Identify an organization from any member in your Learning Team or an organization with which your team is familiar.  If an actual company is used, disguise its name with a pseudonym.

• Alternatively, create a fictitious organization based on the dataset provided under Resources -Data Sets.

Identify one independent variable and one dependent variable based on the business.  Operationalize these variables if they are too abstract to measure.

Develop a real or realistic scenario for the introduction based on the company you chose and the two variables. Include a background, a business problem and the team's role of no more than 350 words.

Develop a research question from the two variables.

• Use the Research Question Two Variable Handout for guidance.

Create hypothesis statements based on the research question.