The report is one of the many types of scientific or educational activities. Often a report is called an article for a conference or an abstract, but in any case, they are all built approximately according to the same pattern. The problem is that no one wants to engage in boring research, and few know how to correctly approach the choice of a topic.
When choosing a topic for a report, it is necessary to proceed from the circumstances.
Often teachers or instructors give out a ready-made list of topics, from which you need to choose the one that you like best. If you have several topics to choose from that you could take to work, then take the one that will be not only easier to work with, but also more productive. Pay attention to the wording: do not grab onto a topic if it covers the object and subject of research too broadly, without giving an opportunity for thorough study. For example, the theme "Behavior of the Ural squirrels in winter" is much more successful than "The nature of the Urals".
Of course, proceed from what interests you the most. And if from the proposed list of topics you are not attracted by any one, then take to work the topic with the most specific formulation, and one on which there is a lot of scientific literature.
If you are completely free in choosing the topic of the report, then it is better to choose and formulate it with your supervisor. For example, you may love chocolate, but the topic “Chocolate in my life” does not carry any scientific interest. But “The history and prospects of chocolate production in my city” is already much more interesting and productive.
The main thing is to believe that any of your interests can be considered from a scientific point of view, you just need to approach it correctly.
A very important condition is the correct formulation of the topic. A report implies different forms of defense: just a speech at a lesson or a seminar without questions from the audience, a defense with substantiation of the relevance of the topic and questions, etc. For example, in the second option, you need to choose a topic that will allow you to logically build the report itself, the presentation and answers to questions. And if you take the topic "The effect of pink on the behavior of hamsters", and talk about its effect on different types of rodents, then your topic will play a cruel joke with you.
And finally, before choosing a topic, understand whether you need any further perspective, whether you will be doing research in the future. If yes, then initially select a large object of study, and then approach it from a certain side, so that next time you approach it from the other and in the end give a holistic picture. For example, you are interested in the productivity of a secretary-assistant under different weather conditions. First, highlight the features of its work in the heat with the air conditioner turned off, and next time you can write a report on its work in the winter with the batteries turned off.
