1. Problem — a real-world legal problem observed (not a purely textual puzzle).
2. Question — the precise empirical question: what do you want to know about the world?
3. Design — what data, from whom, how collected, how analysed.
4. Ethics clearance — consent, confidentiality, do-no-harm.
5. Data collection — the tools of Unit 3.
6. Analysis — Unit 4's techniques.
7. Findings and recommendations — law-reform-facing conclusions.