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Computing Research

LESSON [4] 1

Computin

g

Research

Project

HND in Computing – 3

rd

Semester

Unit 13

Objectives of This Course

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LO1 Examine appropriate research methodologies and

approaches as part of the

research process.

LO2 Conduct and analyse research relevant to a computing

research project.

LO3 Communicate the outcomes of a research project to

identified stakeholders.

LO4 Reflect on the application of research methodologies and

concepts.

Formulating and clarifying

research topic, problem &

objectives

LESSON [4]

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Introduction

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 Many students think that choosing their research

topic is the most exciting part of their course.

 After all, this is something that they get to decide for

themselves rather than having to complete

 a task decided by their tutors.

 We will stress in this lecture that it is important to

choose something that will sustain your interest

throughout the months that you will need to

complete it.

 You may even decide to do some research that is

something that forms part of your leisure

Generating and refining research ideas



Generating research ideas

If you have not been given an initial research idea there is a range of techniques that can be used to

find and select a topic that you would like to research.

They can be thought of as those that are predominantly rational thinking and those that involve

more creative Thinking.

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More frequently used techniques

for generating and refining

research ideas

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Generating and refining research

ideas



Refining research ideas

Delphi Technique

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Delphi Technique

Enables experts to engage remotely in a dialogue and reach consensus, often about priorities

Experts asked specific questions; often rank choices

Responses go to a central source, are summarized and fed back to the experts without

attribution

Experts can agree or argue with others’ comments

Process may be iterative

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How to begin with Your

Research?

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"Well begun is half done" --Aristotle, quoting an old proverb

How to find a good research

topic

Where do research topics come from?

So how do researchers come up with the idea for a research project?

Probably one of the most common sources of research ideas is the experience

of practical problems in the field?

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Topic

Research

Problem

Research

Question/s

Research

Objectives

Attributes of a good research

topic

 Clarity

Most important quality of any research topic.

T opic should have to be clear so that others can easily understand the nature of your research.

Research topic should have a single interpretation so that people cannot get distracted and

should have to be very clear in your mind so that you can properly undertake it.

Research topic should have to be free of any ambiguity.

Clarity also means that the research topic should have to be directional and it should set the

whole research methodology.

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 Well-defined

Well-defined and well-phrased research topic is a half guarantee of a successful research.

Sometimes researchers phrase the research topic in such a way that it gives a double-

barrelled impression.

The research topic should have to be well-defined and well-phrased and it should have to be

easy to understand. it should have a single meaning.

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Current importance

That should also be the consideration of the researcher while selecting a research topic.

An obsolete topic will not be beneficial for anyone the topic should have current

importance.

You should also assess how much the topic will provide benefit to the field in which you are

conducting the study.

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With a good research topic what

is next?

After finding a good research topic which interest you, conduct preliminary research on

this topic in current periodicals and journals to see what research has already been

done

Search engines: Google, google scholar, emerald insight, science direct

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