Formulating a statement of the problem

1. RESEARCH
QUESTIONS/
STATEMENT OF
THE PROBLEM

2. WHAT IS A RESEARCH
QUESTION?
questions that are answerable
and feasible queries or
inquiries about particular
problems, issues, or concern.

3. TYPES OF RESEARCH
QUESTIONS
primary or main
research question
01
Specific research
question
02

4. HOW TO WRITE A
STATEMENT OF THE
PROBLEM/RESEAR
CH QUESTIONS
A research question pinpoints exactly
what you want to find out in your work. A
good research question is essential to
guide your research paper

5. • Focused on a single problem or issue
ALL
RESEARCH
QUESTIONS
SHOULD
BE
• Researchable using primary and/or
secondary sources
• Feasible to answer within the timeframe
and practical constraints
• Specific enough to answer thoroughly
• Complex enough to develop
the answer over the space of
a paper.
• Relevant to your field of
study and/or society more
broadly

6. STEPS TO DEVELOP A
STRONG RESEARCH
QUESTION
• NARROW YOUR FOCUS TO
A SPECIFIC IDEAL POSITION
• IDENTIFY THE reSEARCH
PROBLEM THAT YOU WILL
ADDRESS
• CHOOSE YOUR
TOPIC
• DO SOME PRELIMINARY
READING ABOUT THE
CURRENT STATE OF THE
FIELD

7. STEPS TO DEVELOP A
STRONG RESEARCH
QUESTION
Contextualize the problem
• Show why it matters
• Set your aims and objectives

8. STEPS TO DEVELOP A
STRONG RESEARCH
QUESTION
•Specific: Clearly define the problem, avoiding
vague or general descriptions.
•Measurable: Include criteria to assess the
success or completion of the solution.
•Achievable: Ensure that the problem can be
solved or improved within reasonable
constraints.
•Relevant: Align the problem statement with your
goals and objectives.
•Time-bound: Set a timeframe for solving the
problem or achieving progress.

9. Scope and
Limitations of
a Study

10. SCOPE OF A
STUDY
the expectations that are to be achieved
by the end of the study.
refers also to the coverage of the
research in terms of aspect(s) of the
research problem

11. LIMITATIONS OF
THE STUDY
refers to the various aspects of the
study that are not covered by the
research for different reasons such as
time, resources, or lack of research
participants

12. a good research should present its potential
benefits and beneficiaries.
BENEFITSAND BENEFICIARIES
OF RESEARCH
Ideally, there is an intended group,
stakehiolder, organization, or industry that
the study aims to support of benefit by
conducting a research
itisexpected ofa research that issomething
goodoruseful that might comeout ofit.

13. defines the key concepts in your research, suggests
relationships between them, and discusses relevant theories
based on your literature review