Master: Good Research Topic
Question One
How do you choose a good research topic? Give 5 examples of a good research topic and justify why you choose them, ie. problem issues in each topic and why they must be researched upon. (Not less than 2000 words).
ANSWER
INTRODUCTION
The field of all human endeavors is a dynamic one which keeps evolving as a result of new ideas and knowledge to solve existing problems, add onto existing knowledge or challenge the status quo.
This evolution comes about as a result of a well thought through Research over a period of time.
Definition of Research
There are various definitions depending on the approach of research. Some definitions are:
The systematic investigation into and study of materials and sources in order to establish facts and reach new conclusions. (Concise Oxford English Dictionary)
Scientific investigation that is performed in order to discover new information or to develop or improve products and technology (Academic Press Dictionary of Science Technology)
Scientific or scholarly inquiry or investigation and the proper communication of the findings.
The process of searching for, in a broader sense, generally answers in any field of study or, in a limited fashion, a solution to just one particular problem.
A systematic, controlled, empirical, rigorous, and precise method used to obtain solutions or to discover and interpret new information
A careful, systematic, patient study and investigation in some field of knowledge, undertaken to establish facts or principles.
A structured inquiry that utilizes acceptable scientific methodology to solve problems, and creates new knowledge that is generally acceptable.
A systematic investigation to find answers to a problem.
George Springer, chairman of the aeronautics and astronautics department at Stanford University
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http://opencourses.emu.edu.tr/course/view.php?id=21
How do you choose a good research topic? Give 5 examples of a good research topic and justify why you choose them, ie. problem issues in each topic and why they must be researched upon. (Not less than 2000 words).
ANSWER
INTRODUCTION
The field of all human endeavors is a dynamic one which keeps evolving as a result of new ideas and knowledge to solve existing problems, add onto existing knowledge or challenge the status quo.
This evolution comes about as a result of a well thought through Research over a period of time.
Definition of Research
There are various definitions depending on the approach of research. Some definitions are:
The systematic investigation into and study of materials and sources in order to establish facts and reach new conclusions. (Concise Oxford English Dictionary)
Scientific investigation that is performed in order to discover new information or to develop or improve products and technology (Academic Press Dictionary of Science Technology)
Scientific or scholarly inquiry or investigation and the proper communication of the findings.
The process of searching for, in a broader sense, generally answers in any field of study or, in a limited fashion, a solution to just one particular problem.
A systematic, controlled, empirical, rigorous, and precise method used to obtain solutions or to discover and interpret new information
A careful, systematic, patient study and investigation in some field of knowledge, undertaken to establish facts or principles.
A structured inquiry that utilizes acceptable scientific methodology to solve problems, and creates new knowledge that is generally acceptable.
A systematic investigation to find answers to a problem.
George Springer, chairman of the aeronautics and astronautics department at Stanford University
Is this a reference? If it is then it should not be here! This particular one is also incomplete
http://opencourses.emu.edu.tr/course/view.php?id=21