Challenges faced By Final year students when Writing A Research project

Date: 28-05-2021 11:19 am (2 years ago) | Author: Chibuike Adamu
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Several ingredients are required for research, some of which are difficult to manage and others to arrange. It is carried out by a single person, but it necessitates the acceptance/approval of multiple others, including guides, supervisors, members of the defense committee, interviewers, focus group participants, and so on.
Research is a never-ending process in developing countries. Choosing a research topic, a statement, and so on might be difficult for researchers. Furthermore, researchers encounter problems related to expansion, infrastructural deficiencies, budgetary constraints, and so on. Here are the top ten challenges we found most scary for Final year project students:

Lack of communication with the supervisor: A university lecturer has a lot on his plate. It is critical to have supervision when working on a research assignment. The progress of the research is hampered by poor communication. It is critical to speak with your supervisor in order to clear up any questions you may have about the study topic, discover what the supervisor expects of you, and gain a better understanding of your study topic.

Lack of Scientific Training: The research methodology is not systematic. Many researchers undertake research work without having actual knowledge of the research methods. Even the guides do not have a thorough knowledge of the various methodologies. Before undertaking research projects, researchers should be well equipped with all the methodological aspects.

Time management: Spending ample time in learning the skills and practical implementation consumes a lot of time. In such a scenario, taking out time for intense research and to draft a top-notch research paper becomes impossible. 

Not having a definite deadline: Deadlines are stressful. Deadlines help you get closer to your goals. Many times, Universities fail to implement a due date to submit the research paper, leading to confusion and improper time management among the scholars.

A quantity of literature: It can be difficult to deal with the quantity of literature that one might have accessed. The literature review is iterative. This involves managing the literature, accessing data that supports the framework of the research, identifying keywords and alternative keywords, as well as constantly looking for new sources.

Implementing quality of writing within the literature review: A literature review has to go beyond being a series of references and citations. You need to interpret the literature and be able to position it within the context of your study. This requires careful and measured interpretation and writing in which you synthesize and bring together the materials that you have read.

Insufficient data: Insufficiency of data is a potential problem. Most of the business establishments are of the opinion that researchers may misuse the data provided by them. This affects the purpose of research studies for which that particular data may be of utmost importance.

Lack of confidence: Lack of confidence is one of the most common problems among researchers. Researchers with low self-esteem feel less motivated thereby affecting the quality of the work.

Concern that your focus is either still too broad or too narrow: This anxiety is unavoidable. As you read through the literature, be prepared to make changes to your research. This may necessitate increasing the research's emphasis or narrowing it down to make it more manageable. A broad research topic might be reduced by including relevant context, seeking for another variable within the study issue, or focusing on a theoretical standpoint.

Library management: Library management and functioning is not satisfactory in many Universities; A lot of time and energy is spent on tracing appropriate books, journals, reports etc. Also, many of the libraries are not able to get copies of new reports and other publications on time.

Research demands immediate action on the part of the concerned authorities or personnel at national levels, so as to transform these challenges into major opportunities.

EDITORS SOURCE: Final year Project Topics in Nigeria

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