Topic- Underage Drinking
Hypothesis- after your literature review and problem statement you should have a clear thesis question that you are intending to answer. This should be your first sentence under this section backed up by a few supporting details that illustrates this claim.
Example: Community orientated polices has been a major contributor for decreasing crime in inner cities. This fact has been cited throughout the literature over the years and has been seen as an effective strategy. (Please add more details, this is just an example) Side note: You should have around 5 sentences, one stating your hypothesis/ thesis question, and the other sentences should involve supporting details about your hypothesis.
Operationalization- Please discuss the variables that you will be using in your study. Each study should contain a dependent and independent variable. In addition if you chose to use a theory to explain your thesis question then please explain why your chose that theory.
Example: crime rate depends on community policing practices. The crime rate is the dependent variable and community policing is the independent variable.
In addition, please include any issues of Validity, Reliability, or Ethics that pertain to your operationalizing. Each of these elements should be broken off into separate paragraphs.
Research design/ Data and Methods- please describe your proposed research design. This should include:
The units of analysis
Sampling frame
Sampling procedure
Sample size
Methods of collection
