Main Problems and Objectives

• Key Characteristics of a research problem:

  1.) Clear and Concise: Easily Understandable

  2.) Specific: Well-defined and focused

  3.) Relevant: Has significance to the study

  4.) Feasible: can be investigated with available resources

  5.) Original: Offers new perspective
• Research Problem - A gap you want to investigate, a starting point
• Research Study - Entire investigation, journey to find the answer
• Research Gap - A gap in the research that is not yet studied
• Research Topic - Broad area of interest or focus. Usually Declarative
• Research Question - A question you can ask to identify the Research Problem
• Main Problem

  • acts as the summary of the study in a single sentence
  • also necessary in the formulation of Statement of the Problem (SOTP) for scientific research
• Main Objective:

  • Describes what will be expected to achieve in the project
• Main Objective helps to:

  • Define the focus of your study
  • Clearly identifies the variables to be measured
  • Indicates the various steps to be involved
  • Establish the limits of the study
  • Avoid collection of any data that is not strictly necessary