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Organizing Your Social Sciences Research Paper

• 1. Choosing a Research Problem
• Purpose of Guide
• Design Flaws to Avoid
• Independent and Dependent Variables
• Glossary of Research Terms
• Reading Research Effectively
• Narrowing a Topic Idea
• Broadening a Topic Idea
• Extending the Timeliness of a Topic Idea
• Academic Writing Style
• Applying Critical Thinking
• Choosing a Title
• Making an Outline
• Paragraph Development
• Research Process Video Series
• Executive Summary
• The C.A.R.S. Model
• Background Information
• The Research Problem/Question
• Theoretical Framework
• Citation Tracking
• Content Alert Services
• Evaluating Sources
• Primary Sources
• Secondary Sources
• Tiertiary Sources
• Scholarly vs. Popular Publications
• Qualitative Methods
• Quantitative Methods
• Insiderness
• Using Non-Textual Elements
• Limitations of the Study
• Common Grammar Mistakes
• Writing Concisely
• Avoiding Plagiarism
• Footnotes or Endnotes?
• Further Readings
• Generative AI and Writing
• USC Libraries Tutorials and Other Guides
• Bibliography

In the social and behavioral sciences, the subject of analysis is most often framed as a problem that must be researched in order to obtain a greater understanding, formulate a set of solutions or recommended courses of action, and/or develop a more effective approach to practice. The research problem, therefore, is the main organizing principle guiding the analysis of your research. The problem under investigation establishes an occasion for writing and a focus that governs what you want to say. It represents the core subject matter of scholarly communication and the means by which scholars arrive at other topics of conversation and the discovery of new knowledge and understanding.

Alvesson, Mats and Jörgen Sandberg. Constructing Research Questions: Doing Interesting Research . London: Sage, 2013; Jacobs, Ronald L. “Developing a Dissertation Research Problem: A Guide for Doctoral Students in Human Resource Development and Adult Education.” New Horizons in Adult Education and Human Resource Development 25 (Summer 2013): 103-117; Chapter 1: Research and the Research Problem. Nicholas Walliman . Your Research Project: Designing and Planning Your Work . 3rd edition. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, 2011.

Choosing a Research Problem / How to Begin

Do not assume that identifying a research problem to investigate will be a quick and easy task! You should be thinking about it during the beginning of the course. There are generally three ways you are asked to write about a research problem : 1) your professor provides you with a general topic from which you study a particular aspect; 2) your professor provides you with a list of possible topics to study and you choose a topic from that list; or, 3) your professor leaves it up to you to choose a topic and you only have to obtain permission to write about it before beginning your investigation. Here are some strategies for getting started for each scenario.

I.  How To Begin:  You are given the topic to write about

Step 1 : Identify concepts and terms that make up the topic statement . For example, your professor wants the class to focus on the following research problem: “Is the European Union a credible security actor with the capacity to contribute to confronting global terrorism?" The main concepts in this problem are: European Union, security, global terrorism, credibility [ hint : focus on identifying proper nouns, nouns or noun phrases, and action verbs in the assignment description]. Step 2 : Review related literature to help refine how you will approach examining the topic and finding a way to analyze it . You can begin by doing any or all of the following: reading through background information from materials listed in your course syllabus; searching the USC Libraries Catalog to find a recent book on the topic and, if appropriate, more specialized works about the topic; conducting a preliminary review of the research literature using multidisciplinary databases such as ProQuest or subject-specific databases from the " By Subject Area " drop down menu located above the list of databases.

Choose the advanced search option in the database and enter into each search box the main concept terms you developed in Step 1. Also consider using their synonyms to retrieve additional relevant records. This will help you refine and frame the scope of the research problem. You will likely need to do this several times before you can finalize how to approach writing about the topic. NOTE: Always review the references from your most relevant research results cited by the authors in footnotes, endnotes, or a bibliography to locate related research on your topic. This is a good strategy for identifying important prior research about the topic because titles that are repeatedly cited indicate their significance in laying a foundation for understanding the problem. However, if you’re having trouble at this point locating relevant research literature, ask a librarian for help!

