Literature review
Literature Review
TOPIC- CHILDHOOD OBESITY IN AMERICA
A literature review on said topic reviewing the issue, causes, harms, and solutions. You will need to address what the myth and reality is of this social problem. This will be 5-6 pages long (double spaced, 1” margins, 12 size times new roman font, APA citation style). You will need a minimum of six academic sources (academic, peer-reviewed books and journal articles) for this review. Your social problem should have a ‘myth’ and a ‘reality’ that you will uncover using the literature review. If your social problem is overwhelming because it has too many misconceptions about it, focus on one or two of the misconceptions and include a ‘nod’ to the other misconceptions. Some social problem examples:Justice equality in the criminal justice courtsmyth: “we stand equal in the courts”reality: bail system privileges the wealthy, laws impact discretion, public defendants are overworked, etc immigration myth: “immigrants are dangerous and take civilian jobs”reality: immigrant work is the backbone of the U.S. economy, employers are the one’s ultimately in charge of hiring, most civilians will not take job because of poor pay and work conditions, early immigrants have lower crime rates than average rate of US citizensSuggested Layout (but not mandatory):Introduction (brief paragraph): identifies the myth and provides an overview for your paper (includes your central thesis)Body (varies): do NOT just summarize the literature use your literature to support the general misconceptions/myths of your social problem (~1/2 page). Include the harms it creates. allocate roughly one page per source that identifies the unique contribution the author(s) have towards the ‘reality’ of your social problem and how it fits with the other literature. Though this process, you should also be able to identify the cause(s) of your social problem. Conclusion (brief paragraph): remind us of the original myth and then argue why this misconception causes a problem, i.e. informs the creation of poor policy or distracts us from the real issues. Identify how your literature review can inform better policy
Literature Review
While the implementation plan prepares students to apply their research to the problem or issue they have identified for their capstone project change proposal, the literature review enables students to map out and move into the active planning and development stages of the project.
A literature review analyzes how current research supports the PICOT, as well as identifies what is known and what is not known in the evidence. Students will use the information from the earlier PICOT Question Paper and Literature Evaluation Table assignments to develop a 750-1,000 word review that includes the following sections:
- Title page
- Introduction section
- A comparison of research questions
- A comparison of sample populations
- A comparison of the limitations of the study
- A conclusion section, incorporating recommendations for further research
Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide. An abstract is not required.
This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.
You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite.
Literature Review
A total of 8 pages and it does not title page and references.
You will write a literature review that provides the foundation for your Desired Advocacy Outcome (DAO), synthesizing the argument for your Desired Advocacy Outcome (DAO) from the professional literature. This should be a minimum of 8 pages of text *** for the literature view, not inclusive of references, title pages, and other non-text accouterments. This literature review should be based on professional literature. Excellent work will call upon original research publications to integrate them into your discussion (as opposed to consistently referring only to how others interpret that research). While your opinion is going to play a role in this – this should represent PROFESSIONAL values and not personal values. Fewer than 8 pages of text (not counting reference section) are likely to be insufficient to support your argument APA format for text and citations, double spaced
(D) Literature Review Provide the research and theory that gives evidence for the appropriateness of your Desired Advocacy Outcome (DAO) – what is the research that tells us this is best practice? How strong/consistent are the findings of the research. Course instructor At the very least, all bulleted points on your one-page summary should be addressed here – with strong analysis and syntheses of the research and theory in support of the DAO Includes relevant research and remains on topic Uses professional literature/sources for research Submitted to the instructor via BB as part of the advocacy assignment
(E) Opposing views (consider this part of the literature review) Include consideration of opposing viewpoints. What are the arguments AGAINST your advocacy outcome? Course instructor Thoughtful consideration to potential opposing views; considerations about anything that would require public funding should be addressed; minimum one page double spaced Submitted to the instructor via BB as part of the advocacy assignment
literature review
Research Article Summaries
This assignment is the first step toward completing the literature review in Week 3.
· Choose a general topic that you are interested in. Use the Area of Interest interactive downloadto guide your efforts. Narrow the topic so that you are looking for research to answer a particular question.
For example:
“What is the experience of military families when their soldier is deployed?” or
“Is there a link between hours of television viewing and violent behavior in children aged 8-14?”
