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Choose a broad Research Topic: Discuss your ideas with academics bearing in mind that you also have to select a supervisor for your research .In many cases the general research topic is set by your supervisor.
Do preliminary research on your Topic: Generate keywords and use the library resources below to develop background knowledge on a subject.
Successful completion often depends on whether the topic continues to hold your interest.
Start asking Questions: Taking into consideration all of the above, start asking yourself open- ended how and why questions about your general topic.
Make sure your approach is flexible.
Review your Research Questions; Your research questions should be clear, focused, and complex enough to allow for adequate research and analysis. Most importantly, your research question should be interesting to you. Furthermore, you will be spending a great deal of time researching and writing, so you should be eager to learn more about it.