Students at Al Kharj Community College learn about the steps for conducting scientific research In preparation for the 3rd Scientific Forum, and under the patronage of the College Dean Dr Hamad Bin Abdullah Al-Qumizi, the Student Activities Unit at the Community College in Al-Kharj held a lecture titled "Steps to prepare scientific research". The lecture was delivered by Dr Abdul Rahman Mohammed Abdullah Hamdi, Assistant Professor in the Department of Business Administration. The lecture dealt with the definition of scientific research steps, from the selection of the idea of research to the formulation of the results and recommendations, to the definition of the problem and research questions, and criteria for selecting the problem, and how to analyze previous studies to identify the gap in the literature, and how to formulate hypotheses. The lecture also dealt with how to determine the size of the study population and how to choose the sample, and the most important statistical methods used in the study, data analysis, and the final drafting of the the findings and recommendations. The Dean of the College called upon the students to participate actively in the Scientific Forum, and confirmed his constant support to the students before, during and after their preparation for activities like this.