You will create a topic memo that outlines a topic that you'd like to research. You may choose any topic that is of interest to you. You are asking someone, a boss or a school, for permission to write a proposal and later do a research project on your topic. Your document should follow the basic conventions of memos . It should outline the basics of your proposal, including: 1) The problem you are addressing: why do we need this program (research)l? If one already exists, why do we need a new one? 2) The methodology you will use to research the problem: what research will you do to determine how to create the most effective program? (Will you compare similar programs? Conduct a survey or interview to gain user feedback? Why have you chosen that research? 3) The solution: a brief overview of your proposed user manual. (What changes will you make to the original program? Why? Or, if you are creating an original program, what content and formatting choices will you make? Why?)