ANOTHER NOTE:   If you find an article from a database that's particularly helpful, paste it into Google Scholar , placing the title of the article in quotes. If the article record appears, look for a "cited by" reference followed by a number [e.g., C ited by 37] just below the record. This link indicates how many times other scholars have subsequently cited that article in their own research since it was first published. This is an effective strategy for identifying more current, related research on your topic. Finding additional cited by references from your original list of cited by references helps you navigate through the literature and, by so doing, understand the evolution of thought around a particular research problem. Step 3 : Since social science research papers are generally designed to encourage you to develop your own ideas and arguments, look for sources that can help broaden, modify, or strengthen your initial thoughts and arguments. For example, if you decide to argue that the European Union is inadequately prepared to take on responsibilities for broader global security because of the debt crisis in many EU countries, then focus on identifying sources that support as well as refute this position. From the advanced search option in ProQuest , a sample search would use "European Union" in one search box, "global security" in the second search box, and adding a third search box to include "debt crisis."

There are least four appropriate roles your related literature plays in helping you formulate how to begin your analysis :

• Sources of criticism -- frequently, you'll find yourself reading materials that are relevant to your chosen topic, but you disagree with the author's position. Therefore, one way that you can use a source is to describe the counter-argument, provide evidence from your own review of the literature as to why the prevailing argument is unsatisfactory, and to discuss how your approach is more appropriate based upon your interpretation of the evidence.
• Sources of new ideas -- while a general goal in writing college research papers in the social sciences is to examine a research problem with some basic idea of what position you'd like to take and on what basis you'd like to defend your position, it is certainly acceptable [and often encouraged] to read the literature and extend, modify, and refine your own position in light of the ideas proposed by others.
• Sources for historical context -- another role your related literature plays in formulating how to begin your analysis is to place issues and events in proper historical context. This can help to demonstrate familiarity with developments in relevant scholarship about your topic, provide a means of comparing historical versus contemporary issues and events, and identifying key people, places, and events that had an important role related to the research problem. Given its archival journal coverage, a good multidisciplinary database to use in this case is JSTOR .
• Sources of interdisciplinary insight -- an advantage of using databases like ProQuest to begin exploring your topic is that it covers publications from a variety of different disciplines. Another way to formulate how to study the topic is to look at it from different disciplinary perspectives. If the topic concerns immigration reform, for example, ask yourself, how do studies from sociological journals found by searching ProQuest vary in their analysis from those in political science journals. A goal in reviewing related literature is to provide a means of approaching a topic from multiple perspectives rather than the perspective offered from just one discipline.

NOTE: Remember to keep careful notes at every stage or utilize a citation management system like EndNotes or RefWorks . You may think you'll remember what you have searched and where you found things, but it’s easy to forget or get confused. Most databases have a search history feature that allows you to go back and see what searches you conducted previously as long as you haven't closed your session. If you start over, that history could be deleted.

Step 4 : Assuming you have done an effective job of synthesizing and thinking about the results of your initial search for related literature, you're ready to prepare a detailed outline for your paper that lays the foundation for a more in-depth and focused review of relevant research literature [after consulting with a librarian, if needed!]. How will you know you haven't done an effective job of synthesizing and thinking about the results of our initial search for related literature? A good indication is that you start composing the outline and gaps appear in how you want to approach the study. This indicates the need to gather further background information and analysis about the research problem.

II.  How To Begin:  You are provided a list of possible topics to choose from Step 1 : I know what you’re thinking--which topic on this list will be the easiest to find the most information on? An effective instructor would never include a topic that is so obscure or complex that no research is available to examine and from which to design an effective study. Therefore, don't approach a list of possible topics to study from the perspective of trying to identify the path of least resistance; choose a topic that you find interesting in some way, that is controversial and that you have a strong opinion about, that has some personal meaning for you, or relates to your major or a minor. You're going to be working on the topic for quite some time, so choose one that you find interesting and engaging or that motivates you to take a position. Embrace the opportunity to learn something new! Once you’ve settled on a topic of interest from the list provided by your professor, follow Steps 1 - 4 listed above to further develop it into a research paper.

