Literature Review Assignment

A literature review refers to a collection of materials on a specific topic. The review evaluates and reports on the main ideas of a particular subject area using synthesis. Synthesizing information is not summarizing each article, but rather organizing the information by the main points of the larger topic. Your assignment is to select 5 to journal articles relating to a similar topic in your field of study. You will then synthesize the articles creating a ! to 5 page "e#cluding the title page $ %,&&& to %,'&& words( literature review on the topic. Front Matter )nclude a title page that has a descriptive title, your name, your email, your ground mail address, and your institutional affiliation "a department at ))T(. )f applicable, include a table of contents that lists headings and subheadings e#actly as they are found in the report body )nclude a list of tables and a list of figures*illustrations +o not number the title page

Report Body Format ,ach page of the body of your literature review should have a header. The header should contain an abbreviated title for the report, your last name, and a page number flush right. )ndicate organizational structure within your literature review by using headings and subheadings. -a.e sure that headings at the same level are written in parallel form. Also, ma.e sure that headings at the same level are consistently placed on the page "i.e., centered, flush left, indented, etc.(. )f you use underlining, italics, or boldface to indicate heading level, ma.e sure you use it consistently. The body of your literature review is double/spaced pages using a professional loo.ing font, %& to %0 point. You will need to cite all your sources using a citation style that is appropriate for your field "e.g., A1A, -2A, 34, etc.(.

Literature Review Content The content must contain a research 5uestion or thesis statement in the first paragraph. The remaining paragraphs need to synthesize your sources by topic relating to research 5uestion*thesis statement. The final paragraph should contain a conclusion to your literature review summarizing your thesis and outcomes of the research. Note: +o not summarize each of your sources to create your literature review. The information needs to be synthesized by topics. The following website are good sources for understanding how to synthesize information6

Literature Review: Synthesizing Multiple Sources http://www.iupui.edu/~uwc/pdf/Literature%2 Review%2 and %2 Synthesis.pdf

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Back Matter You should have a page titled References, in which you will list the articles and boo.s you have cited in your report. These references should be in a style appropriate to your field.

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