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Title: Subject Matter of the Inquiry or Research
Description: This is a guide that might help you to choose your topic in conducting your research. It is also indicated here what you must avoid in choosing your research.

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GUIDLINES IN CHOOSING A RESEARCH TOPIC

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- Your interest in a topic may be caused by your rich background knowledge about it
and by it's novelty
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- Include your investigation of the availability of reading materials are questions on
how updated and authorative the materials are
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What are the copyright dates of the materials? How old or new are they?
How expert or qualified the writers are in coming out with such kid of reading
materials about your topic?
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- The topic is relevant if it yields results that are instrumental in societal
improvement
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- This makes you link your choosing with the requirements
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You
have no freedom to choose your topic based on your interest, but has to decide on
one topic to finish your course
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Personal resources
- Before sticking fully your final choice, asses your research abilities in terms of your
financial standing, health condition, mental capacity, needed facilities and time
allotment to enable you to complete your research
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Controversial topics
- These are topics that depend greatly on the writer's opinion, which may tend to be
biased or prejudicial
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- For beginner, researching on topics that require an advanced study, technical
knowledge and vast experience in a very difficult task
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Hard to investigate subjects
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- Topics that are too broad will prevent you from giving a concentrated or an in-depth
analysis of the paper
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- These subjects are so limited or specific that an extensive or thorough searching or
reading for information about these is necessary
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Vague subjects
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SOURCES OF RESEARCH TOPICS
The following can help you to generate ideas about a good research topic
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Mass media communication - press (newspapers, ads, TV, radio, films, etc
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Books, internet, peer reviewed journal and government publication
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Professional periodicals like College English Language Teaching Forum,
Academia, Law Review, etc
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General periodicals such as Panorama Magazine, World Magazine, etc
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Previous reading assignments in your other subject
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Work experience like full time or part time job, field work, etc
Title: Subject Matter of the Inquiry or Research
Description: This is a guide that might help you to choose your topic in conducting your research. It is also indicated here what you must avoid in choosing your research.