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# 10 Criteria of a Good Research Problem - **Cost effective:** Must be economical and effective. - **Inventive:** New and unique is a good research problem, as its results relate to the country's socio-economic need. - **Return of Investment:** Investment Harvest Theory is if a researcher invests m...

# 10 Criteria of a Good Research Problem - **Cost effective:** Must be economical and effective. - **Inventive:** New and unique is a good research problem, as its results relate to the country's socio-economic need. - **Return of Investment:** Investment Harvest Theory is if a researcher invests money on a research, he/she will always harvest or collects money so that there is no budgetary exhaustion. - **Original:** - **Measurable:** - **Time bound:** Good research problem should be done within the allotted time period. # Guidelines in Selecting a Research Problem - Any research is a tough thing to achieve and it need great deal of commitment from work. - 1st step towards success is the selection of research topic. - Selecting a research problem is never easy. - The subject of study needs to be very straightforward and easy to understand. - **Data Availability:** If your research involves information gathering such as newspaper records or preceding before the title is finalized, ensure that these documents are available in correct format. - **Relevance:** Choose a topic that suits your interest and profession; it should add information to the current collection of data. - **Ethics:** Consider certain ethical concerns when formulating the research question. # Guidelines in Selecting a Research Problem - **Interest:** Most crucial benchmark of selecting a good research problem. - **Expertise:** Before choosing research issue or research problem, you must ensure that you have researched a certain degree of competence in the field that you are proposing. # Characteristics of a good research problem - It should be **SMART** - **Specific** - **Measurable** - **Achievable** - **Realistic** - **Time bound** # Specific - The problem should be specifically stated. - Should be direct to the point. - **Example:** - Plants as alternative source of ethanol - Aratillis extract as a source of ethanol # Measurable - It is easy to measure by using research instrument, apparatus and equipment in gathering data.