1. University of Bejaia Faculty of Arts and Languages LESMS Research Laboratory EMICOB Research Team
The EMICOB’s First Methodology Seminar for Master & Doctorate Students: « Seminar 01: Introducing Scientific Research Methodology »
Designing and Carrying out a Research Project: From Vague Ideas to a Narrowed down Topic
Dr. Nadia Ahouari-Idri

2. Introduction 1. Its utility/Value 2. Possibility to be generalized
conducting research
A profound word on a given TOPIC
1. Its utility/Value
2. Possibility to be generalized
3. Its limitations

3. Short Reflection How do you get started in research?
What inspires you?
This leads you to the CHOICE of the TOPIC
BUT
Let’s tackle YOUR sources of inspiration:

4. Designing a Research: starting from an idea Sources of Inspiration
Lived Experiences
Desire to be useful
Observing the Surrounding
Exchange Ideas
Previous researches

5. Designing a Research: starting from an idea Sources of Questioning
Topic??? Few knowledge is available
A used methodology where mistakes occured
Uncertainty??? Genralisation of the results???
Contradicting conclusions (same theme)
Theory in practice (when a theory is not yet tested)

6. Designing a Research: Feasability
Time
Matreials/Resources
Access to sources, to information
Imagination (create scenarios)
Team work/ agreement
Degree of complexity

7. Decide and Narrow down your Topic (1)
Think now of:
1. YOUR variables
2. YOUR context
3. YOUR population/ Sample
4. Period of time

8. Decide and Narrow down your Topic (2)
Think again of:
1. YOUR keywords
2. Major CONCEPTS and their correlates
3. Make researches (Library, indexes, databases, encyclopedias, thesaurus, etc)
4. determine scientific and technical jargon
5. Prepare a list of documents linked to YOUR topic (Choose reputed journals and scholars)

9. Precision of the Problem
Precise your PROBLEM
Why interested in it?
What Qs do you need to formulate?
What is already known? Lit rev
Where to arrive (Objective)=WGHAT?