The document discusses how to choose a research topic and provides guidance on various aspects of conducting research. It recommends choosing a topic that is career supportive, workable, manageable, and achievable within available resources and time. The document then discusses finding a research problem or idea, learning research techniques, writing a synopsis, choosing appropriate research methods, collecting and analyzing data, discussing topics with others, and preparing for potential challenges in the research process.

1. How to Choose a
Research Topic
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2. Frist – What’s in it for me?
1. Career supportive
2. Workable
3. Manageable
4. Less resources
5. Timely achievable
6. Home based
7. Push the time
8. Blah…blah…blah…
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3. Isn’t it ?
Idea or Problem
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4. How to find ?
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5. Learning ?
• Get exposure
• Practice the research techniques
• Tacit Knowledge (comparison)
• What’ll be the next step
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6. Synopsis Writing Practices..!
• Problem selection
• Importance of study
• Proof reading
• Revise, revise and revise
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7. How to choose Research Methods…
• Basic Interpretive Qualitative Study
• Descriptive analysis (Case study)
• Narrative Analysis
• Critical Qualitative Research
• Experimental
• Meta Analysis
• Observational study
• Empirical Analysis
• Survey
• Focus group discussion
• Observation technique
• Pre and post test analysis
• Many more…
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8. Data important or not ?
http://www.gapminder.org/
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9. Data important or not ?
http://data.un.org/
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10. Your inputs are…
• Finalize synopsis
• Write LR
• Discuss (questionnaire)
• Data analysis (SPSS,Excel,Eviews,Nvivo,SAS)
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11. Lets discuss your topic here !
• My topic is…
• My variables are…
• My sector/industry/org. is…
• My timeline…
• My budget…
• My methodology will be…
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Any Impact ..?
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12. what’s in it for me…?
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13. Your learning – Your feedback
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14. • Sentence length (at least 1.5 lines)
• Technical words (Important = significant, vital, focal, vibrant etc)
• Proof read paragraph(is it make sense or not?)
• Bird’s-eye-view(whole document)
• Keep in mind:
– Your research work for others
– Do Less mistakes
– Compare your research work with other published paper
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Your research – Your Strength

15. Various parts of research are
connected
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Topic Problem
Statement
Theory
Method Results Discussion Conclusion
Perspectiv
e/implicat
ions
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16. Problem statement(s)
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Be prepared for
• To make mistakes and to learn.
• To write and rewrite many times.
• To spend many hours looking for information.
• To have your writing criticized.
• To feel confuse and hopeless some times.

18. • Do I have the clear research question?
• Have I read broadly and deeply in that area?
• Have I discussed the topic with peers?
• Have I enough time and fund to start?
• Do I feel support from faculty and friends?
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Before start writing ……..
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19. How to do work?
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20. Practice 1: Review of Literature
https://www.dlsweb.rmit.edu.au/lsu/content/2_assessmenttasks/assess_tuts/lit_review_LL/writing.html
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Practice 2: Review of Literature
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Practice 3: Review of Literature
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https://www.dlsweb.rmit.edu.au/lsu/content/2_assessmenttasks/assess_tuts/lit_review_LL/writing.html

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Practice 4: Verbs for referencing
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24. Literature Review Practices: Acknowledgement !
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