Getting Project Topics and Research project writing in

Nigeria
Long essays, Research Project, Independent study, Graduation Thesis, and other academic
papers are important elements towards getting a degree/certificate conferred in higher
institutions of learning in Nigeria.

A research is a quest into the unknown. It is the act of finding a rational explanation or
clarification on facts, events and phenomenon which surrounds human existence.

Research takes place in every day of our lives, be it in the formal or informal settings. Literary
meaning of the word research refers to an inquiry, which invariably implies that whenever one
engages in the process of an inquiry such a person is already making a research, we often
embark on research in order to gain clarification on facts and phenomenal which are unknown
or not vivid.

Scientific research which is the emphasis of this article differs from mere inquiries in the sense
that it deals with the identification of a problem, statement of a problem, formulation of
hypothesis, collection, interpreting/analysing of data and formulation or drawing of necessary
inference or conclusion(s).

This academic level/requirement from the university is very crucial in moulding a graduate
who will be grounded both in theory and practice. It exposes students to research approaches
and practical application of theories in solving real life situations.

However these particular aspect of the university requirement tend to pose a lot of constraints
and bottleneck to most tertiary institution students partly, as a result of lack of understanding
and in depth knowledge of what research really entails and negligence on the part of the
students.

This article will do justice to what research stands for, and things to look out for in writing a
good research project.

Getting Project Topics and Research project writing in

Nigeria - Choosing a Research/ Project Topic
The first stage is choosing project topics, it is worth noting that the success of a good research
is partly dependent on the topic.

This is so because if the topic is not balanced or well phrased, it becomes difficult for the young
researcher to grasp the meaning or the message his/her topic is trying to pass.

Secondly, if the topic is not in line with the young researcher’s area of interest, for instant
project topic imposed on the researcher by his/her supervisor, it could be a constraint because
passion and interest is a driving force in every research work.
On the other hand if the topic is not in line with the young researchers supervisor’s interest it
also presents a myriad of problem. Hence care should be taken in order not to start off your
research on a wrong foot with your supervisor.

1. Choose a research topic which aligns with your research interest

2. Choose a research topic which aligns with your supervisor’s interest so as to facilitate
a good supervisor-supervisee relationship. Note that if your research interest are not in
line with that of your supervisor’s interest, it could take you longer time to finish as the
needed attention will not be paid to it. Look for a way to blend into that of your
supervisor because your supervisor have a big role to play in the whole process of the
research

3. Ensure that your topic is researchable: Not every research topic is researchable. To
know if your topic is researchable look up the keywords in your topic on the internet,
this enables you to ascertain the available literatures and the extent other researchers
have done in your area of research or alternatively other offline documents cum
documentaries that will be of help in the course of the study. Remember, it is called
RE-SEARCH which can consequently (if well planned) lead to new knowledge and
INVENTION and not necessarily INNOVATION.
4. Choose a research topic which would be relevant to the society: identify a problem in
your locality and then try fill it. If for instance in your locality there is a high prevalence
of unwanted pregnancy, your research topic should be geared towards ascertaining the
causes and remedies to the problem in line with your course of study.
5. Critically look at your topic and plan the end from the beginning. What this entail is
that you should know the possible structure of your research work, the methodology to
be adopted (if it is one you can handle) and then plan a way of getting it done. For
instance, not every research work need survey research design that needs interview,
questionnaire et cetera.

5b. Also, you should determine the kind of data your research work need. Most project
topics in Economics need secondary data while most project/research topics in
Education need primary data. All these can be ascertained from your topic.

6. Try to know the dependent and the independent variables in your topic as this will help
you in developing your research objectives.

Getting Project Topics and Research project writing in

Nigeria -Ways of formulating a project topic
A. Identifying a problem within your vicinity. E.g.
1. Effect of economic recession on household food affordability: A study of
Abakaliki Local Government Area of Ebonyi State.
2. Effect of poor water supply on cholera outbreak in Ebonyi State.
3. Nutritional education: A panacea towards reducing maternal-infant mortality
rate in Kotangora, Kaduna state.
B. Creating a topic from trending economic, social or political events of the country. E.g
1. Effect of bad leadership on youth unemployment 1999-2017
2. Effect of Ponzi scheme on youth’s loyalty and reduced interest in their job
3. Effect of crypto-currencies on banks liquidity ratio in Nigeria.
 4. Emergence of crypto currency and the future of fiat currency.
5. Effect of crypto currency on money laundering in Nigeria.
C. Making up research topics from class activities or course contents. E.g.
1. Effect of teaching method on student’s academic performance: A study of
Ebonyi state University, Abakaliki
2. Impact of “sorting” on quality of graduates in institutions of higher learning in
Nigeria.