NOTE: It’s ok to review related literature to help refine how you will approach analyzing a topic, and then discover that the topic isn’t all that interesting to you. In that case, choose a different topic from the list. Just don’t wait too long to make a switch and, of course, be sure to inform your professor that you are changing your topic.

III.  How To Begin:  Your professor leaves it up to you to choose a topic

Step 1 : Under this scenario, the key process is turning an idea or general thought into a topic that can be configured into a research problem. When given an assignment where you choose the topic, don't begin by thinking about what to write about, but rather, ask yourself the question, "What do I want to understand or learn about?" Treat an open-ended research assignment as an opportunity to gain new knowledge about something that's important or exciting to you in the context of the overall subject of the course.

Step 2 : If you lack ideas, or wish to gain focus, try any or all of the following strategies:

• Review your course readings, particularly the suggested readings, for topic ideas. Don't just review what you've already read, but jump ahead in the syllabus to readings that have not been covered yet.
• Search the USC Libraries Catalog for a recently published book and, if appropriate, more specialized works related to the discipline area of the course [e.g., for the course SOCI 335: Society and Population, search for books on "population and society" or "population and social impact"]. Reviewing the contents of a book about your area of interest can give you insight into what conversations scholars are having about the topic and, thus, how you might want to contribute your own ideas to these conversations through the research paper you write for the class.
• Browse through some current scholarly [a.k.a., academic, peer reviewed] journals in your subject discipline. Even if most of the articles are not relevant, you can skim through the contents quickly. You only need one to be the spark that begins the process of wanting to learn more about a topic. Consult with a librarian and/or your professor about what constitutes the core journals within the subject area of the writing assignment.
• Think about essays you have written for other courses you have taken or academic lectures and programs you have attended outside of class. Thinking back, ask yourself why did you want to take this class or attend this event? What interested you the most? What would you like to know more about? Place this question in the context of the current course assignment. Note that this strategy also applies to anything you've watched on TV or has been shared on social media.
• Search online news media sources, such as CNN , the Los Angeles Times , Huffington Post , MSNBC , Fox News , or Newsweek , to see if your idea has been covered by the media. Use this coverage to refine your idea into something that you'd like to investigate further, but in a more deliberate, scholarly way in relation to a particular problem that needs to be researched.

Step 3 : To build upon your initial idea, use the suggestions under this tab to help narrow , broaden , or increase the timeliness of your idea so you can write it out as a research problem.

Once you are comfortable with having turned your idea into a research problem, follow Steps 1 - 4 listed in Part I above to further develop it into an outline for a research paper.

Alderman, Jim. "Choosing a Research Topic." Beginning Library and Information Systems Strategies. Paper 17. Jacksonville, FL: University of North Florida Digital Commons, 2014; Alvesson, Mats and Jörgen Sandberg. Constructing Research Questions: Doing Interesting Research . London: Sage, 2013; Chapter 2: Choosing a Research Topic. Adrian R. Eley. Becoming a Successful Early Career Researcher . New York: Routledge, 2012; Answering the Question. Academic Skills Centre. University of Canberra; Brainstorming. Department of English Writing Guide. George Mason University; Brainstorming. The Writing Center. University of North Carolina; Chapter 1: Research and the Research Problem. Nicholas Walliman . Your Research Project: Designing and Planning Your Work . 3rd edition. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, 2011; Choosing a Topic. The Writing Lab and The OWL. Purdue University;  Mullaney, Thomas S. and Christopher Rea. Where Research Begins: Choosing a Research Project That Matters to You (and the World) . Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press, 2022; Coming Up With Your Topic. Institute for Writing Rhetoric. Dartmouth College; How To Write a Thesis Statement. Writing Tutorial Services, Center for Innovative Teaching and Learning. Indiana University; Identify Your Question. Start Your Research. University Library, University of California, Santa Cruz; The Process of Writing a Research Paper. Department of History. Trent University; Trochim, William M.K. Problem Formulation. Research Methods Knowledge Base. 2006.

