Once you have determined a suitable project using census data, collected scholarly journal articles and other sources, completed an annotated bibliography & mini-proposal outline, you are ready to complete the course with the final essay in the same format as a professional journal article. Final project essays will include: statement of the subject of the proposal, including why it is important; overview of what is known about the subject, including the literature review—based on the references; working hypotheses (both null and working) which would facilitate the investigation of this topic; listing and defining and explaining the key concepts, constructs and variables; identifying possible non-reactive data to be collected and why; likely operationalization (or measurement) of the key concepts with explanation; probable population, sample size and description/explanation; probable methods of data collection and explanation; possible ethical considerations (if any) and explanation; desired results and explanation; possible future research and explanation; Conclusion.