Think of a question that might be answered in a number of different ways. Briefly describe your topic and research question.
· Conduct a search through the Ashford University Library and locate a minimum of five (5) research studies from peer-reviewed sources that are related to the topic of your choice. Find at least two studies that use qualitative data and at least two studies that use quantitative data.
· Write a 350-word (double-spaced) synopsis/review of each article in your own words. Be sure to read the article fully to accomplish this goal. Do NOT simply rely on the Abstract, as the Abstract is limited in two ways: 1) it omits important information you might find useful; and, 2) it does not describe all aspects of the research that you will need for your literature review in Week 3. Thus, be sure to discuss what you find significant about the study for your topic, not just, what the author thought.
· The assignment should include:
1. A brief discussion of your topic and research question.
For each article, turn in
2. The citation (properly formatted in APA style),
3. The article’s original abstract.
4. Your one-page synopsis, and
5. Whether the study is a quantitative approach (uses statistical analyses) or a qualitative approach.
literature review
Final Research Paper: Instructions & Requirements
Students are required to conduct a literature review on the following research question/topic:
How stakeholder engagement affects IT projects?
Part of this literature review, some of the items that need to be addressed are:
Define stakeholders
Describe stakeholder management
List pros and cons of stakeholder management
The purpose of this literature review is to provide an in-depth overview of research pertinent to
the subject topic. You will need to identify current relevant research papers (i.e. published since
2015); classify your selected papers; and use your references to “tell the story” (i.e. how other
researchers support this topic). The focus of the literature review must be on IT projects.
Your final research paper should contain a title page, an introduction, an overview of literature
review, a results/discussion section, a section on conclusion and recommendations, and a
reference page.
Introduction
The introduction of this literature review should include the research question and purpose, scope
of the literature review, significance of the topic study, and background information. This section
sets the theoretical framework for your research paper.
Overview of Literature Review
This section of your literature review should summarize the findings of relevant studies that you
have identified and selected. For each study, you should briefly explain its purpose, procedure
for data collection and major findings. In addition, discuss the strengths and weaknesses of
particular studies.
Remember that a literature review should not be a listing of articles or researchers but rather a flowing article incorporating both prose and citations.
Results/Discussion
This section should synthesize and analyzes the literature with focus on central ideas relevant to the topic; critically evaluate sources and perspectives; highlight any consensus or disagreement on the topic; identify gaps and controversies, as well as study limitations if relevant.
Conclusion and Recommendations
This section should briefly summarize key literature review results and provides a compelling argument/conclusion that is appropriately qualified (given study limitations). In addition, provide recommendations for future research.
The final research paper will be graded as per the following breakdown:
Introduction ————————————————-15 points
Overview of Literature Review —————————20 points
Results/Discussion——————————————35 points
Conclusion and Recommendations———————–10 points
Clarity, Organization, Grammar and Spelling———-10 points
APA Style and Referencing——————————-10 points
Total ——————————————————– 100 points
The length of final research paper must be at least 1200 words (not including title or reference pages.) Use double-spaced APA style. The paper must include a minimum of six APA-compliant references and corresponding in-text citations. At least four of your references must be scholarly peer reviewed articles. Most references must be current/recent, published since 2015. The University of the Cumberlands Library provides myriad of online resources to assist students with proper research. Recommend taking advantage of this highly useful source for your research.
Check for plagiarism BEFORE submitting!! Safe Assign will be used to analyze your paper for
any plagiarism. For guidance to avoid plagiarism, please check Content>Week 1: Getting Started
folder.
Please submit your final research paper via your assignment folder as a Microsoft word
attachment in the week 7 folder by the end of week 7 session.
Recommended Readings
In addition to the Graduate Writing Resources provided under the Week 1: Getting Started
folder, you will find the following sources/links useful in conducting and writing your literature
review:
Guidelines for writing a literature review:
http://www.d.umn.edu/~hrallis/guides/researching/litreview.html
Examples of literature reviews:
https://www.westga.edu/~distance/ojdla/spring81/maguire81.htm
Literature Reviews: https://libguides.csuchico.edu/c.php?g=414315&p=2822687
Research and Citation Resources:
https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/resources.html
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