Resources for Identifying a Topic

Resources for Identifying a Research Problem

If you are having difficulty identifying a topic to study or need basic background information, the following web resources and databases can be useful:

• CQ Researcher -- a collection of single-themed public policy reports that provide an overview of an issue. Each report includes background information, an assessment of the current policy situation, statistical tables and maps, pro/con statements from representatives of opposing positions, and a bibliography of key sources.
• New York Times Topics -- each topic page collects news articles, reference and archival information, photos, graphics, audio and video files. Content is available without charge on articles going back to 1981.
• Opposing Viewpoints In Context -- an online resource covering a wide range of social issues from a variety of perspectives. The database contains a media-rich collection of materials, including pro/con viewpoint essays, topic overviews, primary source materials, biographies of social activists and reformers, journal articles, statistical tables, charts and graphs, images, videos, and podcasts.
• Policy Commons -- platform for objective, fact-based research from the world’s leading policy experts, nonpartisan think tanks, and intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations. The database provides advanced searching across millions of pages of books, articles, working papers, reports, policy briefs, data sets, tables, charts, media, case studies, and statistical publications, including archived reports from more than 200 defunct think tanks. Coverage is international in scope.

Descriptions of resources are adapted or quoted from vendor websites.

Writing Tip

Not Finding Anything on Your Topic? Ask a Librarian!

Don't assume or jump to the conclusion that your topic is too narrowly defined or obscure just because your initial search has failed to locate any relevant studies. Librarians are experts in locating and critically assessing information and how it is organized. This information will help you develop strategies for analyzing existing knowledge in new ways. Therefore, always consult with a librarian before you consider giving up on finding information about what you want to investigate. If there isn't a lot of information about your topic, a librarian can help you identify a closely related topic to study. Use the Ask-A-Librarian link above to either chat with a librarian, send a general email to the librarians, or identify a subject expert librarian related to the course you are taking.

Another Writing Tip

A Research Problem is Not the Thesis Statement

A thesis statement and a research problem are two different parts of the introduction section of your paper. The thesis statement succinctly describes in one or two sentences, usually in the last paragraph of the introduction, what position you have reached about a topic. It includes an assertion that requires evidence and support, along with your argument about what you are researching and why. There are three general types of thesis statements that are intended to set forth a claim that you will seek to validate through the research you describe in your paper :

1) analytical statements that break down and evaluate the topic;

2) expository statements that present facts and research about the topic; and,

3) argumentative statements that make a claim about the topic and defend that claim. An  argumentative thesis statement is the most common type of statement required in social sciences writing assignments.

Before the thesis statement, however, your introduction must include a statement about a problem in which you describe either a key area of concern, a condition to be improved upon, a difficulty to be eliminated, or a troubling issue that exists . The research problem describes something that can be empirically verified and measured and is often followed by a set of questions that underpin how you plan to approach investigating that problem. In short, the thesis statement presents your argument about the research problem and summarizes how you plan to address it.

Tips and Examples for Writing Thesis Statements. The Writing Lab and The OWL. Purdue University; Write a Strong Thesis Statement! The Writing Center, University of Evansville; Thesis Statements. The Writing Center. University of North Carolina; Tutorial #26: Thesis Statements and Topic Sentences. Writing Center, College of San Mateo; Creswell,  John W. and J. David Creswell. Research Design: Qualitative, Quantitative, and Mixed Methods Approaches . 5th edition. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, 2017.

Still Another Writing Tip

Don't be a Martyr!

In thinking about what to study, don't adopt the mindset of pursuing an esoteric or overly complicated topic just to impress your professor but that, in reality, does not have any real interest to you. Choose a topic that is challenging, but that has at least some interest to you or is something that you care about. Obviously, this is easier for courses within your major, but even for those nasty general education classes that you must take in order to graduate [and that provide an additional tuition revenue for the university], try to apply perspectives to the writing assignment that reflect your major.

