2. At the end of the lesson,
• You are able to write a research title;
• Describe background of research;
• State research question;
• Indicate scope and delimitation;
• Present a written statement of the problem
3. Selecting a research topic
Topic is a general area of interest that you would like to
pursue in your research.
It must be relevant – when it is important to daily lives.
Interest that you and the other people have about the
research.
Manageability the research can be studied within your
abilities and your research must be doable within a specific
time limit.
Lastly, make sure that you have available resources to
utilize in exploring your topic.
4. Background of the study
• This introduces important facets that establish the general
context where the study evolves.
• This also includes the description of the subjects of the
study or the history involving the research
5. Identifying and stating the research
problem
• After selecting a research topic, next thing is to identify
your research problem. This refers to the particular
issue which will you address in your study as well as the
specific area of concern of the research. The problem
states what is to be investigated identifies variables, and
discusses their relationship
6. Formulating research question
• It is important component of research which help define
the research problem of the study. They indicate specific
concerns related to the problem that the study intends to
answer.
• Research question is derived from the main problem of
the study:
• General question. It is derived from the main problem of
the study. It must contain words related to quantitative or
qualitative research, such as effects, roles, meaning, and
relationship. The word who, when, or where shall not be
placed in the general question.
7. • Specific research question. It is anchored on the
general research question. They are helpful in developing
tools for collecting data, gathering related references,
organizing your paper, and drawing valid conclusion.
8. Specific question for descriptive research
• Questions that starts with the following:
• How often do employees use facebook in one week?
• How many hours do employees spend on facebook per
week?
• What proportion of filipino male and female employees
uses facebook.
9. • Research objectives are the goals that you want you
research aim to achieve.
• Thesis statement it serves as the one-sentence
summary of the arguments that you are presenting in your
study.
10. Scope and delimitation
• It describes the parameters to which the study is set . It
sets boundaries of your research in terms of certain
aspects. The components of the scope include but not
limited to:
• Topic or focused of the study
• Objectives of the study
• The locale where the study will be conducted.
• You may you use these phrases when writing the section:
• The study covers…
• The study focuses on ….
• The coverage of the study ….
11. Writing the research title
• The title summarizes the main idea of the whole paper is
the most notable part of the research paper .
