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    The document provides guidance on choosing and evaluating research topics. It lists criteria to consider when selecting a topic, such as one's interest in the topic, the availability of data, one's ability to handle the topic, and the topic's relevance. It also identifies types of topics to avoid, such as those that can be developed from a single source or require moral judgment. Finally, it outlines desirable characteristics for topics, including that a topic should be important, of personal interest, interesting to others, allow exploration of different source materials, be relatively new, and manageable in scope.

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    CHOOSING AND EVALUATING

    TOPICS FOR RESEARCH


    Topic Selection
    To avoid the formulation of unsound and
    undesirable subjects, you should consider the
    following criteria in choosing a topic (Bautista 1982;
    Manlapaz & Francisco, 1985; Stanley, Shimkin &
    Lanner, 1988; Willson, 1980):

    1) Your interest in the topic


    2) The availability of data on the topic
    3) Your ability to handle the topic; and
    4) The relevance of the topic.
    Topics to avoid (McCrimmon, 1976; Willson,
    1980)

    • Topics that can be adequately developed


    from a single source
    • Topics that are so technical that the writer
    cannot understand his/her material
    anymore
    • Topics that can be developed solely from
    personal experience and therefore do not
    require research
    • Topics that are too subjective
    • Topics that are too narrow or too trivial for a
    paper of the suggested length
    • Topics that require moral judgment
    • Overworked or worn-out topics
    • Topics on which little has been published
    anywhere
    • Topics on which the university library has
    little material
    • Topics indistinguishable from those selected
    by your classmates
    Topics to consider (Perfecto, Paterno, & Pison, 2005)
    • It should be important to you and others (what will you &
    they get out of it?)
    • It should be of personal interest to you (so that you’ll really
    exert time & effort)
    • It should be interesting and intelligible to your classmates (
    not technical, jargon)
    • The topic should acquaint you with cross-section of source
    materials (to know all sides of the topic)
    • It should be relatively new and recent (it shouldn’t be
    overused)
    • It should be manageable (can be completed in a given
    period of time)
    Interest in Availability of Ability to Relevance of
    Topic the Topic Data on the Handle the Topic
    Topic
    1. Science Fiction
    Foretells the Future

    2. Paperless Office?

    3. Head-banging
    Music: Is it Satanic?

    4. Surfing Cyberspace

    5. The Power of Mac

    6. Climate Change

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