For example, if you are an international relations major taking a GE philosophy class where the assignment asks you to apply the question of "what is truth" to some aspect of life, you could choose to study how government leaders attempt to shape truth through the use of nationalistic propaganda. Using this approach will not only help you engage with class assignment, but it can create opportunities to understand research problems within your major from an interdisciplinary perspective.

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MELC 1: Use information from news reports, speeches, informative talks, panel discussions, etc. in everyday life.

Learning task : Using a Thesaurus Direction: Use a thesaurus to help you circle out the correct synonym to complete each sentence. You may also use thesaurus from online sources or mobile applications to accomplish this activity.

1. Raf looks (orderly, trim) in his new suit.

2. Her booth at the hobby show is very (tidy, trim).

3. She swept it out, and it is (trim, shipshape).

4. He arranged the items to appear (orderly, trim).

5. He put his stamps in (neat, shipshape) rows.

6. Rolf is (shipshape, orderly) about everything.

7. Her room is always (shipshape, trim) too.

8. Even his old hat looks (trim, orderly) on him.

9. I rarely look (shipshape, trim) in my clothes.

10. I wish I were as (shipshape, tidy) as Raf.

WEEK 2: Give technical and operational definition. (EN10V-IIa-13.9) and Give expanded definitions of words. (EN10V-IIa-13.9)

Learning Task: What is Research? Direction: Determine further the meaning and function of research by reading the paragraphs below. In doing so, arrange the jumbled letters of some terms to understand research even better.

When researchers are interested in examining a problem using a scientific approach, it is said that they are doing a (1.) S A R R E E C H . The people who are being studied are called (2.) B U J E C T S . The person who oversees the research is called the (3.) P R I N C E L I P investigator. The building blocks of theories are called (4.) C E P C O N T S . An abstract generalization that presents a systematic representation about relationships among phenomena is called a (5.) H E R O Y T . The concepts that are studied are called (6.) B A R I A L E V . The concept that is being studied that usually that usually indicates the influence or cause is called the (7.) D E N T I N P E E N D variable. The concept that the researcher is most interested in understanding is called the (8.) T E E N N P E D D variable. Variables that may influence or contaminate the data are called (9.) E O U T S X A E R N variables . If the group that is being studied is very different or varied, the group is said to be (10.) G E N E S H E R O T E O U while groups that are very similar are called (11.) H O O M N E E G O U S groups. When studying variables, definitions must be clarified. A variable such as anxiety may be defined as a feeling of uneasiness; this is called a (12.) C E P T A L C U O N definition. To measure anxiety, the State-Traite Anxiety Scale might be used. A (13.) S Y S I T H E P H O is a statement written by the researcher that states the relationship among or between variables. There are two major categories for research designs. One design, the (14.) Q U A I N T V A I E T T approach uses data that has numerical representation or values. The second design, (15.) Q U A I L V E A T T I , uses narrative data. (16.) D E D U C E V I T reasoning is the basis for quantitative approach. The bond or connection between two variables is called a (17.) O R I E N T A L H I P S . Research that is conducted to generate knowledge that influences or improves practice is called (18.) D E A L I P P research. Research that tests theories is known as (19.) A S C I B research.

LEARNING TASK: STEP UP!

Directions: Gather enough information about the topic. You may use books or newspapers as references. You may also use online resources if you have a way to connect to the Internet. Then, think of three social issues (e.g., discrimination, racism, unemployment), in your own words, write an expanded definition in the term you have chosen.

WEEK 3: Observe correct grammar in making definitions (EN10G-IIa-29)

LEARNING TASK: DO IT!

Directions Read and Rewrite the following paragraph. Look especially for errors in agreement between pronouns and their antecedents. When you find a pronoun error, cross out the incorrect pronoun and write the correct one above it. There will not be a mistake in every sentence.

