In this assignment, you will create an initial draft of the literature review in preparation for the dissertation. Drawing upon your outlined structure and preliminary work thus far, you will synthesize relevant scholarly literature to construct a narrative that identifies key themes, evaluates existing research, and highlights the gap (singular) in the literature that you identify and will focus on. This draft will serve as a foundational step towards developing a comprehensive and insightful literature review.
Instructions
The use of artificial intelligence tools to generate, compose, or outsource any portion of your written work is strictly prohibited. Submitting AI‑produced or AI‑assisted writing constitutes a violation of the academic integrity expectations for this doctoral course. All submissions must reflect your own original scholarly analysis and writing.
Using the elements below to write an essay of 4-6 pages in length in current APA format. Submit the literature review outline as a formatted Word document. Your essay should be clear, have a logical flow, and be organized in level headings per current APA format and per textbook readings.
Your initial draft should include the following elements:
· Clearly state the objectives and purpose of the literature review. The introduction should contextualize the literature review within the broader scope of the dissertation.
· Summarize and synthesize findings from relevant scholarly literature, organized according to an outlined structure and initial draft.
· Analyze the key themes, theories, methodologies, and empirical findings emerging from the literature, on your topic.
· Provide critical evaluation and synthesis of existing research to identify strengths, weaknesses, and the gap (singular) that you are choosing to focus on. You must integrate findings from various sources to construct a cohesive narrative.
· Use appropriate in-text citations and references to acknowledge the contributions of each source.
· Ensure proper citation formatting according to current APA style.
· Identify the gap (singular) that you are choosing to focus on, and inconsistencies in the literature that warrant further investigation.
· Discuss any areas lacking sufficient research attention. Discuss the research question (singular) that you are focusing on.
· Conclude the literature review with a summary of key findings and insights derived from the synthesized literature.
· Reflect on the implications of the literature review for the dissertation research.
· Suggest potential avenues for future research based on the gap (singular) that you identify and will focus on in your review of literature, based on your area of interest.
Format of assignment: Current APA format.
The assignment should be written in APA current edition format. All doctoral students must use the professional version. More information can be found at these links: https://www.liberty.edu/casas/academic-success-center/writing-style-guides/apa-guide/
https://www.liberty.edu/casas/academic-success-center/wp-content/uploads/sites/28/2020/04/Sample-Paper-APA-7th-professional-version-06172020.pdf
A minimum of 8 sources are required in addition to the Galvan and Galvan course text and the Bible, both of which must be used and cited. Biblical integration must be present.
Acceptable sources include peer-reviewed sources published within the last five years (current year, plus prior 4 years) and seminal works for the theoretical framework (which can be more than 5 years old). You may include older articles provided you also meet the minimum requirement for 8 peer-reviewed sources published within the past 5 years (current year plus prior 4 years). If you exclude older articles, you may miss important information.
Page counts do not include front matter and back matter. Minimum 4 full pages are required.
For all assignments in this course, you are expected to demonstrate progression by incorporating instructor feedback from prior assignments in this course.
Note: Your assignment will be checked for originality via the Turnitin plagiarism tool.
At this stage in your doctoral journey, and specifically for this course, do not use the following or any secondary sources in your reference list: systematic reviews, integrative reviews, scoping reviews, and meta‑analyses. These are secondary sources, and citing them is essentially the same as citing a review of other studies, rather than the original research. For your assignments, you must rely on primary, peer‑reviewed research articles. Primary sources report original data, methods, and findings, and these are essential for developing the critical research skills needed at the doctoral level. You may read systematic reviews and other secondary sources to help you understand your topic more broadly. However, if you come across useful studies within those reviews, locate and cite the original (primary) research articles from the reference lists rather than citing the review itself.
At this stage in your doctoral journey, you are in the coursework phase. Coursework prepares you for the dissertation phase, but it is not a substitute for the work required once you begin your dissertation. When you enter the dissertation phase, you will follow the direction and expectations of your Dissertation Chair. For now, please complete all assignments according to the requirements of this course, knowing that dissertation‑level guidance will come later from the Chair of your dissertation committee.
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