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I am going crazy trying to find an interesting topic for my research which mainly involve society and software development or business and software development, in simple words I am required to do a research on how does the development of software(Technology) affect society/organization/businesses, and I have to focus on the negative impact of these factors, what is missing, what is being done wrong, the gap between technology and society/business/organization and what could be done to fill the gap/void, or the issues between the 2, I have to submit a problem statement or research problem soon, any help even if you think it wont be relevant, it might help me to be on my feet

Thank you in advance

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asked for a research problem about how software development negatively affects society/organizations/businesses. Several replies touched on related ideas (for example, called out security failings; made a broader comment about student research habits). Below are focused, researchable directions, a short problem-statement template, and practical steps to turn one idea into a concrete study.

  • Data governance gap in small organizations
    Problem statement idea: "In small-to-medium enterprises, adoption of third-party software outpaces governance practices, increasing the likelihood of accidental data exposure; this study will measure common misconfigurations, estimate incidence, and evaluate low-cost mitigation steps."

  • Automation and workforce transition
    Problem statement idea: "Deployment of process-automation software in retail/back-office functions leads to measurable job-task displacement without matching retraining programs; this study will quantify task change and assess retraining models."

  • Usability-driven failures in enterprise systems
    Problem statement idea: "Poor UX in critical business software increases operator errors that cause financial or compliance loss; this study will combine error-log analysis and usability tests to identify high-risk interactions."

  • Algorithmic decision-making and fairness gaps
    Problem statement idea: "Automated decision tools used in hiring/credit scoring produce disparate outcomes because of training-data skew and opaque configuration; this research will audit decisions and suggest design controls."

  • Technical-debt risk to business continuity
    Problem statement idea: "Rapid feature delivery without maintainability practices builds technical debt that raises outage risk and long-term cost; this study will correlate code-quality indicators with downtime and remediation cost."

Use this template when drafting the final problem statement:

Problem: In [context], [software practice/feature] contributes to [negative outcome]. 
This study will [measure/explore/test] the relationship using [methods], and propose [interventions].

Practical steps: pick one domain (healthcare, finance, SME), confirm access to data or interviewees, limit scope to 1-3 measurable outcomes, choose mixed methods (log analysis + 6-10 interviews or a small case-control study), and plan deliverables (checklist, prototype fix, or policy recommendation). A developer background is an asset: it enables reproducible log analysis, small prototypes, and clear mitigation proposals.

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Member Avatar for Salem

http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html#urgent

How about the woeful inadequacies of data security in organisations that really ought to know better. Especially when those same organisations spout "data security" at their customers.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/personalfinance/building-societies/7139076/Skipton-apologises-after-account-details-are-revealed.html
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/personalfinance/insurance/6406249/Insurer-Zurich-loses-customers-details.html
and the biggie

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I think your own inaptitude of finding something to write about is a very good thing to write about.
It's after all endemic in youngsters posting questions to these (and other) software development forums, showing a total lack of interest in original (or indeed any) thinking on the part of a large proportion of those of an age where they're in school or even university.

Is this caused by their upbringing where they never had to do anything before?
Is it caused by "the internet" always having given them whatever information they want on a silver platter before?
Is it because they can't think for themselves because their brains have been turned to mush playing too many computer games (a popular explanation of parents who themselves can't be bothered to look after their kids)?

Member Avatar for Traicey

Interesting speech Jwenting but I dont think thats relevant to what Im looking for.... Thanks anyway

Thanks Salem I am gona check the website, Im sure I will find something, its not an easy task though, I am a developer by nature not an investigator or Researcher really, but we can only learn to adapt

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Member Avatar for logonchristy

you can find more in google about ur topic...

commented: You can find how to spell "you're" in Google as well. +0
commented: Ezz probably meant "your" :D +0
Member Avatar for WaltP

While you're googling, google for satire.

Member Avatar for BestJewSinceJC

im ahvren trublesz givien advics ?? but i dink dat u shud google!!!!

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