Synthesized Literature Review Introduction
Due in Workshop Six Day Seven
Assignment Directions
Introduction
Complete the table below as you progress through the course. In 6.3, you will describe how you will research the problem in the future.
Upon successful completion of the Literature Review assignment you should be able to:
· Summarize a research proposal to address an identified problem and question.
Resources
· Textbook: Pan, Preparing Literature Reviews
· Textbook: Creswell, Research Design
· Textbook: Leedy & Ormrod, Practical Research: Planning and Design
· Website: http://www2.indwes.edu/ocls/
Instructions
1. Using either research question developed in Workshop One, the articles used for writing your synthesized literature review, and your discussion board responses, complete the Proposal Summary below.
2. This assignment is due Workshop Six, Day Seven.
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Proposal Summary |
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Based on your review of the literature, list below the components of your proposed research study. |
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Proposed |
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The topic of inquiry, description of the problem, and the aspect which has not been studied |
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Definitions as described in the literature |
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Key words/terms/phrases |
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Quantitative research question |
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Independent and dependent variables |
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Research designs / methodology |
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Theoretical framework, concept or model |
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Population / potential subjects |
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Data collection instrument or tool (if any) |
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Statistics to use on the data to answer proposed question |
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Key considerations related to the problem and/or question |
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Rationale for the study/approach |
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