Research topic around an area in media studies that interests you

RESEARCH PROPOSAL Each student will outline a focused and narrow research topic to be developed as a proposal student. The proposal is a 2-3-page scholarly and professional document that includes the following:a) A Research Idea As A Statement of Problem or Statement of PurposeThe topic of the research project is first defined and outlined in a paragraph. In one paragraph of at least 5-6 sentences, you will outline a clear and narrow topic that you intend to explore and/or investigate as a research plan. The research idea will include: i) a strong and clear hypothesis which may (or may not) include) a specific research question you would like to answer in your project–a strong research question is a good starting step to formulating a strong research topic and laying out a clear direction for a project; ii) a short list (1 or 2) of primary sources you plan to use and analyze in your project.b) A Research MethodologyLike the research idea, you will write one paragraph of at least 4-5 sentences that outline a clear research methodology you intend to use to conduct your project. Your research methodology can include one or a combination of two or three (NOT more) of any of the methods addressed in this class and your textbook: qualitative methods: textual analysis (semiotic, psychoanalytical, ideological, and/or rhetorical analysis, …) and interview, historical analysis and/or participation observation …; quantitative methods (content, survey…). You will provide a strong and brief explanation of why your chosen methodology is critically relevant to the design of your project. Use the research methodologies we studied in the first part of the class.c) List of Secondary SourcesThe list includes 3-4 sources that you have identified as relevant secondary sources for your project. You will need these two types of sources: a) secondary sources on the main critical issue(s) of your research idea; that is, the issues you plan to investigate and examine in your research project; and b) secondary sources on your primary sources (your films, video games, television shows . . . that you plan to analyzes). The sources should be credible scholarly and professional sources from the following: a) articles from scholarly and professional journals; b) articles from renown professional newspapers and magazines (such as The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, The New Yorker, Time Magazine, etc.). The 3 or 4 sources can all be scholarly sources (journal articles and books), but they cannot be all from the newspapers and magazines only. c) A Literature Review of Secondary Sources This section provides a literature review of your 3-4 secondary sources. The literature review of your secondary sources is presented in the form of an annotated bibliography in the MLA (Modern Language Association) style: an annotated bibliography is a descriptive summary (in 4-6 sentences) of each one of your secondary sources. See link for definition and samples of annotated bibliography: http://libguides.csun.edu/research-strategies/annotated-bibliography