Journals

1. What is the problem to be solved?

2. What is the scope of the problem? What level (city, state, national, etc.) will you focus on?

3. What are other people saying about this problem? How have others tried to solve the problem?

4. What is the best possible solution you can think of that you will put forth for your audience?

5. Why do you think this solution is feasible (that is, how you think they could actually be carried out in the “real “world”?)

6. What more do you need to find out about this problem?

7. What more do you need to learn about how to solve it?

8. Where do you plan to look for sources? What will you be looking for, specifically, when you start researching your topic?