Litrature Review

Litrature Review Order Description I have two parts first a literature review on Shiftwork & the effects on Healthcare Workers (nurses. First Part is a Literature review & the second is a Research Proposal First Part - Literature Review Content Literature review Type: Assignment - Written Assignment Learnin" rel="nofollow">ing Objectives Assessed: 2, 3, 5, 6, 7 Due Dates: 5pm 09 September 2016 Weight: 40% Word limit: 1500 words Task Description: Practitioners in" rel="nofollow">in health related fields are required to be familiar with current literature in" rel="nofollow">in their chosen field of practice to ensure service delivery is based on the best available evidence. At times, this will in" rel="nofollow">involve searchin" rel="nofollow">ing for literature and compilin" rel="nofollow">ing this in" rel="nofollow">in the form of a literature review. In order to develop your skills in" rel="nofollow">in conductin" rel="nofollow">ing a review, this assessment requires you to write a literature review by: •Choosin" rel="nofollow">ing a specific topic area of relevance to your field of study/practice •Establishin" rel="nofollow">ing the importance of this research topic to the field •Conductin" rel="nofollow">ing a search for relevant scholarly literature published on this topic within" rel="nofollow">in the past 5 - 10 years, and any earlier semin" rel="nofollow">inal works. Although your review will focus on the current state of research, it is important to check earlier works to see if important aspects of your topic were resolved decades ago •Critically analysin" rel="nofollow">ing the literature and writin" rel="nofollow">ing a review which synthesises the major themes in" rel="nofollow">in the literature •Identifyin" rel="nofollow">ing areas of controversy and gaps in" rel="nofollow">in literature and formulatin" rel="nofollow">ing questions that need further research In order to develop an understandin" rel="nofollow">ing of any topic you need to do a good deal of readin" rel="nofollow">ing. You will need to locate and peruse anywhere from 20 articles, and then cite AT LEAST 15 scholarly sources of literature in" rel="nofollow">in your review. Scholarly sources of literature in" rel="nofollow">include peer reviewed journal articles, edited conference paper collections, articles written by well regarded authors in" rel="nofollow">in edited books, and books written by well regarded authors. A literature review is not to be confused with an annotated bibliography. It is not a description of randomly selected articles, it is best thought of as a summary of the current state of knowledge and research about a particular topic. Likewise, it is not expected to be a systematic review. Ensure your review is written in" rel="nofollow">in a clear and scholarly manner, in" rel="nofollow">includin" rel="nofollow">ing spellin" rel="nofollow">ing, grammar, structure, tone, and accurate referencin" rel="nofollow">ing in" rel="nofollow">in accordance with the latest APA guidelin" rel="nofollow">ines (APA 6th). Material will be provided in" rel="nofollow">in your study guide, book of readin" rel="nofollow">ings, and on Learnin" rel="nofollow">ing@Griffith, which will assist you in" rel="nofollow">in conductin" rel="nofollow">ing your review. The followin" rel="nofollow">ing sections are suggested to assist you to structure your review: •A brief discussion about your topic, a rationale for its choice and how the selected literature is relevant to it (so for example, you may provide a rationale for in" rel="nofollow">includin" rel="nofollow">ing or excludin" rel="nofollow">ing overseas literature; or you might give a rationale for narrowin" rel="nofollow">ing your topic to a particular in" rel="nofollow">intervention, such as groupwork or counsellin" rel="nofollow">ing). •Scope and method of literature search •Results of your review of the literature - a summary of what is and is not known ie. identification of the themes in" rel="nofollow">in the literature •Areas of controversy or debate in" rel="nofollow">in the literature •Areas that are not addressed in" rel="nofollow">in the literature and therefore need further research Students are also encouraged to refer to the markin" rel="nofollow">ing rubric on Learnin" rel="nofollow">ing@Griffith for detailed in" rel="nofollow">information on how the review will be assessed. It will also be extremely beneficial to talk with student colleagues, onlin" rel="nofollow">ine at Learnin" rel="nofollow">ing@Griffith, to develop and refin" rel="nofollow">ine your topic. Criteria & Markin" rel="nofollow">ing: The literature review will be marked out of 100 poin" rel="nofollow">ints again" rel="nofollow">inst the followin" rel="nofollow">ing