Literature Review Guidelines

In order for your group to work effectively on the literature review, all group members should have copies of the group’s topic proposal and annotated bibliographies. All group members must also have posted their annotated bibliographies on Drive or Box. Each group member is responsible for correctin" rel="nofollow">ing his or her own citations before the literature review references page is constructed. Purpose In completin" rel="nofollow">ing this assignment, you will demonstrate your ability to: Conduct comprehensive research Synthesize evidence from at least three, current, credible sources in" rel="nofollow">in each paragraph Compare, contrast, or report on steps other organizations have used or experts have suggested to solve a problem The literature review provides the audience (a specific person or group at your organization) with a comprehensive, objective comparison and contrast or report on what the experts are sayin" rel="nofollow">ing about the problem under in" rel="nofollow">investigation. The literature review is part of the body of the larger recommendation report, therefore; it does not need an in" rel="nofollow">introduction or conclusion. The review should be ten or more pages long (double spaced), cite at least fifteen sources, and in" rel="nofollow">include topic-related headin" rel="nofollow">ings and subheadin" rel="nofollow">ings. Your group should also in" rel="nofollow">include a references page, citin" rel="nofollow">ing only the sources that were referenced in" rel="nofollow">in the text. There is no maximum length. Be sure to use signal phrases to in" rel="nofollow">introduce quotations, and try to avoid monotony by varyin" rel="nofollow">ing the verbs used in" rel="nofollow">in the signal phrases. Remember that each paragraph should compare or contrast or report on evidence from three different sources. Be sure to use correct A.P.A. in" rel="nofollow">in-text citations. Use third person. (Avoid usin" rel="nofollow">ing “you” or “I.”) Please in" rel="nofollow">indicate which portions you of the literature review you wrote by placin" rel="nofollow">ing your name on the same lin" rel="nofollow">ine with the section headin" rel="nofollow">ings or subheadin" rel="nofollow">ings. Before the due date, someone in" rel="nofollow">in your group should volunteer to compile and format the report. Be sure your group sets a realistic deadlin" rel="nofollow">ine for your in" rel="nofollow">individual sections so that person will have enough time to check the formattin" rel="nofollow">ing. Format List all of your group member’s names at the top of the page Title your work “Literature Review” Use a 12 poin" rel="nofollow">int font with serifs like Times New Roman for body text Use a larger, bold sans serif font like Arial or Calibri for headin" rel="nofollow">ings and subheadin" rel="nofollow">ings Be sure group members’ names appear next to the section(s) they wrote Add page numbers My Evaluation A major portion of your course grade will be based on the section(s) you wrote for the literature review. As a secondary composition course, one of the main" rel="nofollow">in objectives of this class is to teach you to conduct effective research and use evidence from multiple sources. I will be lookin" rel="nofollow">ing to see that you have organized your section(s) well, synthesized in" rel="nofollow">information from at least three, credible, recent sources in" rel="nofollow">in each paragraph, opened paragraphs with topic sentences, and closed paragraphs with analysis in" rel="nofollow">in your own words. Grades will be assessed in" rel="nofollow">individually. If a student in" rel="nofollow">in your group is forced to turn work in" rel="nofollow">in late, only that person will receive the late penalty noted on the assignment schedule of the syllabus. Every member in" rel="nofollow">in my group is preparin" rel="nofollow">ing and writin" rel="nofollow">ing a draft of their part of the literature review and is brin" rel="nofollow">ingin" rel="nofollow">ing it to class tomorrow. Each member is goin" rel="nofollow">ing to write a sub topic of the main" rel="nofollow">in topic, which is ways turnover is in" rel="nofollow">increased/decreased among employees. our sub topics depend on the topics in" rel="nofollow">in we each chose for our sources. For example, Sarah's sub topic is about how motivational factors in" rel="nofollow">influence turnover. Traci is writin" rel="nofollow">ing about how management practices can in" rel="nofollow">influence turnover. I can't quite remember what Delian Smith's sub topic is shortage of labor as a cause of turnover. I'll have to come up with a difference sub topic than theirs. I'm supposed to derive the sub topics from the main" rel="nofollow">in topics of the articles you found. If they only talk about thin" rel="nofollow">ings that Traci, Delian, or Sarah are already talkin" rel="nofollow">ing about, then you can do more research so you fin" rel="nofollow">ind a sub topic to write about