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Locating literature that is relevant and reliable can be a challenging task. As a researcher, you must be able to know where to find information and how to examine sources for relevancy. For this blog, you consider limitations and/or challenges you encountered while locating resources or while identifying relevance and quality of resources.
Post an explanation of at least one limitation or challenge you encountered when locating resources or identifying the relevance and quality of resources.
Capstone Project: Scholarly Resources
When writing a research-based paper, it is essential not only to include relevant and reliable resources but also scholarly, peer-reviewed resources. Scholarly resources help ensure the quality of research due to their rigorous review and acceptance processes. For this Assignment, you locate scholarly resources for your Capstone paper The Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
To complete:
- Locate and identify 10–12 scholarly resources that can be used in your Capstone paper. Refer to the Literature Review Guidelines document in this week’s Learning Resources for additional guidance.
- Provide a rationale for using each resource, including why it is relevant and how it will help you answer your research question.
- Write a literature review outline. Include a reference sheet.
Reminder: Use APA guidelines for citations and formatting.
Required Resources
Readings
- American Psychological Association. (2010). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (6th ed.). Washington, DC: Author.
- Chapter 6, “Crediting Sources” (pp. 169–192)
- Booth, W. C., Colomb, G. G., Williams, J. M., Bizup, J. & Fitzgerald, W. T. (2016). The craft of research (4th ed.). Chicago, IL: The University of Chicago Press.
- Chapter 5, “From Problems to Sources” (pp. 65-84)
This chapter explores different types of resources and the process of locating resources. It also provides criteria for evaluating the relevance and reliability of resources.
- Chapter 6, “Engaging Sources” (pp. 85-104)
In this chapter, the authors explain the process of analyzing your resources. They also provide strategies for recording and taking notes on resources.
- Chapter 5, “From Problems to Sources” (pp. 65-84)
- Machi, L. A., & McEvoy, B. T. (2016). The literature review: Six steps to success (3rd ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin.
- Chapter 5, “Step Five: Critique the Literature” (pp. 107-132)
This chapter explores step 5 of the literature review model, “critique the literature.” The chapter explains the concepts or components vital to the process of critiquing literature.
- Chapter 5, “Step Five: Critique the Literature” (pp. 107-132)
- Cornell University Library. (2014a). Critically analyzing information sources: Critical appraisal and analysis. Retrieved from http://olinuris.library.cornell.edu/ref/research/skill26.htm
This Web site provides a guide for evaluating information sources for academic research. This site includes methods for evaluating the publication source as well as the content of the material.
- Cornell University Library. (2014b). Evaluating web sites: Criteria and tools. Retrieved from http://olinuris.library.cornell.edu/ref/research/webeval.html
This Web site focuses on considerations when evaluating the information found on Web sites. This site also provides additional resources and tools to explore for evaluating the informational quality of Web sites.
- The University of Texas at Austin. (2010). Peer reviewed journals. Retrieved from http://www.lib.utexas.edu/lsl/help/modules/peer.html
This Web site provides definitions of peer-reviewed or refereed journals. It also describes how you can determine whether a journal or periodical is peer reviewed.
The literature review will be a central component to your Capstone Project,
regardless of the type of research paper that you select. The literature review is
seen as an essential feature of any research project, and it will be a separate
deliverable, as well as a part of your Capstone research paper. While the
literature review should generally conform to the guidance laid out in Machi and
McEvoy’s (2012) The Literature Review: Six Steps to Success, the exact
organization and logic may vary somewhat between papers and projects.
Here are some other selected Web sites with suggestions and guidance on
literature reviews:
1. University of Wisconsin Writing Center. (2014). Conducting peer reviews.
Retrieved from https://writing.wisc.edu/Handbook/PeerReviews.html
2. University of California Santa Cruz. (n.d.). Write a literature review.
Retrieved August 28, 2014, from http://guides.library.ucsc.edu/write-aliterature-review
3. Washington & Lee University. (n.d.). Information fluency & quantitative
analysis. Retrieved August 28, 2014, from
http://info.wlu.edu/literature_review/literature_review.html
4. North Carolina A&T State University. (2013). What is a “literature review”
anyway? Retrieved from http://libguides.library.ncat.edu/literaturereview
Note: These Web sites are optional and not required for you to complete your
Literature Review.
In this course you will be expected to produce a robust literature review of the
topic and organization that you are addressing. The process will include keyword
and vocabulary strategies, topic selection, search strategies, setting up your
research argument, building evidence, surveying the literature and evaluating
research methods and data collection, critiquing the literature, and steps in
writing the review. You have an opportunity to evaluate the appropriateness and
veracity of the sources and research that you select and their relevance to your
topic and research question.
Keep in mind the importance of learning how to understand the structure and
function of a literature review. Many public administrators, researchers,
consultants, and leaders will either need to review or create literature reviews to
comprehend the knowledge base of organizations or issues/policy development.
Engage the process and use the opportunity to dive deeply into your subject and
organizational literature.
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