Move from the general to the specific.

What is the major issue being investigated? Why is the problem interesting?

What is the theoretical background for study?Explain That is, what has previous research about this topic shown, and what possible explanations can be found in the literature that might help you predict what the outcome will be?

What are the limitations of the previous work (that make further work necessary)?

What knowledge can be gained from the current work?

What is the major question (restated)?

How (broadly stated) will this knowledge be gained?

What are the specific hypotheses being tested?