(1) Kathy has always liked dollhouses, and she got an idea for a business from their hobby. (2) Now she and her brothers make dollhouses for sale. (3) Neither she nor her brothers give all of her time to the business. (4) Still, the team makes all its spending money from their sales. (5) Kathy’s older and assembles the pieces. (6) He chooses the plywood, cuts it to scale, and assembles the pieces. (7) Her younger brother, Max, paints the houses inside and out, giving it details like doors, windows, and shutters. (8) While Murray and Max do his jobs, Kathy buys miniature furniture. (9) Then she sews curtains, rugs, tablecloths, and bedspreads to make each house special. (10) From October until mid-December, the crew takes turns selling its products at craft sales.

WEEK 4: Compose a research report on a relevant social issue (EN10SS-IVe-2.3)

LEARNING TASK:

Directions: Think of at least 2-3 socio-cultural issues that you will be interested to research if you will be given a chance. State the reasons why you want to research the said topics in a single paragraph for each issue. Please refer to the rubric below.

Research Report | Relevant Social Issue || GRADE 10 || MELC-based VIDEO LESSON | QUARTER 4 MODULE 5

Updated: September 6, 2024

ENGLISH TEACHER NI JUAN

This video delves into the fundamentals of a research report, emphasizing its purpose of systematically presenting research work. It introduces the IMRAD format commonly used in writing research reports and discusses the importance of each section, from the title to the abstract, introduction, methods, results, and discussion. The video guides viewers through the process of crafting a well-structured and informative research report, offering insights on each key component and providing a sample report for reference.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Introduction to Research Report

Aim of research report, research process overview, imrad format, parts of a research report, title and abstract, introduction section, method section, results and discussion, conclusion and recommendations, sample research report.

Explains what a research report is, its purpose, and its aim to present research work systematically and coherently.

Describes the aim of a research report which is to write clearly and concisely about the research topic to help readers understand the purpose and results of the research.

Illustrates the research process overview, starting with a research proposal, conducting the research project, and the parts of a research report.

Introduces the IMRAD format (Introduction, Methods, Results, and Discussion) commonly used in writing research reports, especially in lab reports and systematic research in various fields.

Discusses the structure of a research report including the title, abstract, introduction, methods, results, and discussion, emphasizing the importance of each part.

Explains the importance of a brief, specific, and informative title, along with the structure and content of an abstract summarizing the entire study.

Details the purpose of the introduction section in a research report, including setting the case, providing background information, and discussing the related literature review.

Explores the method section in a research report, focusing on how to describe what was done in the study, including instruments, sampling techniques, procedures, and statistical treatment.

Highlights the results section where findings are presented without interpretation, and the discussion section where the implications of the results are discussed along with limitations and future research suggestions.

Explains how the conclusion, summary of significant findings, and recommendations for future research are integrated into the discussion part of a research report following the IMRAD format.

Provides a sample research report for reference, encouraging careful reading and comprehension of each section.

Q: What is the purpose of a research report?

A: The purpose of a research report is to write clearly and concisely about the research topic to help readers understand the purpose and results of the research.

Q: What is the IMRAD format commonly used in writing research reports?

A: The IMRAD format stands for Introduction, Methods, Results, and Discussion and is commonly used in writing research reports, especially in lab reports and systematic research in various fields.

Q: What are the main parts of a research report?

A: The main parts of a research report include the title, abstract, introduction, methods, results, and discussion, each playing a crucial role in presenting the research work systematically and coherently.

Q: What is the purpose of the introduction section in a research report?

A: The introduction section in a research report serves the purpose of setting the case, providing background information, and discussing the related literature review to introduce the research topic effectively.

Q: What is discussed in the method section of a research report?

A: The method section of a research report focuses on describing what was done in the study, including instruments, sampling techniques, procedures, and statistical treatment involved in the research process.

Q: What is the key focus of the results section in a research report?

A: The results section in a research report is where the findings are presented without interpretation, showcasing the outcomes of the research study.

Q: How are the implications of the results discussed in a research report?

A: The implications of the results are discussed in the discussion section of a research report, along with limitations and suggestions for future research, following the IMRAD format.

Q: What is the importance of a brief, specific, and informative title in a research report?

A: A brief, specific, and informative title is important in a research report as it provides a clear indication of the content and purpose of the study, attracting readers and conveying the essence of the research.

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