1. Exercise 1Exercise 1

2. Organize the following items in theOrganize the following items in the
right orderright order
Develop an outlineDevelop 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

3. Exercise 2Exercise 2

4. Choose a theme, then formulate anChoose 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

5. What’s your researchWhat’s your research
problem?problem?

6. What are your researchWhat are your research
questions?questions?

7. What are yourWhat are your
hypotheses?hypotheses?

8. 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.