Nelson reaction

Here is the problem: an effective research needs interest and passion from the researcher him/herself. Accordingly the first obstacle in "assigning " a research is that the professor or whoever is proposing the research only assumes what would interest the researcher, or goes as far as "imposes" what should interest the student. It is no secret that coerced work rarely inspires motivation. Another issue is that the one assigning the research usually already has an expected set of outcome. In other words, the professor is not really expecting a "research from the student," but instead a "gathering" of information already researched, decided and expected. Another obvious problem is the time limit. Usually an academic research paper has a week or a two-week deadline. This limited amount of time does not really allow for true research and even less, time for enjoying the process and developping interest in the researched subject.