RESEARCH PROJECT

• Cristobal Jr. and Cristobal (2017), Research Problem states the area of concern of the research paper
• Research Topics is defined as a subject or issue that a researcher is interested
• STEPS IN SELECTING TOPICS The ability to develop a good research topic
• locally confined - Topics this specific may only be covered in these (local) newspapers, if at all.
• recent - If a topic is quite recent, books or journal articles may not be available
• broadly interdisciplinary You could be overwhelmed with superficial information.
• popular - You will only find very popular articles about some topics such as sports figures and high-profile celebrities and musicians
• Dr. Amadeo Pangilinan-Cristobal Jr. (2020), "The background of a student- researcher like you focuses on more practical and relatable topics for investigation
• Dr. Carol M. Roberts (2020), how to organize your research plan from organizing your workspace
• research timeline help you list and see the major phases or specific activities
• Time Schedule Creating a strict schedule of hours each day or week to work on your dissertation
• Research problem is a statement about an area of concern, a condition to be improved
• Conceptual Framework is an analytical tool with several variations
• Major Problem This study aims to investigate the root causes of narcissism
• Review of Related Literature is one of the major components of a research paper. It gives an overview of all the writings relative to a specific topic.
• Primary source- researcher reports the results of his studies.
• Secondary source- author describes the work of another author
• Citation, defined as a means of informing your readers that certain information came from a specific source
• The In-text citation refers to all the citations that can be found in all the chapters in your research pape
• Referencing list refers to the bibliography and/or references of your research paper
• By author or writer In this method of citation, all your data and information, facts, ideas or principles from your sources are discussed or explained separately.
• . By topic This method of citation is used when several authors or sources give the same information about a certain topic
• Chronological information based on the year it was published.
• American Psychological Association (APA) This citation is commonly used when a researcher works in social science-related research.
• Modern Language Association is one commonly used citation style in research papers usually used in liberal arts and humanities
• Chicago Manual of Style is a citation style that presents two basic documentation systems
• Synthesis is defined as a combination of information and discussion
• Explanatory synthesis - deals with presenting the information
• Argument synthesis - enables a researcher to present his/her point of view
• Ethical standards help researchers in maintaining their integrity
• eight (8) principles.

  honesty objectivity

  integrity

  carefulness

  openness

  respect for intellectual property

  trust worthiness

  social and legal responsibility