Assignment 5-WK8
Literature Review
Instructions:
• Review your articles/sources and continue writing your 25
-page literature review due this week.
• Submit your Draft Thesis Or Creative Project Literature
Review
• Participate in the Week Eight Forum on Methodology (Forum
8)
Thesis or Creative Project Literature Review (See Appendix
1: MA Theses and Appendix 2: MA Creative Project of the 2012 Capstone Manual)
A 25 page creative project or literature review is due at
the end of Week 8. The literature review focuses on how the creative project
experience fits into the discipline. Specifically, it introduces the project
and places it in a larger context that includes a discussion of how this
experience helps the student meet the program objectives. It provides the
current state of accumulated knowledge as it relates to the project.
· Describe how
completing this project is consistent with the course of study.
· Articulate
the objectives the student hopes to achieve through the completion of this project.
· Provide a
short conclusion and transition to the next section.
Thesis Literature Review: reviews the literature on a
specific research question. The literature review focuses on discussing how
other researchers have addressed the same or similar research questions. It
introduces the study and places it in larger context that includes a discussion
of why it is important to study this case. It provides the current state of
accumulated knowledge as it relates to the student’s specific research
question.
· Summarize
the general state of the literature (cumulative knowledge base) on the specific
research question:
– Study one:
summarize to include researcher’s findings, how those findings were obtained,
and evaluation of biases in the findings.
– Study two:
summarize to include researcher’s findings, how those findings were obtained,
and evaluation of biases in the findings.
o Include a minimum
of at least three of the most important studies.
o Include a short
conclusion and transition to the next section.
To help you meet your final paper requirement. Please review
the rubric and Capstone Manual for more specific guidelines on expectations;
however, please note you are to provide comprehensive analysis of details,
facts, and concepts in a logical sequence. You should demonstrate a higher-
level of critical thinking necessary for 500-600 level work. You are to provide
well-supported ideas and reflection with a variety of current and/or world
views in the assignment. You are expected to present a genuine intellectual
development of ideas throughout assignment. You should thoroughly understand
and excel in explaining all major points. An original, unique, and/or
imaginative approach to overall ideas, concepts, and findings is required.
Overall format of assignment needs to include an appropriate introduction (or
abstract), well- developed paragraphs, and conclusion. Finished assignment
demonstrates your ability to plan and organize research in a logical sequence.
You are expected to use at least of 25 or more references in your literature
review.
Submission Instructions:
Please note: Papers will be automatically added to and
checked against the standard Turnitin repositories. Originality reports will be
returned to the faculty and student in roughly 15 minutes of the submission. Multiple
submissions are allowed.
Rubric for Graduate Level 600+ for weekly Literature
Review/Final Paper
Focus/Thesis — 10%
Content/Subject Knowledge — 20%
Critical Thinking Skills — 20%
Organization of Ideas/Format — 20%
Writing Conventions (Grammar & Mechanics) — 20%
Use of Computer Technology/Applications — 10%
Graduate Grading Rubric.pdf:
edge.apus.edu/access/content/group/science-and-technology-common/ITCC/ITCC698/Graduate
Grading Rubric.pdf
Searching for Literature Reviews: Before You Write, You Have
to Find: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Vw1-rljpuQ
Reviewing a Sample Literature Review (Part I): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zswuIJ7-hB4
Writing Format: APA
What is Plagiarism: http://www.plagiarism.org/
What is Plagiarism and How to Avoid It: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eIsLV9zOOe0
Purdue Online Writing Lab:
https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/
APA and MLA Citation Game Home Page:
http://depts.washington.edu/trio/quest/citation/apa_mla_citation_game/
APA Game (This will only function correctly on a mobile
device or a modern web browser)
Writing Help: http://apus.campusguides.com/writing/thesiscapstone
You may also rent or purchase the books on Amazon at a very
reasonable price (specifically Prime members) and download it too.
The APUS End of Program Assessment Manual for Graduate
Studies (aka the EOP Manual) is located at http://apus.libguides.com/APUS_ePress/EOP_Manual.
The EOP Manual presents the requirements for formatting your
capstone paper or thesis. You will also need to consult your program’s style
guide.
Also consult the library’s Writing Help – Thesis/Capstone
page and the Research Methods Information Guide for tips on formatting and
structuring your thesis.
Instructions+Accessing+the+APUS+Online+Library.docx:
edge.apus.edu/access/content/group/science-and-technology-common/ITCC/ITCC698/Instructions+Accessing+the+APUS+Online+Library.docx
