The Research Title
Drafting a Research Title Drafting a Research Title
Drafting a research title is a
Drafting a research title is a key task inkey task in research as this will capture the essence research as this will capture the essence
of what you wish to
of what you wish to do in your inquiry.do in your inquiry.
There are various ways that can help There are various ways that can help
you develop one.
you develop one.
Option #1:
Option #1:
Consider the ideas behind your Consider the ideas behind your research topic. Identify these main research topic. Identify these main ideas and how they are
ideas and how they are related to onerelated to one another. Try to inform a
another. Try to inform a possible titlepossible title using these main ideas.
using these main ideas.
For example:
For example:
If your research topic is about If your research topic is about vegetarians and their motivation vegetarians and their motivation
behind their decision to become so. The behind their decision to become so. The
main ideas would be vegetarians and main ideas would be vegetarians and
their motivation.
their motivation.
Option #2:
Option #2:
Completing the following sentence:
Completing the following sentence:
“My study is about…” can also aid
“My study is about…” can also aid you in drafting a research title as it you in drafting a research title as it captures the essence of your research captures the essence of your research
topic in one sentence.
topic in one sentence.
For example:
For example:
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For example:
For example:
“My study is about how my
“My study is about how my school connects and garners school connects and garners
supports from the alumni.”
supports from the alumni.”
For example:
For example:
“My study is about how DTI
“My study is about how DTI employees perceived the employees perceived the Per
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Option #3:
Option #3:
You may also consider mentioning You may also consider mentioning
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severaeral feal featurtures of yoes of yourur resresearearchch suc
such ash as its pits purpurposeose, ap, approproach aach andnd methods used
methods used (U
(Uniniveversrsitityy of of SoSoututhehernrn CaCalilifofornrniaia,, 2016).
2016).
Option #4:
Option #4:
In addition, Wilkinson (1991, in In addition, Wilkinson (1991, in
Creswell, 2014, p.26) advised to create Creswell, 2014, p.26) advised to create
the research title as brief as possible the research title as brief as possible
and to avoid “unnecessary words.”
and to avoid “unnecessary words.”
For example:
For example:
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Evade de usiusing ng thethesese phrphraseases:s:
“A
“An Apn Apprproaoachch toto…”…”
or
or “A “A StStududy oy of…f…””
Option #5:
Option #5:
You may consider also developing a You may consider also developing a
single title or a two-part title. The single title or a two-part title. The following are examples of two-part following are examples of two-part titles from Silverman (2013, p.334):
titles from Silverman (2013, p.334):
For example:
For example:
“R
“Reaeadidingng CaCaststananededa:a:
A Prologue
A Prologue to theto the Social Sciences”Social Sciences”
For example:
For example:
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Policing the Lying Patient:
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Adolescent Diabetics”Diabetics”
Did you know?
Did you know?
The first part is a snappy phrase The first part is a snappy phrase
intended to catch audience’s attention intended to catch audience’s attention
while the second part is more while the second part is more
descriptive the actual study.
descriptive the actual study.
Did you know?
Did you know?
Having a two-part title can
Having a two-part title can provideprovide the ( methodology used (University of methodology used (University of
Southern California, 2016).
Southern California, 2016).
For example:
For example:
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The title on the followingfollowing slides showcase these slides showcase these
highlights:
highlights:
(1) Additional Context:
(1) Additional Context:
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First Part:
A Catchy Hook
A Catchy Hook —this, the—this, the least important part of an least important part of an academic title, introduces the academic title, introduces the
paper in a creative way.
paper in a creative way.
Second Part:
Second Part:
Topic Keyword
Topic Keyword—The "what" of —The "what" of
the paper. This identifies concepts the the paper. This identifies concepts the scholar will be exploring. They and are scholar will be exploring. They and are
present in the title both
present in the title both for humansfor humans scanning lots of articles and for search scanning lots of articles and for search
engine indexing.
engine indexing.
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