In this video, you will learn how to develop a good research topic. To start out, let's first answer the question: why is it important to know how to develop a good research topic? Think of it this way - during your time as a student and perhaps even later, you will probably write a good number of research papers. While some instructors might provide you with a list of research topics to choose from, others might not. You will have to choose your own topic. So, what can you write about? Well, let's first answer the question: what makes a topic really good? There are three things worth mentioning here. First, it's a topic that strongly interests you. This is very important - make sure that the topic you choose, the topic you will write about, is a topic that interests you, fascinates you, that you want to talk about. Really, there's nothing worse than spending a lot of time writing about a topic that bores you. Second, make sure your topic is creative. What do we mean by that? Well, there are some topics that have just been written about over and over and over again. Can you come up with a topic that hasn't been covered that much? Try to pick something that is creative and exciting to you and your peers. Writing about Shakespeare's dramas is great, but that topic has been covered extensively. So, try to find something that might be a little more creative. Third, speaking of Shakespeare's dramas, make sure you pick something that is not too broad. Look at your assignment prompt - how many pages are you supposed to write? If you get a five-page paper as an assignment, well, Shakespeare's dramas is just going to be a little bit too...