criteria •Demonstrated ability to defin" rel="nofollow">ine and provide a rationale for a relevant topic (25 marks) •Location of a range of relevant literature (25 marks) •Capacity for critical review and analysis of the literature, which highlights the relevance of the selected to literature to practice (25 marks) •Academic standards of writin" rel="nofollow">ing and referencin" rel="nofollow">ing (25 marks) (note, though the marks awarded are different to what was listed in" rel="nofollow">in the Course Profile, the weightin" rel="nofollow">ing of each criteria has not changed. They are still worth 25 percent each.) Rubric for assessment 2 - Literature review.doc Papers will be marked in" rel="nofollow">individually and electronically and will be returned to students via Turn-It-In. Feedback will also be provided to the group as a whole on the course site. Submission: The assignment must be submitted through Turn-It-In on Learnin" rel="nofollow">ing@Griffith. This is a text matchin" rel="nofollow">ing system that will alert you and the convenor to possible in" rel="nofollow">incidences of plagiarism. Academic in" rel="nofollow">integrity is taken seriously and consequences of plagiarisin" rel="nofollow">ing are significant. As such, you are strongly encouraged to submit a draft to Turn-It-In to check, prior to submittin" rel="nofollow">ing the fin" rel="nofollow">inal copy of your assignment. Tipsheets on usin" rel="nofollow">ing Turn-It-In are available under the Student Help section in" rel="nofollow">in Learnin" rel="nofollow">ing@Griffith. . Helpin" rel="nofollow">ing you prepare for Assessment 2 . Attached Files: File Frequently Asked Questionsv2.pdf (110.05 KB) File Tips for your literature review.docx (20.093 KB) File 7001 HSV Topic 4_tutorial.pptx (410.51 KB) .. The attached tip sheet and followin" rel="nofollow">ing resources will help you prepare for writin" rel="nofollow">ing a literature review. •Health Writin" rel="nofollow">ing and Referencin" rel="nofollow">ing Guide (and other writin" rel="nofollow">ing tips) •Literature Review YouTube clip provides a nice, concise overview of the literature review and answers some of the questions that crop up in" rel="nofollow">in discussions. •Academic Writin" rel="nofollow">ing Tips explain" rel="nofollow">in how to unpack, plan, structure, write and edit an assignment, advise on developin" rel="nofollow">ing your writin" rel="nofollow">ing skills and in" rel="nofollow">include tips for startin" rel="nofollow">ing and progressin" rel="nofollow">ing literature reviews. •Learnin" rel="nofollow">ing Advisers can help you get started and will advise on structure, coherency, argument and referencin" rel="nofollow">ing (but not content, spellin" rel="nofollow">ing and grammar) either face to face or via email (allow 5 workin" rel="nofollow">ing days). •Google Scholar Tip Sheet •Is a journal peer reviewed . Second Part is Research Proposal Assessment 4 - Research Proposal . Content Research Proposal . Type: Assignment - Written Assignment Learnin" rel="nofollow">ing Objectives Assessed: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 Due Dates: 5pm, 26 October 2016 Weight: 50% Word Limit: 2000 to 2500 (NOTE - this word range is NOT plus or min" rel="nofollow">inus 10%) Task Description: Researchin" rel="nofollow">ing health and social issues is extremely important to our work. Effective research means we can brin" rel="nofollow">ing about change for our clients at a much wider level than our daily practice often allows. The fin" rel="nofollow">indin" rel="nofollow">ings, results, and conclusions can lead to practical recommendations for practitioners, policy-makers, and the community. It can result in" rel="nofollow">in genuin" rel="nofollow">ine changes at an in" rel="nofollow">individual, community, organisational and policy level. It therefore provides practitioners with great opportunities to make a wide-rangin" rel="nofollow">ing difference. However, to conduct research, we need to have a good grasp of research methods and start by writin" rel="nofollow">ing a proposal. The skills you develop through this process will be directly transferable to practice. To develop your skills in" rel="nofollow">in research, this assessment requires you to write a research proposal on your topic of choice, coverin" rel="nofollow">ing the followin" rel="nofollow">ing poin" rel="nofollow">ints: •Project title •Background (in" rel="nofollow">incorporatin" rel="nofollow">ing a concise literature review) •Aims of the study •Significance and in" rel="nofollow">innovation of the proposed study •Expected outcomes / implications for practice •Research plan: Methodology (in" rel="nofollow">includin" rel="nofollow">ing samplin" rel="nofollow">ing, data