Exercise 1Exercise 1

Organize the following items in the Organize the following items in the right orderright order

Develop an outline Develop an outline

Formulate your hypothesesFormulate your hypotheses

State the problemState the problem

State the objectives and scope of the researchState the objectives and scope of the research

Discuss the research method(s)/techniquesDiscuss the research method(s)/techniques

Formulate your research questionsFormulate your research questions

Discuss the research variablesDiscuss the research variables

Review the scholarshipReview the scholarship

Exercise 2Exercise 2

Choose a theme, then formulate an Choose a theme, then formulate an appropriate research topicappropriate research topic

Gender discriminationGender discrimination Social Security ReformSocial Security Reform Minorities in mass mediaMinorities in mass media Wildlife conservationWildlife conservation Learning disabilitiesLearning disabilities Police brutalityPolice brutality Civil rightsCivil rights OutsourcingOutsourcing Patriot ActPatriot Act No Child Left BehindNo Child Left Behind Media conglomerates/ownershipMedia conglomerates/ownership Intelligence testsIntelligence tests

What’s your research What’s your research problem?problem?

What are your research What are your research questions?questions?

What are your What are your hypotheses?hypotheses?

Draft a set of objectives for your research, Draft a set of objectives for your research, then design a tentative outline. then design a tentative outline.