Literature review

Due Date: 20th April 2019

Time: 3pm Darwin, NT, Australia

Words: 2500 (Excluding References)

Referencing style: APA 6th edition (CDU referencing guide attached)

Referencing: Minimum 15 references (In-Text referencing and reference list is a must)

Assignment name: Assignment 1- Literature Review

Question: Pick one of the topics from the topic list and follow the instruction:

· Define the research topic and the key concepts in the topic. Write a review which presents relevant literature (research, theory and commentary) about the topic, making sure you point out the gaps in the literature (i.e. what is missing? What is not known about this topic? What questions do you have about the topic after reading the literature?).

· The review should critically examine the literature by looking at the conceptual development and interpretation of the topic/problem area, and the theoretical explanations authors have used to understand the topic.

· Your review should also discuss and assess any existing research about the topic (or related to the topic if there is none on the specific topic).What does this existing research tell you about the topic? What were the results and methods used in the existing research?

· Your review should conclude (in the conclusion of the assignment) with a statement (researched question) about what further research is needed on this topic. For example what is that one question (researched question) about the topic that has not been researched much? and you would further research about.

Topic List: Choose one topic from the topic list to do a literature review:

I. What are the main causes of anxiety OR depression in young people?

II. What do Australians think of the idea of a universal basic income?

III. How can we reduce racism in Australia (or another location)?

IV. How can we reduce sexism in Australia (or another location)?

V. What supports do careers need to help them in their caring roles?

VI. How can rates of recidivism in youth detention OR adult detention be reduced?

VII. Does having more police lower crime rates?

VIII. What are the experiences of asylum seekers in Australia (or another location)?

IX. How successful is ‘acceptance commitment therapy (ACT)’ in improving mental health?

X. What is the impact of natural disaster on mental health?

Assignment Criteria: The assignment will be graded following the criteria below:

· Quality overview of the relevant literature

· Ability to show a high standard critical analysis

· Ability to outline the differences between authors arguments.

· Ability to integrate literature and to present it in a coherent and valuable format that argues for the importance of studying the problem/issue you have chosen to research

· Adherence to academic conventions of writing (e.g. referencing; writing style)

Remember: Things to remember while doing the assignment:

· Remember – you are not answering these questions.

· You are not actually doing the research.

· You are finding out what information already exists about the topic and what information still needs to be found out – what questions do we still have about the topic? (Literature review).

· Remember assignment 1 is connected to assignment 2. The one statement or question you use to conclude the literature review(assignment 1) will then turn out to be the topic for assignment two (research proposal).

Hey Rey,

I will be attaching this criteria and will attach CDU referencing guide too.

Also attached are the template and example of how to do a literature review.

Teacher’s note is attached too

Please follow them carefully.

Also the teacher has suggested links which will help you to do the literature review. The videos are below.

Remember though assignment 1 is connect to assignment 2, but for now you will be doing assignment one only which is the literature review

Links: helps to understand how literature review is done:

https://guides.library.vcu.edu/lit-review