Discussion: Project Literature Review

Discussion: Project Literature Review

Discussion: Project Literature Review

Week 3 Research Proposal Project Literature Review This week, you will receive feedback from your instructor on your rough draft assignment. You will edit, revise, and add any additional information to your literature review based on your instructor feedback and additional research and reading. This submission should be more polished than your previous version. As you continue to read about your chosen research topic, feel free to add to your literature review and make it even more meaningful for your research proposal. The following requirements should be met in your literature review: Include a minimum of six scholarly sources Organize in logical sections Include an overview of the literature Be unbiased in your presentation of information Include sources and content relevant to your research questions and hypothesis; state the relevance in your literature review Include a critical assessment of the sources. Do not simply include a summary of what you have read A strong introduction and conclusion, including further questions for research Proper APA formatting, citations, and references Tutorials for this Question
The literature review is a written overview of major writings and other sources on a selected topic. Sources covered in the review may include scholarly journal articles, books, government reports, Web sites, etc. The literature review provides a description, summary and evaluation of each source. It is usually presented as a distinct section of a graduate thesis or dissertation.

Purpose of the literature review

The purpose of the literature review is to provide a critical written account of the current state of research on a selected topic:

• Identifies areas of prior scholarship
• Places each source in the context of its contribution to the understanding of the specific issue, area of research, or theory under review.
• Describes the relationship of each source to the others that you have selected
• Identifies new ways to interpret, and shed light on any gaps in, previous research
• Points the way forward for further research.