Do you have a problem or question of general interest to scholars and other organisations that is discussed in the academic literature?
Are the overall aim and objectives of the project clearly stated and defined?
Do you have a hypothesis or a (s) which predicts or suggestions some solution to your problem or an answer to your question(s)?
Do you have some recognised research methods which will guide the production of an IT artefact?
Is the topic researchable and the scope of the research appropriate for the programme?
Does the problem have the potential to make an important or significant contribution to the body of knowledge?)