STAGE 1: Choose the question
Concept: A research question should expose uncertainty rather than confirm a design.
Task: Write three questions about course selection and choose a method suited to each.
Acceptance: Separate questions about behavior from questions about preference.

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STAGE 2: Plan ethical recruitment
Concept: Participants need a clear purpose and voluntary participation.
Task: Draft inclusion criteria, a consent script and a data-minimization plan.
Acceptance: Avoid collecting unnecessary sensitive information.

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STAGE 3: Practice synthesis
Concept: Evidence, interpretation and recommendation belong in separate layers.
Task: Use the supplied fictional notes to practice grouping observations and identifying contradictions.
Acceptance: Label the exercise data as synthetic, not real research findings.

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STAGE 4: Communicate limits
Concept: A small qualitative study does not estimate population prevalence.
Task: Create a report structure with evidence links, confidence and unanswered questions.
Acceptance: Do not turn three practice notes into a percentage claim about all users.

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