collection, and data analysis) •Ethical considerations •Study limitations •Admin" rel="nofollow">inistration of the research (in" rel="nofollow">includin" rel="nofollow">ing resource requirements / budget, timetable) Note: Although replication studies are a valuable approach to research, a research proposal for an origin" rel="nofollow">inal study is needed for this assignment in" rel="nofollow">in order to demonstrate your knowledge of research methods. Also, while it is acceptable and even expected that your question/topic will develop over the course of the semester you cannot completely change topics between assignments without prior approval from the course convenor. You will not be required to implement this research proposal. However, you are encouraged to choose a topic that is relevant to your current or future work practice. Masters/Honours students may use this proposal to prepare for their thesis. Students are strongly encouraged to talk with their student colleagues, tutor, and the course convenor to develop a research topic in" rel="nofollow">into a feasible, relevant study. This is because it is extremely difficult to develop a well-thought, plausible research proposal without discussion with others about it. Material will be provided in" rel="nofollow">in your course content and on Learnin" rel="nofollow">ing@Griffith, which will assist you in" rel="nofollow">in completin" rel="nofollow">ing the research proposal. Criteria & Markin" rel="nofollow">ing: Criteria for assessment: •Literature review is in" rel="nofollow">integrated in" rel="nofollow">into the research proposal well with clear lin" rel="nofollow">inks made between the research topic and practice (8 marks) •Methodology is appropriate to the research aims and demonstrates an understandin" rel="nofollow">ing of all relevant aspects in" rel="nofollow">includin" rel="nofollow">ing samplin" rel="nofollow">ing, data collection and data analysis methods (16 marks) •Ethical issues are clearly identified and ways of satisfactorily addressin" rel="nofollow">ing the ethical concerns are described (12 marks) •Research process is realistically considered within" rel="nofollow">in organisational and social context (8 marks) •Academic standards of writin" rel="nofollow">ing and referencin" rel="nofollow">ing (6 marks) Rubric for Assessment Item 4 - Research Proposal.doc Papers will be marked in" rel="nofollow">individually and electronically and will be returned to students via Learnin" rel="nofollow">ing@Griffith. Feedback will also be provided to the group as a whole on the course site. Submission: The assignment must be submitted through Turn-It-In on Learnin" rel="nofollow">ing@Griffith. This is a text matchin" rel="nofollow">ing system that will alert you and the convenor to possible in" rel="nofollow">incidences of plagiarism. Academic in" rel="nofollow">integrity is taken seriously and consequences of plagiarisin" rel="nofollow">ing are significant. As such, you are strongly encouraged to submit a draft to Turn-It-In to check, prior to submittin" rel="nofollow">ing the fin" rel="nofollow">inal copy of your assignment. Tipsheets on usin" rel="nofollow">ing Turn-It-In are available under the Student Help section in" rel="nofollow">in Learnin" rel="nofollow">ing@Griffith. Research proposal rubric Helpin" rel="nofollow">ing you prepare your research proposal . Attached Files: File Assessment 4 Research Proposal Tip Sheet.pdf (87.308 KB) File Statistics for begin" rel="nofollow">inners.pdf (107.445 KB) .. Attached is a tipsheet to help you write your research proposal. Stephen Lewis-Driver has kin" rel="nofollow">indly prepared the attached Statistics for Begin" rel="nofollow">inners tip sheet to help you get started with statistics. It should answer all your questions, but if you would like more (in" rel="nofollow">includin" rel="nofollow">ing maths basics), check out the Maths and Science Basics folder in" rel="nofollow">in HERBIE (Health Resources Bank). The followin" rel="nofollow">ing lin" rel="nofollow">inks will take you to assignment calculators that will help you plan the assessment process to ensure your research proposal is fin" rel="nofollow">inished on time: •Assignment plannin" rel="nofollow">ing calculator through Massey University •Assignment calculator through Queensland University of Technology There is also an article on preparin" rel="nofollow">ing a budget: Concl_Higdon-Preparin" rel="nofollow">ing_a_research_proposal_budget.pdf Here are two articles on writin" rel="nofollow">ing a proposal: Concl_Royse_Professional_writin" rel="nofollow">ing_Proposals_research_reports_-pp339-359.pdf Concl_Rubin" rel="nofollow">in-Writin" rel="nofollow">ing_research_proposals_and_reports-pp644-672.pdf .