MRP#4

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Major Research Project
Master Research Project 4 (Literature Review) Instructions
Description:
Using the literature review outline (MRP3), Writing a Literature Review (supplemental resource), textbook and sources found thus far, you should develop a literature review for your topic. You will create a coherent, directional display of writing to support your problem statement and your contribution to literature. No grammatical errors should exist; they will only distract the reader from what you are trying to say.

The review should: 1.) identify how your study will contribute to the current body of literary work by exposing gaps in research, providing justification and better understanding for the problem statement, 2.) group studies together, 3.) critique research while remaining unbiased and 4.) educate the reader on your topic. Help the reader understand what is what; give them signals, directions, conclusions; hold their hand through the ins and outs and intricacies of the literature. The fourth step will contribute to the Literature Review section of your Major Research Project. 4 pages suggested

A minimum of 10 journal articles, books, theories or reports published within the past 15 years must be cited in the literature review. Format citations used in the review according to the APA Style Manual 6th Edition. At least seven of the 10 articles must be empirical peer-reviewed journal articles, books, an appropriate theoretical model(s) or reports from a credible (government, not for-profit organization, etc..) source.

Your literature review should have the following sections.

I. Title page (Title and My name)
II. Outline page (your MRP3 or revised MRP3)
III. Integrative literature review (must be a synthesis based on your selected 10 articles)
a. Heading 1
b. Heading 2
c. etc
IV. References (In APA style, part of your MRP2 assignment)

Resources:
Chapter 3 in textbook

Frequently Asked Questions:
Q: What do you mean by Heading 1, Heading 2, etc in the provided outline?
Answer: Those headings shall come from your literature review outline (MRP3). Each heading must represent the theme (or the main idea) for that portion of the literature review. Headings provide the writer a way to group literary sources and educate the reader on literature pertinent to the research problem.

Q: Do I include a running header and page numbers?
Answer: Definitely. Use the APA Style Manual 6th Edition as your guide

Q: Can I list separate summaries of articles as my literature review?
Answer: No.

Q: How many pages are expected for this literature review assignment?
Answer: Four pages are suggested for this assignment. The final paper should contain 10-15 pages (letter size page, 1 inch margin all around, Times New Roman, size 12, double space, no extra blank line space). Use the APA Style Manual 6th Edition as your guide.

How to submit
Save your work as a Microsoft Word document (.doc), and submit via Canvas. Name your file in this fashion: “your last name_assignment name.” A possible example might be “Wilson_MRP4”.
Criteria
The following rubric was developed to evaluate your literature review section. When the instructor reads your review, the following criteria on four broadly defined areas will be assessed: relevance, source, grammar and organization. It is expected that a good literature review clearly relates to its research questions and builds a link between the current study and previous research. Also, the content of the review shall be drawn from acceptable and sound sources and include opposite views if there are any. A good review is not just a list of isolated articles but rather a group of organized themes and major ideas. In other words, there shall be sufficient evidence indicating that the author critically analyzed the literature.

Rubric for Evaluating Integrative Review
• Review contains well written paragraphs citing sources from MRP2 and following the outline of MRP3
• No grammatical errors exist
• Outline listed above was adequately addressed
• The review is clearly related to the research question(s).
• The review links the current study and previous research.
• The review cites and discusses studies in the APA style.
• Sentence structure and word choice reflected quality of writing and thinking a graduate student should be capable of projecting
• The review is organized around major ideas or themes. (Rather than just a list of articles
• or separate summary of articles)
• The author critically analyzed the literature. (Does the author discuss strengths and weaknesses?)
• Cohesion of thought was found
• Literary gap was explained in review

Overall, is this literature review relevant, appropriate, and useful?