research problem

o Read research literature related to your field of interest and brainstorm an
interesting research problem:
▪ Write a statement about your research problem identifying why you are
interested in pursuing this research:
• Describe your problem or question clearly and completely
• Think through the feasibility of the project that your
▪ Identify the subproblems:
• Use brainstorming/mind-mapping software to construct graphic
networks of interrelated concepts, terms, and principles linked to your
main problem
▪ Identify your research hypothesis:
• Make sure that your hypothesis is intelligent, reasonable, and logical
guesses about how your research problem or question might be
resolved.
▪ Identify your assumptions if needed:
• Remember: Assumption in a statement of the assumptions reveals what
the researcher may be taking for granted with respect to the problem