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PREPARING,
CONCEPTUALIZING AND
FOCUSING A RESEARCH
PLAN

Congratulations!
You have reached
the final course in
your research
journey: the
Inquiries,
Investigation and
Immersion.

MOORE (2009), A CONTRIBUTOR
TO EZINE ARTICLES OFFERS FIVE
(5) THINGS WORTH CONSIDERING
WHEN DOING A RESEARCH WORK.

1. NEVER CHOOSE A TOPIC THAT IS
OUT OF PERSONAL INTEREST.
The success rate of your research work is equal to
the level of your interest and drive to do such a
research. It is always easier to do something that
you really like to do and be engaged with. Do not
let yourself in the situation of losing that high
level of enthusiasm towards your own research.

2. NEVER USE NEEDLESS WORDS.
Less is more. Sometimes, you would think that
having so much to say when it comes to
research is an advantage. However, we have to
realize that the longer or the wordy our
sentences become, the more they appear less
relevant and needless to be listened to or read.

3. KEEP THOUGHTS INTACT.
Establishing that sense of focus on your
research paper is one of the most
important characteristics that you
should always observe. Clattering ideas
will not make your paper enticing

4. DON'T LET FAILURE DISTRACT
YOU.
Failure is normal. It is okay to fail at
times in order for us to realize what we
have to do. Failure is an opportunity to
recreate and refine our research work at
its best. Do not be afraid to fail!

5. ALWAYS CONSULT THE OPINION
OF OTHER PEOPLE.
Feedback from others especially of a more
knowledgeable others is always good to hear. It
widens our understanding and opens higher
chances of making the research better!
Collaboration and teamwork do not only make
the task lighter, but rather more successful!

Learning Task 1: On your notepad,
write random words that come to
your mind. Any word will do. Take
your thoughts in the situation
where you find yourself most
interested in. Do this in three (3)
to five (5) minutes.

The random words that you have written on
your notepad are your personal interest. These
are the topics or subjects that first inspires your
interest. These are the concepts and constructs
that your mind has which will serve as the
baseline of your formal research topic.

Now, go back and look at the random
words that you have written. Study them
and think about each word again. Choose
and encircle only three(3) from the random
words that appear to be relevant, timely
and interesting for you.

At this time, you just have decided your
research interest. It pertains to personal
interests that has been screened and
chosen by means of its meaning,
coverage, relevance and focus.

After refining your research interest, you
will be able to have a preliminary topic. This
topic is already researchable, but should
still be narrowed where gaps will arise.
Check how to perform a few more steps
below to construct your research topic.

Example of Research Interest:
agriculture

Preparing, conceptualizing and focusing research plan

THE RESEARCH PLAN
• is a document that includes preliminary and basic information
about the research work that you would like to do.
• It may contain details about the topic that you intend to do, its
importance or significance, the steps that you have already
done, and the next actions that you are going to do in order to
meet your targets or until you have answered your research
questions.
• concept paper.

I. Basic Information This part of the research plan contains your basic
information. For a Senior High School Learner like you, it would be
beneficial to include the following information:
A. Complete Name
B. Learner Reference Number (LRN)
C. School and Address
D. Track and Strand
E. Complete Home Addres

II. BACKGROUND SHORT PRESENTATION OF BASIC
CONCEPTS AND INFORMATION ABOUT THE RESEARCH
TOPIC SHALL BE PRESENTED IN THIS SECTION.
Include few relevant readings and
literature which serve as major
background of your paper. Cite also your
motivation for the topic and the reasons
and importance of your study.

III. OBJECTIVES AND METHODS CITE IN THIS SECTION
THE LONG TERM AND SHORT TERM OBJECTIVES OR
TARGETS OF YOUR RESEARCH WORK.
Indicate also whether you are
using quantitative, qualitative
or mixed method of research

IV. WORKING FRAMEWORK THROUGH AN ILLUSTRATIVE
ILLUSTRATIONS OR DIAGRAMS, SHOW THE VARIABLES OR
CONCEPTS THAT ARE INVOLVED IN YOUR PAPER.
Show the connections and relationship and
role of these important constructs in achieving
the results of the study. The Input-Process-
Output Model is commonly used. However, feel
free to execute your creativity and ideas in
crafting the framework for your paper.

V. ASSUMPTIONS
This part contains the expected outcome of
the study. What results do you anticipate? It
is better that you construct positive results
regarding the research that you plan to
undertake. This can be in numbered form,
bulleted, or in a paragraph or two.

VI. TIMETABLE
You may have heard about Gantt Chart of activities. This
section contains the same concept but in simplified and
detailed format in order for you to plan things out even
more systematically and productively. A timetable guides
you to be able to work on important activities necessary for
you to complete your research. Please study the example
timetable below to get ideas on how a plan looks like and
what information can be included.

VII. LIST OF REFERENCES
Present here the references that you used in the
formulation of the research plan. Use the format of
the American Psychological Association (APA) 6th or
7th edition style/format in constructing the entries.
Ensure that the entries are alphabetically
sequenced. Please revisit the styling book, so you
will be guided in making the citations.

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