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HOW TO SELECT PROJECT/THESIS/DISSERTATION TOPIC !!!

Most student at both A'level and Postgraduate level find it very difficult to select research topic, this led to selecting a topic with no novelty at all or student may resort to duplication already presented research work.

Find below steps you should follow to select research topic

1. Finding interest in a topic is finding happiness in what you will be doing! The research process will be more exciting if you drive happiness from what your d**g.
2. Make sure the scope of the research topic is within manageable level. A wide topic may have broad establish literature thus you may not focus on it novelty.
3. Read several source of information like books, journals related to the field of study so that you can find a more clear gap of study.
4. Talk about research ideas with a friend and your supervisors.
5. The shorter the research topic the better
6. Consider the questions of research (not research topic) the 'who', 'what', 'when', 'where' and 'why' questions:
a. WHY did you choose the topic?
b. What interests you about it?
c. WHO are the information providers on this topic?
d. Who is affected by the topic?
e. WHAT are the major questions for this topic? Is there a debate about the topic?
f. WHERE is your topic important: at the local, national or international level?
g. WHEN is/was your topic important? Is it a current event or an historical issue?
h. Do you want to compare your topic by time periods?

7. Draft the topic and consult affect individuals and organizations, there approval means your good to go.

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FUNDAMENTALS OF RESEARCH INTRODUCTION

Importance

This leads into the rationale behind the research, revealing whether it is building upon previous research, looking at something that everybody else has overlooked, or improving upon a previous research project that delivered unclear results.

This section can then flow into how you are going to fill the gap, laying out your objectives and methodology. You are trying to predict what impact your research will have if everything works as it should, and you ultimately reject the null hypothesis.

Limitations

The introduction is the place to highlight any weaknesses in the experiment from the start.

For example, an ideal experiment should have perfectly randomized samples, but there are many good reasons why this is not always possible. As long as you warn the reader about this, so that they are aware of the shortcomings, then they can easily judge the validity of the research.

This is much better than making them wait until you point it out in the discussion.

Assumptions

You should also point out any assumptions that you make about conditions during the research. You should set out your basic principles before embarking upon the experiment: any research will be built around some assumptions.

For example, if you were performing educational research, you may assume that all students at the same school are from a very similar socio-economic background, with randomization smoothing out any variables.

Tips

There are a few tips that can help you write a strong introduction, arousing interest and encouraging the reader to read the rest of your work.

Keep it Short
A long and rambling introduction will soon put people off and lose you marks. Stick closely to your outline for the paper, and structure your introduction in a similar way.
Define the Problem
The entire introduction should logically end at the research question and thesis statement or hypothesis. The reader, by the end of the introduction, should know exactly what you are trying to achieve with the paper. In addition, your conclusion and discussion will refer back to the introduction, and this is easier if you have a clearly defined problem.

Organization

As you write the paper, you may find that it goes in a slightly different direction than planned. In this case, go with the flow, but make sure that you adjust the introduction accordingly. Some people work entirely from an outline and then write the introduction as the last part of the process. This is fine if it works for you.
Once your introduction is complete, you can now think about attacking the rest of the paper.

WRITING DECLARATION OF A RESEARCH WORK

Every research work must be deemed original and void of
plagiarism. To this effect the declaration is more of an
affidavit stating in clear terms that the work is an original work
and was not copied from any source. In declaring that your
work as a researcher is original, it has to be done with your
full name and the full name of the researcher observer or
project supervisor who guided you through the research work
and the date the research was concluded.
Below is an example of a declaration of a research work:

DECLARATION

I declare that this project on “appraising the roles of an
accountant in loans and credit controls and management” is
an original work done by me under the supervision of Prof. O.M BOLAJI, faculty of business administration, university of ABUJA

COVER PAGE OF A RESEARCH WORK

The cover page of a research page is the first page of the
work which contains:

The full topic of the project work.
The case study of the project/research work.
The researchers/student’s name, starting with the surname
and registration number.
The institution of study.
The year and month the project work was completed.
The above specifications must be done with block letters.

Below is an example of a cover page of a project work:

APPRAISING THE ROLES OF AN ACCOUNTANT IN LOANS AND
CREDIT CONTROLS MANAGEMENT
(A CASE STUDY OF THE UNITED BANK OF AFRICA PLC,
BAUCHI BRANCH (2009-2011)

A RESEARCH PROJECT
BY
OKECHUKWU MOHAMMED BOLA
10/PG/CE/BSC/DBA/100

SUBMITTED TO
THE FACULTY OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
UNIVERSITY OF JOS
PLATEAU STATE.

IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF THE REQUIREMENT FOR THE
AWARD OF A POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA IN BUSINESS
ADMINISTRATION

NOVEMBER, 2015.

WRITING PRELIMINARY PAGES

For a research to be termed acceptable to your research
coordinator or project supervisor, the preliminary pages of the
work must be all encompassing and concise enough to make
great meaning. Preliminary pages are those write ups that
come before the chapter one of every project or research
work.
Standard preliminary pages has the following features in these
chronological order
Cover page
Declaration
Certification
Dedication
Acknowledgement
Table of contents
Abstract

ABSTRACT

The Abstract should not extend beyond a single A4 side, and to facilitate this, single spaced typing is permitted for the summary only. The purpose of the summary according to Hussey and Hussey (1997 p. 286) is:

“to introduce the topic
to describe how you did the research
to discuss the results of what was done
to explain the implications of the results.”