Subject Matter of the Inquiry or Research

Subject Matter of the Inquiry or Research

Prepared by: Ms. Ellainne Mae Joy Jumalon

REVIEW

Multiple Choice

Study on the resilience of the elderly suffering from chronic disease

• Case Study

• Phenomenological

• Ethnography

• Historical Analysis

Multiple Choice

Research among drinking youth cultures: Reflections from observing participants

• Case Study

• Phenomenological

• Ethnography

• Historical Analysis

Multiple Choice

Pinagtagpo ngunit hindi itinadhaha: A Case Study About Couples Who Had Long-Term Relationship But Did Not Marry Each Other

• Case Study

• Phenomenological

• Ethnography

• Historical Analysis

Multiple Choice

Student Activism Since the Marcos Era

• Case Study

• Phenomenological

• Ethnography

• Historical Analysis

Multiple Choice

Travails of Senior Citizens at the LRT/ MRT stations

• Case Study

• Phenomenological

• Ethnography

• Historical Analysis

SUBJECT MATTER OF THE INQUIRY OR RESEARCH

A topic is RESEARCHABLE if the knowledge and information about it are supported by evidence that is observable, factual, and logical.

GUIDELINE IN CHOOSING A RESEARCH TOPIC

Babbie, 2013

GUIDELINES IN CHOOSING A RESEARCH TOPIC

• INTEREST IN THE SUBJECT MATTER

• AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION

• TIMELINESS AND RELEVANCE OF THE TOPIC

• LIMITATIONS ON THE SUBJECT

• PERSONAL RESOURCE

"Yang thesis mo, ESSENTIAL or NON-ESSENTIAL?"

RESEARCH TOPICS TO BE AVOIDED

CONTROVERSIAL TOPICS

Gun Control.

Abortion.

Religious Freedom.

Animal Rights.

Vaccines.

Privacy Rights.

HARD-TO INVESTIGATE SUBJECTS

TOO BROAD SUBJECTS

TOO NARROW SUBJECTS

VAGUE SUBJECTS

Open Ended

Filipinos' Admiration for the Current First Lady of the Philippines

Open Ended

Some Excessively priced imported vehicles

Open Ended

The rise and fall of all kings and queens

Open Ended

Labor Union before the Coming of Jesus Christ

Open Ended

Pluses and Minuses of all English 2 Textbooks

Open Ended

Definition of Research

Open Ended

The Extent of Fillipino's Faith in God

Open Ended

The structure of a Nuclear Weapon

Open Ended

Comma as a Punctuation Mark

Open Ended

Spaceship Building

Sources of Research topics

• Mass Media Communication

• Books, Internet, peer-reviewed journals

• Professional Periodicals

• General Periodicals

• Previous Reading Assignment

• Work Experience