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OVERVIEW OF TECHNIQUES INVOLVED IN
DEFINING A RESEARCH PROBLEM
Presented by
Dr.SANGEETHA R
Assistant Professor
Department of Commerce with International
Business
Hindusthan College of Arts and Science,
Coimbatore
TECHNIQUES INVOLVED IN DEFINING A PROBLEM
❖ As a researcher, you must have often read that defining a problem
is the first step in a research process.
❖ Defining a problem, simply means that the researcher has to lay
down certain boundaries within which he/she has to study the
problem with a pre-defined objective in mind.
❖ Defining a problem is a difficult task, and this must be done
intelligently to avoid confusions that arise in the research
operation.
The following are the steps that should be followed systematically in
defining a problem.
State the problem in a general way
Understand the nature of the problem
Survey the available literature
Go for discussions for developing ideas
Rephrase the research problem into a working
proposition
I. State the problem in a general way
How to define a problem in general way?
❖ Study the related subject thoroughly
❖ Do preliminary survey or pilot survey Define the problem in general
way
Ex: Does negative news interest people more than positive news?
❖ Narrow it down by rethinking over the problem in operational
terms.
Ex: Does negative news such as robbery, corruption interest people
more than positive news like country economic growth ?
II. Understand the nature of the problem
❖ The researcher needs to discuss the problem with those related
to the subject matter in order to clearly understand the origin
of the problem, its nature, objectives and the environment in
which the problem is to be studied.
III. Survey the available literature
❖ Survey all the research which are already undertaken in related
problem.
It helps to :
❖ Narrow down the problem
❖ To identify research gaps
❖ Gives new ideas in related area
❖ Helps for research design
IV. Go for discussions for developing ideas
● Discussion always produces useful information.
● Various new ideas can be developed through such
an exercise.
● Researcher must discuss his/her problem with his/
her colleagues and others who have enough experience
in the same area or in working on similar problems.
This is known as experience survey.
v. Rephrase the research problem into a working proposition
❖ Initial research question: Why is productivity in Japan so much higher
than in India?
❖ After, the problem has understood, available literature has taken
place and discussion over the problem has taken place, the question
has rephrased.
❖ Rephrased Research question: What factors were
responsible for the higher labor productivity of Japan’s
manufacturing industries during the decade 1971 to
1980 relative to India’s manufacturing industries?”
In addition to what has been stated above, the following
points must also be observed while defining a research
problem:
❖ Technical terms and words or phrases, with special meanings used in the statement
of the problem, should be clearly defined.
❖ Basic assumptions or postulates (if any) relating to the research problem should be
clearly stated.
❖ A straight forward statement of the value of the investigation (i.e., the criteria for
the selection of the problem) should be provided.
❖ The suitability of the time-period and the sources of data available must also be
considered by the researcher in defining the problem.
❖ The scope of the investigation or the limits within which the problem is to be
studied must be mentioned explicitly in defining a research problem.
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Techniques involved in defining a research problem

  • 1. OVERVIEW OF TECHNIQUES INVOLVED IN DEFINING A RESEARCH PROBLEM Presented by Dr.SANGEETHA R Assistant Professor Department of Commerce with International Business Hindusthan College of Arts and Science, Coimbatore
  • 2. TECHNIQUES INVOLVED IN DEFINING A PROBLEM ❖ As a researcher, you must have often read that defining a problem is the first step in a research process. ❖ Defining a problem, simply means that the researcher has to lay down certain boundaries within which he/she has to study the problem with a pre-defined objective in mind. ❖ Defining a problem is a difficult task, and this must be done intelligently to avoid confusions that arise in the research operation.
  • 3. The following are the steps that should be followed systematically in defining a problem. State the problem in a general way Understand the nature of the problem Survey the available literature Go for discussions for developing ideas Rephrase the research problem into a working proposition
  • 4. I. State the problem in a general way How to define a problem in general way? ❖ Study the related subject thoroughly ❖ Do preliminary survey or pilot survey Define the problem in general way Ex: Does negative news interest people more than positive news? ❖ Narrow it down by rethinking over the problem in operational terms. Ex: Does negative news such as robbery, corruption interest people more than positive news like country economic growth ?
  • 5. II. Understand the nature of the problem ❖ The researcher needs to discuss the problem with those related to the subject matter in order to clearly understand the origin of the problem, its nature, objectives and the environment in which the problem is to be studied.
  • 6. III. Survey the available literature ❖ Survey all the research which are already undertaken in related problem. It helps to : ❖ Narrow down the problem ❖ To identify research gaps ❖ Gives new ideas in related area ❖ Helps for research design
  • 7. IV. Go for discussions for developing ideas ● Discussion always produces useful information. ● Various new ideas can be developed through such an exercise. ● Researcher must discuss his/her problem with his/ her colleagues and others who have enough experience in the same area or in working on similar problems. This is known as experience survey.
  • 8. v. Rephrase the research problem into a working proposition ❖ Initial research question: Why is productivity in Japan so much higher than in India? ❖ After, the problem has understood, available literature has taken place and discussion over the problem has taken place, the question has rephrased. ❖ Rephrased Research question: What factors were responsible for the higher labor productivity of Japan’s manufacturing industries during the decade 1971 to 1980 relative to India’s manufacturing industries?”
  • 9. In addition to what has been stated above, the following points must also be observed while defining a research problem: ❖ Technical terms and words or phrases, with special meanings used in the statement of the problem, should be clearly defined. ❖ Basic assumptions or postulates (if any) relating to the research problem should be clearly stated. ❖ A straight forward statement of the value of the investigation (i.e., the criteria for the selection of the problem) should be provided. ❖ The suitability of the time-period and the sources of data available must also be considered by the researcher in defining the problem. ❖ The scope of the investigation or the limits within which the problem is to be studied must be mentioned explicitly in defining a research problem.