Assignment
Over the length of this course, you will be engaged in writing assignments about a psychological disorder of your choice that will help you build pieces of the final project. This will allow you to get feedback from your instructor throughout the course, enabling you to update and improve your work based on that feedback. This approach allows you to submit a polished version of your final project in Module 5. Last week you chose your topic and completed your outline. This week you will begin to write a literature review, gathering information on your selected topic for the final project.
Effective Strategies for Literature Reviews
Step 1: Searching the Literature
The most important step in doing the literature review is to consult the relevant databases (e.g., PsychINFO, Academic Search Complete). Your search will identify many articles. Based on the abstract of the article, you will be able to decide that many of them are not directly relevant. Locate and read the articles with abstracts that are promising.
A good starting place is this NLU research guide for Psychology. This guide centralizes major resources in the field of psychology, including databases for searching journals articles, public websites, and APA style:
• NLU. (2017, September 17). Psychology [Help & research guide].
Step 2: Writing the Literature Review
Your review should summarize the literature on your topic that you selected in for your project. Concentrate on synthesizing or integrating some of the literature; that is, point out connections between different concepts, viewpoints, or research paradigms. You also need to evaluate the literature you discuss. What are the strengths and weaknesses of specific viewpoints or research paradigms? How does this recent literature extend our knowledge? What are the needed next steps for the field in developing theory or research in this area?
Instructions:
• Create an APA style title page for your final project.
• Complete your own version of this assignment as a worksheet to analyze the literature from six peer-reviewed, academic sources. Include: connections between different concepts, viewpoints, or research paradigms.
• Here is a template for your APA information to include for each article:Last, F. M., & Last, F. M. (Year Published). Article title. Journal Name, Volume(Issue), pages (example: 1-11).
Article 1
Theme of Article 1:
• Evaluate the literature you discuss. What are the strengths and weaknesses of specific viewpoints or research paradigms? How does this recent literature extend our knowledge? What are the needed next steps for the field in developing theory or research in this area?
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.