Literature Review Assignment

GRAD 695 LITERATURE

REVIEW ASSIGNMENT NO

V 2017

1

Literature Review

Assignment

3

Student

Name:

_____________________________________

Your

GRAD

695

Research

Topic:

__________________________________________

1.

Review the following guidance for Literature Reviews

and complete the information below using the

template provided.

Texas A&M Writing Center Video 1:

Get Lit: The Literature Review

Texas A&M Writing Center Video 2:

The Literature Review

UNC Writing Center:

Literature Reviews

2.

Using your proposed

T

opic

as refined in

your Topic Refinement

Assignment

and a scholarly research

tool,

i.e.,

HU Library,

Google Scholar,

Researchgate.net, etc.,

locate

four

(4)

published L

iterature

R

eviews for your

proposed GRAD695

topic.

Literature Reviews usually contain the terms “Literature

Review” in the

ir

title

s

.

If you have limited success, try to modify the keywords that you are using for

the search or contact the

HU L

ibra

ry

staff

for assistance.

3.

Provide the

N

ame of the literature review and

H

yperlink to the literature below. If using the HU

Library, look for the “Permalink” icon to provide the permanent URL address.

4.

Read

all L

iterature

R

eviews and, for each, provide a

one (1) paragraph

discussion (250 words) on the

specific research problem the researcher(s) have addressed. In addition, identify and discuss the

approach to the research (for example, surveys, case studies, interviews, etc.)

.

Often this information is

contained in the Abst

ract Section.

5.

List any

“

gaps

”

in the literature and/or

documented

future opportunities in research

(“recommended

future work”

)

for a specific field discussed in the literature review. What suggestions did each set of

researchers make for future research

in this topic/field? This information

is

often

fo

und

in the

“

Conclusion

”

s

ection

/ chapter

of the document.

Note:

“Gaps”, “issues”, “recommended future work” may represent good research topics for YOU.

6.

Discuss how you plan to incorporate this research i

nto your

“

695

”

research

proposal”

and address any of

these identified gaps.

GRAD 695 LITERATURE REVIEW ASSIGNMENT NOV 2017 1

Literature Review Assignment 3

Student Name: _____________________________________

Your GRAD 695 Research Topic: __________________________________________

1. Review the following guidance for Literature Reviews and complete the information below using the

template provided.

Texas A&M Writing Center Video 1: Get Lit: The Literature Review

Texas A&M Writing Center Video 2: The Literature Review

UNC Writing Center: Literature Reviews

2. Using your proposed Topic as refined in your Topic Refinement Assignment and a scholarly research

tool, i.e., HU Library, Google Scholar, Researchgate.net, etc., locate four (4) published Literature

Reviews for your proposed GRAD695 topic. Literature Reviews usually contain the terms “Literature

Review” in their titles. If you have limited success, try to modify the keywords that you are using for

the search or contact the HU Library staff for assistance.

3. Provide the Name of the literature review and Hyperlink to the literature below. If using the HU

Library, look for the “Permalink” icon to provide the permanent URL address.

4. Read all Literature Reviews and, for each, provide a one (1) paragraph discussion (250 words) on the

specific research problem the researcher(s) have addressed. In addition, identify and discuss the

approach to the research (for example, surveys, case studies, interviews, etc.). Often this information is

contained in the Abstract Section.

5. List any “gaps” in the literature and/or documented future opportunities in research (“recommended

future work”) for a specific field discussed in the literature review. What suggestions did each set of

researchers make for future research in this topic/field? This information is often found in the

“Conclusion” section / chapter of the document.

Note: “Gaps”, “issues”, “recommended future work” may represent good research topics for YOU.

6. Discuss how you plan to incorporate this research into your “695” research proposal” and address any of

these identified gaps.