Assignment 2: Conducting a Literature Review
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Instructions
Instructions
For this four- to five-page assignment, you will analyze and compare the findings of at least five recently-published research reports—peer-review journal articles—relevant to your topic of interest. (Three of these articles could be those you have read for the Week 1 discussion and written assignment.) Organize your review using this outline:
I. Problem statement – Why you want to study your topic or problem and to what ends
II. Research question(s)
III. Summaries of individual research reports
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A. Report 1
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1. Key information about purpose, design, and results
2. Relevance to your topic and research question(s)
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E. Report 5
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1. Key information about purpose, design, and results
2. Relevance to your topic and research question(s)
IV. Synthesis of findings from your review of the five reports – Brief summary of what you have learned about your topic
V. Research question(s) revisited – Explanation of why—or why not—you are revising your research question(s)
VI. Reference list – Use correct APA formatting
Length: This assignment must be 4-5 pages (excluding the title and reference page).
References: Include 5 scholarly resources.
