Do you have RDC (Research Data Centers) located anywhere near you? They have an abundance of data stored you can get access too. Another idea is to check Kagle data..

Thank you

You will select your topics.But remember the following points:

1. Identity the problem area

2. Find sub area

3. Again find sub area

4. Again find sub area....and so on

5. select small area that again can not be broken.

This will help you to get right topics and can avoid duplication of research.

Thanks.

A research topic has most probably the greatest impact on the success of any research project. It acts as a window through which others have a chance to glance at the substance of your work. Consequently, it must be selected with utmost discretion. A good research topic should have several characteristics. First, it should have novelty. Replicatory research, though worthwhile, is simply the repetition of another researcher's work. Second, it should contribute to the targeted discipline in a positive way. Third, It should fill an existing gap in the review of literature.Finally, consulting your supervisor about the feasibility and utility of the topic can also be very helpful.

Nice reply@ Reza Biria

Choose a topic that is interesting to you. 

Consider the scope of your topic.

I am completely agree with Reza Biria although he is absolutely correct but herewith need to add more things during the selection of the research topic e.g. it should be feasible to work and applicable in socioeconomic aspect that certainly help to the people.

Choose topic as per of your interest and its scope, review literature, and then discuss with your adviser. Surely, you will be able to choose your topic for research.

Thank you everyone for answering me.

Great you have some areas of interest. You are already steps in progress. Now, read around about those areas (You can basically google) then next step, ask question:

- Why do they do this?

- Why do they present stuff in this way and not the other way?

- Where can this lead to?

- What are alternatives to this and that?

- How do such such a practice compare in this place to that one (Eg. EU, Africa, or country by country or region to region)

- What are other people's (genral public, application experts, non-experts, students, policy makers, users, etc) views and perceptions towards this practice or that?

- What are economic implications of this and that?

- Can this and that in my field contribute to development of one area? eg, economy, pyscho-social interactions, to the science community, etc

- What practices/ theories/beliefs in this field can I challenge from my experience and understanding?

- What is not being done currently that i can recommend or research on/ or suggest to start being worked on?

- What new methods can I introduce? to student community, marketing community, military, security, processing factories, etc

- What are liabilities in this field that companies, individuals so much cling to, invest highly on but have no much value?

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Those are just a few of the many questions you can have that can lead you into a research idea. write down the idea, try working on some objectives (Don't worry about the quality of your objectives at the first intance, you will keep modifying them as you read more, but give it a good reasonable time line).

- Ask colleagues, professors what they think the written brief could sound to them as a research idea.

You can have a topic right from the beginning just to guide you in the scope you are working in, but dont be rigid on a topic, keep working on it, modifying as you get more understanding

-Key is: Ask questions and try to find a way you can answer each question.

All the best

• choose a topic that will enable you to read and understand the literature
• ensure that the topic is manageable and that material is available
• make a list of key words
• define your topic as a focused research question
• research and read more about your topic

Read!

Writing Research Papers: A Complete Guide (10th Edition) by James D. Lester

Research matters by R. Bezuidenhout, C. Davis, F. du Plooy-Cilliers