Assignment: Literature Review: Resource Synthesis
Synthesis and integration involve succinctly integrating the main ideas or themes of the chosen resources into a coherent narrative. Some people find it helpful to review examples of literature reviews to get a feel for the flow and structure. In the Walden University Library, you can review Walden dissertations, which all have a literature review chapter. While dissertations have a more extensive literature review than what is required for this course, you will still be able to see how a literature review is written.
For this Assignment, you continue to examine your resources and synthesize this information into the literature review narrative.
To Prepare
- Review the Learning Resources related to conducting literature reviews as well as how to synthesize the research.
- Review the “Literature Review Matrix” that you completed in Week 3 and the outline you completed in Week 4.
- Begin to synthesize your resources for your research topic.
- Of the 12–15 peer-reviewed resources collected in Week 3, choose 9–12 journal articles that most closely address the topic/problem chosen for your Capstone Project.
- Review the Learning Resources for this week and continue to synthesize your resources for your literature review
- complete the examination and synthesis of your resources related to your Capstone Project.
- Make sure that your articles are about 80% current, (from the past 5 years).
Assignment (8–10 pages, in addition to the title page and reference page)
Include the following:
- Begin with a brief introduction explaining the topic of study.
- Provide an integrated synthesis of your resources related to your topic.
- Conclude with a summary paragraph.
Learning Resources
Required Readings
Walden University Writing Center (2017, March 13). Literature review essentials: Identifying themes. Walden University. http://waldenwritingcenter.blogspot.com/2017/03/li…
(previously read in Week 4)University of Washington Psychology Writing Center. (2017). Writing a literature review in psychology. University of Washington. https://psych.uw.edu/storage/writing_center/litrev…
Walden University Writing Center. (n.d.-h). Using evidence: Synthesis. Walden University. https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/writingcenter/e…
(previously read in Week 4)
As you review this page, include a review of the following video:- Synthesis: Definition & Examples
Required Media
Walden University Writing Center. (n.d.-j). Webinars: Graduate students. Walden University. https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/writingcenter/w…
On this webpage, review the following webinar:- Writing Literature Reviews in Your Graduate Coursework
Note: The approximate length of this webinar is 60 minutes.
Walden University Writing Center. (n.d.-k) Webinars: Scholarly writing. Walden University. https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/writingcenter/w…
On this webpage, review the following webinar:- Synthesis and Thesis Development
Note: The approximate length of this webinar is 50 minutes.
Walden University (Producer). (2019). Research design: Literature reviews [Video]. Walden University Blackboard. https://class.walden.edu
Note: The approximate length of this media program is 13 minutes.
