Milestone Two: Literature Review Draft

SPT 501 Milestone Two Guidelines and Rubric (Literature Review Draft)

Overview: For this milestone, you will conduct a comprehensive review of seven literature sources relevant to your research question. Instructor feedback received from these reviews should be incorporated in the final project submission due in Module Nine. Use the Literature Review Guide to aid you in completing this draft. For each of your seven sources, complete the following critical elements:

I. Analyze the literature and information for how it relates to your research question. This analysis will provide a theoretical base for the research. Cite the source in APA format, provide a succinct description, and explain its relevance to your research question.

II. Describe any bias or limitations present in the source, and the potential impact these may have on your research. Once you have done that for each of your sources, you will be ready to draw conclusions from your literature review related to your research problem. You will do the following additional components to complete your literature review:

III. Summarize one other research study that has addressed a similar research question that could potentially be applied to your research proposal. This study must be independent from the seven literature reviews required for the final project.

IV. From the study you have researched, explain the methods that were used to resolve the issue. V. Based on your findings of the related study, describe how this information will inform your research proposal, and support your response with specific

examples from your research.

Guidelines for Submission: The reviews must be submitted as written narratives (not a filled out version of the Literature Review Guide) in a Microsoft Word document with double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, one-inch margins, and any sources cited in APA format. Each article review should be approximately 1 page in length and the related research study component should be approximately 1 page in length.

Critical Elements Proficient (100%) Needs Improvement (75%) Not Evident (0%) Value

Literature Review: Literature and Information

Analyzes the literature and information for how it relates to the research question

Analyzes the literature and information for how it relates to the research question, but analysis is cursory or contains inaccuracies

Does not analyze literature and information related to the research question

20

Literature Review: Bias or Limitations

Describes the bias or limitations present in the literature and the potential impact on the research

Describes the bias or limitations present in the literature, but description is cursory or does not address the potential impact on research

Does not describe the bias or limitations present in the literature or the potential impact on the research

20

Literature Review: Research Study

Summarizes another research study that has addressed a similar research question that could potentially be applied to own research

Summarizes another research study that has addressed a similar research question, but summary is cursory, contains inaccuracies, or is not applicable to own research

Does not summarize another research study that has addressed a similar research question

15

Literature Review: Methods

Explains the methods used to resolve the issue from the study that was researched

Explains the methods used to resolve the issue from the study that was researched, but explanation is cursory or contains inaccuracies

Does not explain the methods used to resolve the issue from the study researched

15

Literature Review: Inform

Describes how information will inform the research proposal, supporting response with specific examples from the research

Describes how information will inform the research proposal, but does not support response with specific examples from research, or description is cursory or unclear

Does not describe how information will inform the research proposal

20

Articulation of Response

Submission has no major errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization

Submission has major errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization that negatively impact readability and articulation of main ideas

Submission has critical errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization that prevent understanding of ideas

10

Total 100%