Research Report
Purpose:
The purpose of this assignment is to build research skills introduced in the course through application of the skills to a significant real world social change issue. You will also build writing and public presentation skills.
Assignment:
For this assignment, you will carry out strategic research or policy research on a social change topic that is of interest to you, using methods and/or databases introduced in the class. 
Assignment Elements:

Topic statement: Brief statement of topic, planned scope of research, data sources and methods
Written Report: Written report of research and findings. Your analysis should be at 1500-2000 words in length. Typed, double-spaced, 12-point font, with 1” margins. .pdf, .docx, or .rtf file format. If your project contains significant non-writing elements such as mapping, numerical tabulations or mathematical calculations, consult with me to see whether the written length can be decreased accordingly.

Selection of Topic: The topic is up to you. You can identify and research a social change issue of your choosing. You can choose between two general options of types of research as follows. 
OPTION A: STRATEGIC RESEARCH
Strategic research is here defined according to Si Kahn: “getting the information necessary to make good decisions about strategy and tactics” in a campaign for social change.
Strategic Research examples: -Work on segments of a corporate campaign research profile of the kind we did for TriMas/Monogram Aerospace in week 6