Capstone Project: Scholarly Resources

Week 5 Assignment 2

Capstone Project: Scholarly Resources

DUE  WEDNESDAY 10PM NEW YORK TIME 1-2 PAGE APA FORMAT IN-TEXT CITATIONS AND REFERENCE PAGE.

When writing a research-based paper, it is essential not only to include relevant and reliable resources but also scholarly, peer-reviewed resources. Scholarly resources help ensure the quality of research due to their rigorous review and acceptance processes. For this Assignment, you locate scholarly resources for your Capstone paper.

****THE PAPER IS ON RECIDIVISM CONTROL.... REVIEW UPLOADED WORD DOCUMENT TO UNDERSTAND THE DIRECTION OF THE PAPER.***

THE ASSIGNMENT:

• Locate and identify 10–12 scholarly resources that can be used in your Capstone paper. Refer to the Literature Review Guidelines document in this week’s Learning Resources for additional guidance.
• Provide a rationale for using each resource, including why it is relevant and how it will help you answer your research question.
• Write a literature review outline. Include a reference sheet.

Reminder: Use APA guidelines for citations and formatting.

• Cornell University Library. (2014b). Evaluating web sites: Criteria and tools. Retrieved from http://olinuris.library.cornell.edu/ref/research/webeval.html
  
  This Web site focuses on considerations when evaluating the information found on Web sites. This site also provides additional resources and tools to explore for evaluating the informational quality of Web sites.
• The University of Texas at Austin. (2010). Peer reviewed journals. Retrieved from http://www.lib.utexas.edu/lsl/help/modules/peer.html
  
  This Web site provides definitions of peer-reviewed or refereed journals. It also describes how you can determine whether a journal or periodical is peer reviewed.
• Document: Literature Review Guidelines (PDF)
  
  This document provides basic guidelines used when reviewing literature. In addition, it provides additional resources with suggestions and guidance on literature reviews.