Purpose: The goal in this assignment is to write a literature review paper on your topic from assignment one. This assignment will also help you further refine the research problem used in assignment one. It is important to note that the purpose of this assignment is to review the current literature on a selected topic. You are expected to describe the major trends in a selected area, elaborate on several important solutions to past challenges, and identify the major challenges to be addressed in the future.
Directions:
1.
Organize the literature that you reviewed in your annotated bibliography (i.e.,
a minimum of
seven primary, peer-reviewed research articles that are no more than six years old) and any additional primary, peer-reviewed research articles related to your topic. Look at how the information in the articles elaborate on several important solutions to past challenges and identify the major challenges to be addressed in the future.
2. Write a
synthesis of what you have found, supporting what you say with citations from the various articles. For each approach: discuss the problem(s) it addresses, methods used, theoretical foundation, the results of this approach, and any unresolved issues and study limitations. Compose an
introduction to the synthesis that
links your topic to the literature
3. Write strong clear paragraphs with transitions between ideas
4. Use a logical flow within paragraphs and between them
5. State the connections between the synthesized research and your topic
6.
Cite and reference all sources. If you use the author’s exact words,
use quotation marks, cite, and include the page number. If you are using the author’s ideas, cite the author(s) and date.
No more than 20% of your paper can be material that is directly quoted from the literature. Failure to cite will result in a failing grade—plagiarism is not tolerated.
7. Every article you use must appear in the reference section. A paper cannot appear in the reference section if it is not explicitly cited in the main body of the paper.
GRADING RUBRIC for Assignment Three LITERATURE SYNTHESIS
Elements Met Expectations Partially Met Expectations Not Met
Synthesize seven or more primary research articles on the topic and potential interventions | More than seven primary articles were synthesized on the topic. | Seven primary articles were synthesized on the topic. | Fewer than seven primary articles were synthesized on the topic. 0 |
Includes introduction, logical flow with transitions between ideas, connections between research and both your topic and proposed intervention | More than seven primary articles were synthesized concisely and addressed all required elements. Less than 5% of the synthesis is quoted and there is a planned solution strategy. There is a clear logic for your choice of proposed intervention strategy. (10 points) | Seven primary articles were adequately synthesized and all required elements were addressed. Less than 10% of the synthesis is quoted and there is a planned solution strategy. (1-9 points) | Fewer than seven primary articles were used. Articles were not synthesized (paper is a sequence of summaries; heavy reliance on quotes), some/all articles are not related to the topic, and/or all required elements were not addressed. 0 |
Employs appropriate composition, word usage, spelling, grammar, and mechanics | No more than two errors per page (2 points) | No more than five errors per page | More than five errors per page, resulting in writing that is difficult to read or incoherent. 0 |
Uses APA (7th ed.) format (e.g., margins, spacing, citations, references, etc.) | No more than two errors in the assignment | No more than five errors in the assignment | The paper does not comply with APA (7th ed.) format requirements. 0 |
