TO PREPARE
- Review the Learning Resources and Course Announcement.
- Note that Discussions in the PhD program are areas for sharing ideas, reflecting on current research, and building community. Therefore, your grade, and the evaluation of your Discussion, will be based on the content and quality of your ideas. Note that APA style citations, references, and standard punctuation will not be assessed or graded. Please focus on shaping your ideas and supporting your claims with examples and research when applicable. Note that every course has its own standards and requirements, so it is important to always check those requirements for each course and each assignment.
- Respond to one or both bullet points in the prompt. Note that responses are required in both Week 2 and Week 3 of this Module.
BY DAY 4 OF WEEK 1
Write an initial post of any length, responding to one or both:
- Share a tip, strategy, or useful observation about the literature review matrix process or document.
- Ask a question about completing the literature review matrix.
RESOURCES
Required Resources: Literature Review
These resources help define literature reviews and the purpose of them in your doctoral research. You will also find the Literature Review Matrix document you will use in the Discussion and Assignment.
- Walden University Writing Center. (n.d.-a). Common assignments: Literature review matrix.Links to an external site.
- Walden University Writing Center. (2017, March 9). Literature review essentials: A five-part blog seriesLinks to an external site.. Walden University Writing Center Blog.
- (2019, September 24). Short video: Research for the literature reviewLinks to an external site.[Video]. YouTube.
- Document:Literature Review Matrix Download Literature Review Matrix(Word)
- Document:Literature Review Matrix Download Literature Review Matrix(Excel)
Required Resources: Research for the Literature Review
These resources will help build on your research knowledge from last term in order to complete the Assignment. Note that Zotero is a tool for organizing your sources, but it should not be relied upon for accurate APA formatting of reference entries or citations.
- Walden University Library. (n.d.-a). Q. What are Boolean operators?Links to an external site.
- (2017, May 15).Boolean operators and truncationLinks to an external site.[Video]. YouTube.
- (2019, August 13). Search alertsLinks to an external site.[Video]. YouTube.
- Walden University Library. (n.d.-b). Zotero Citation Manager: Getting startedLinks to an external site..