Week 5 - Assignment: Understanding Peer-Reviewed, Primary, and Secondary Sources

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Week 5

BUS-7100 v1: Scholarly Literature Review (6760019724)

Exploring the Literature Search and Practice Writing a Problem Statement

This week, you will discover the differences between peer-reviewed articles, peer-

reviewed journal, and primary sources versus secondary sources. You will discover how to

find peer-reviewed journals also. The reason to understand this is because your literature

review must be based on reliable sources so your dissertation is scholarly and

academically reliable.

As most scholars would agree, a primary source is a first discover account or evidence of a

topic. For example, if you were researching philosophy you would want to go all the way

back to Socrates and get his view as a ‘primary source’. Another example would be the

creator of a theory would be the primary source. This is the author or inventor’s original

research. It can include research on any number of things. When looking at a topic in an

article, go to the references listed and follow the listings to determine that you have

found the original author. Otherwise, you may be using secondary sources.

A secondary source is one or more steps from the primary source. This writing can be a

number of things such as an article being written that cites the primary source; however,

the new author has added another view. Secondary sources can be many things, such as

books, models, articles, and much more in the world of literature and writing. The main

difference is the secondary source is not the first to discover or write the idea.

Peer-reviewed sources are required at NCU in your dissertation. You will also be required

to stay within 85 percent of your literature to be current. This means within five years of

your dissertation completion. Remember to keep watch for this as you progress through

your dissertation and update any old sources. In the NCU Library, you will find and

practice the process of narrowing down to ‘peer-reviewed’ articles. This information

typically comes from a journal that has subject matter experts in the field of study and has

agreed to the authenticity of the article before being published in the journal.

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Books and Resources for this Week

NCU Libraries, (2018). How do I

determine if a particular journal is peer

reviewed? Link

SignifcancePurposeProblem

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Brief Discussion of Problem, Purpose, and Significance in Dissertation Research

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Be sure to review this week's resources carefully. You are expected to apply the

information from these resources when you prepare your assignments.

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NCU Libraries, (2018). How do I find

scholarly, peer-reviewed journal

articles? Link

NCU Libraries, (2018). Primary Sources Link

NCU Libraries, (2018). Scholarly and

Peer-Reviewed Journals Link

NCU Libraries, (2018). What is the

difference between scholarly and peer-

reviewed journals? Link

Yettick, H. (2015). One Small Droplet:

News Media Coverage of Peer-

Reviewed and University-Based

Education Research and Academic

Expertise... Link

Week 5 - Assignment: Understanding Peer-Reviewed,

Primary, and Secondary Sources Assignment

Due June 5 at 11:59 PM

Assignment: Part 1

In this assignment, you are the professor and you will be creating a PPT presentation for

students that outlines the differences between the following:

Peer-reviewed journals

A primary source

A secondary source

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Include in the notes section of the PowerPoint at least 200 words covering how you

would explain the use and purpose of each item. For example, use who, what, when,

where, and how to approach and explain each item as it applies to the peer-reviewed

journals, the primary sources, and a secondary source.

Assignment: Part 2

Include a problem statement with a maximum of 250 words, including the points below

that are from the dissertation template, for a topic that interests you.

Begin with “The problem to be addressed by this study is…” This statement should

logically flow from the introduction and clearly identify the problem to be addressed by

the study.

Succinctly discuss the problem and provide evidence of its existence.

Identify who is impacted by the problem (e.g., individuals, organizations, industries,

or society),

Explain what is not known that should be known about it

Explain what the potential negative consequences could be if the problem is not

addressed in this study

Remember to source the information and source assertions with citations of

current, scholarly works from the literature

Length: 5-7 slides with a minimum of 200 words in the notes of the PPT

References: Include a minimum of five (5) scholarly resources.

Your presentation should demonstrate thoughtful consideration of the ideas and concepts

presented in the course and provide new thoughts and insights relating directly to this

topic. Your response should reflect scholarly writing and current APA standards. Be sure

to adhere to Northcentral University's Academic Integrity Policy.

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