Getting Project Topics and Research project writing in

Nigeria - Starting your research writing
Having selected a suitable project topic, don’t be in a hurry to start writing your research
project:

1. Source, download articles, journals and literatures which are relevant and closely
related to your study.
2. Read them very well
3. Get an already completed research work from your department, you can borrow it from
your departmental library and study it. The essence of this is for you to know and
understand the format your department is using.
4. Use the “borrowed” already completed work as a guide, and please do not copy from
it, because when you do so, you are no longer conducting a research rather you are just
copying words from one book to another which results to plagiarism.
5. When you have read a lot of literatures then you can start your research work.

Complete Guide on research project writing and graduation thesis - How to use
the search engine in research project writing

For quite long now, Google has been on top of the list when it comes to search engine ranking,
this is as a result of differences in search engine algorithm.

Our interest in this section is on making sure that you have desired results when you make use
of the search engine. The question you enter in the search engine box is made up of words,
letters, alpha-numeric, symbols etc., but the search engine sees them as 'keywords'.

Research have shown that most people make use of group keywords than separate keywords.
Group keywords are said to be your query in its entirety e.g. problem of indiscipline in Ebonyi
state;
While separate keywords like- indiscipline, pre-marital sex, nationalism etc.

The difference is that when it comes to rating, you will have better results with the latter than
the former. Reason being that the separate items tends to attract more targeting articles than the
group question (query).

Hope this is getting clearer? Well, in time you will get to understand more about these terms.
Just like the spider and its web, the spider crawls on its web to have food that its web had
attracted. The search engine on the web is not exempted from this spider action.
The search engine crawls on the web, looks for keywords on the titles of articles, its contents,
relevance to the entire internet practice etc.

WHAT TO DO

Ask your question the right way- you must not key in your question exactly the way it is asked
or your exact project topic. Even if you do and get your results, you might be a victim of YOU
COPIED because many other students have access to the same material.

*From your question, select the keyword(s) for your search. E.g
1.Events that took place during Ebonyi state university 3rd convocation
2. Events, Ebsu, 3rd convocation. Key in the first, then the second; you have different results.
Is it not? Good! Which is more relevant to your search? (That is the way it works-after all, the
search engine did not study English Language but only obeys command from the algorithm
settings).

Don’ts of Research Project Writing

Plagiarism refers to an academic theft, it is the process of coping, and stealing of another
author’s idea, language and its presentation as one’s own idea. The issue of plagiarism is
particularly troublesome among young researchers who often indulge in these act. It is a crime
in the world of research punishable by law. In order not to fall prey, when writing your research

1. Do not copy and paste

2. When you quote an author ensure to use a quotation mark, as it shows that the idea is
not yours
3. Do not forget to reference the author. For instance, assuming you are conducting a
research on the factors that influence the prevalence of teenage pregnancy in Ezza local
government Area of Ebonyi State, and you want to borrow another authors idea word
to word Robinson, 2014 noted that “ poor upbringing, lack of good moral foundation
and the social economic status of parents are among the factors which contribute to the
prevalence of teenage pregnancy among adolescents, and this has a negative
implication for the place of women in the political, social and economic spheres of the
society”
4. Paraphrase instead of copying: paraphrasing entails the restatement of a piece of
writing, passage or text without losing its original meaning rather giving the meaning
in another form. Young researchers often erroneously think that when you just change
few words in a passage it becomes you own idea. In paraphrasing one is to read the
passage or text carefully, then understand the message it tried to pass, then rewrite it in
your own idea, ensuring that the original meaning was not altered rather presenting
same meaning in different form. For instance if you want to paraphrase the quotation
below

Original

Robinson, 2014 noted that “poor upbringing, lack of good moral foundation and the social
economic status of parents are among the factors which contribute to the prevalence of teenage
pregnancy among adolescents, and this has a negative implication for the place of women in
the political, social and economic spheres of the society”
Paraphrased

Robinson, 2014 noted that the factors which purport the prevalence of teenage pregnancy
among adolescent are morally and socio-economic inclined, in the sense that the kind of ethical
and moral value that families patronize imparts positively or negatively on the young
adolescent. He further noted that the socio economic relevance of parents to a great extent
impart positively or negatively on the young adolescent life choices and these status quo has
a far reaching consequences for the relevance of women in the society with regards to the
social, political and economic spheres of the society.

1. Do not rely heavily on secondary data, try to gather data from the primary source
2. Be original and,
3. Consult current and up to date literatures published in reputable journals as these will
add more academic prowess to your work.

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