.

16. • Therefore the availability of the
subjects should be well ensured
in advance.

17. RESEARCHER’S COMPETENCE
• A research problem can only be
feasible if it is in accordance with
the researcher’s competence.
• A researcher should be capable to
handle a given research problem.

18. ETHICAL SOUNDNESS
• The research problem selected
should be cleared by the ethical
committee without undue
hurdles.

19. • A very important topic of
research cannot be considered
feasible until & unless it is in
accordance with the ethical
guidelines.

20. SOLVABLE/RESEARCHABLE
• Only a research problem that is
solvable is considered to be
good.
• A researcher should minimize
the chances of insolvability.

21. • This aspect of the problem may
pose ambiguity and hence a
researcher should ensure the
solvability of the problem that is
elected.

22. CURRENT
• A good research problem must
be based on the current
problems and needs of the
profession.
• Thus the result generated will be
of more use.

23. • Furthermore, more number of
the professionals will be
interested in the research
conducted on the current issues
of their profession.

24. INTERESTING
• A research problem must be as
per the motivation of the
researcher and it should be
fascinating to the researcher.

25. • Thus a research will be
conducted with full enthusiasm
and not merely for its
accomplishment.

26. CLEAR & UNABIGUOUS
• The research problem selected
should be clear in its ability to
reflect or give clues regarding
the various aspects of
methodology.

27. EMPIRICAL & VERIFIABLE
• The research problem selected
to be researched should
amenable to scientific enquiry.
• The research should be verifiable
by scientific calculations.

28. RELEVANT
• The research problem chosen to
be researched should be relevant
to the profession, time, need &
the competency of the
researcher.

29. SYSTEMATIC
• The research problem should be
systematic- in the sense the
researcher should have arrived
at the problem statement
following relevant selection
parameters or criteria.

30. THANK YOU