Assignment: Gathering, Analyzing, and Summarizing Research Literature IV
Introduction
You will gather the last four articles pertinent to your research problem and discuss attributes surrounding the problem and your investigation of the problem. You will again present the studies as a synthesized review in the discussion board. Your completed synthesized Literature Review assignment is due in Workshop Six day seven.
Upon successful completion of this assignment you should be able to:
• Summarize research literature pertinent to a nursing problem.
Background Information
Research questions often change during the search for current research articles related to the problem. According to Ling Pan (2016), a search which nets a large number of articles may warrant a narrowing of the question; and a search which nets only a handful of articles may call for a broader question. There may be other influences as well, i.e., when a previously thoroughly researched topic is now outdated. Some problems may be acknowledged in the literature, yet there are no current studies addressing the problem or subproblems. Do not hesitate to contact the OCLS reference librarian, Jule Kind as needed. Be sure and use the databases in the OCLS and request help so that you get the literature you need. Also, it is not uncommon to revise the study question as needed to better target the problem.
Instructions
1. Read chapters 2 and 4 in Research Design, chapters 3 and 13 in Practical Research: Planning and Design, and chapters 3, 4, and 5 in Preparing Literature Reviews: Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches. Review all materials listed.
2. Navigate to the threaded discussion and post your quantitative research question.
3. This discussion has three components:
1. Gathering Research Literature IV
1. In the OCLS, find four research studies which pertain to your topic/problem/ research question. (Your search results should provide additional articles. Save this search as you will be reviewing a total of 16 articles over the course of this class.) Ensure that your articles are within the past 4 or 5 years. If you cannot find more than 25 current articles related to your problem / question on this first search, let your instructor know immediately.
2. Complete the information requested on the spreadsheet entitled, Spreadsheet of Articles Reviewed for four articles and attach it to this discussion. The completed spreadsheet with 16 articles will be due with your final synthesized Literature Review due in Workshop Six day seven.
2. Analyzing Research Literature IV - Complete the information requested on the spreadsheet entitled, Spreadsheet of Research Study Analysis for each of the four studies for this week and attach to this discussion.
3. Summarizing Research Literature IV
1. Use the template entitled, Synthesized Summary-Draft 2.12.2018, to compare and contrast this week's studies/articles on the points of research question, variables, study design, use of a theory, sample population, statistics, findings, and other key points as pertinent to your study. The synthesis should use scholarly and scientific writing with use of APA style. Copy and paste your synthesized summary into the discussion board. Please do not attach.
2. Your full synthesized Literature Review of a minimum of 16 articles will be due in Workshop Six day seven.
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
1. The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.
Attachment:- Resources.rar