RES 861 Grand Canyon Week 2 Assignment

RES 861 Grand Canyon Week 2 Assignment

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RES 861 Grand Canyon Week 2 Assignment

Mining Existing Literature Reviews

Details:

The literature
reviews of existing dissertations can readily be mined for information
regarding who is publishing in a given field and what themes are being
explored. In the literature review, themes are the common ideas being discussed
across the literature on a given topic. In this assignment, you will mine the
literature reviews of three dissertations to guide your own search for
information on your intended dissertation topic.

General Requirements:

Use the
following information to ensure successful completion of the assignment:

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The
ProQuest Dissertation database has resources that may be helpful for this
assignment. You can access the data base by
.proquest.com.library.gcu.edu:2048/pqdthss/advanced?accountid=7374″>clicking
here.

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Instructors
will be using a grading rubrics to grade the assignments. It is recommended
that learners review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment in order to
become familiar with the assignment criteria and expectations for successful
completion of the assignment.

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Doctoral
learners are required to use APA style for their writing assignments. The APA
Style Guide is located in the Student Success Center.

Directions:

Locate three
dissertations on topics related to your own dissertation research. These may be
the same dissertations you located for your second discussion question in
Module1.

For each
dissertation, locate the literature review (typically Chapter 2) and mine it by
constructing an outline of it. Use the given headings as Roman numerals and the
subheadings as capital letters in your outline. Follow standard APA outlining
format to add additional levels of detail.

Compile a
single list of the authors you see cited in each literature review, and
identify the topics on which each is writing. A table that identifies the
author in one column and a broad topic in a second column is an excellent way
to preserve this information.

Write a brief
summary (125-250 words) of the literature reviews you mined to submit along
with your outlines and author/topic list that you created. Address the
following questions about the literature reviews you have just mined:

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What
do you notice about the organization of the literature reviews of the three
dissertations? Are they organized chronologically, thematically, or in some
other form (if other, identify)? Why might the researcher have chosen this
organizational structure?

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As
you observe the content of the three studies, what common ideas (themes) do you
see?

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How
do these themes relate to your dissertation topic?