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Unit 3 – Individual Project (125 points)

Due: Sun, Mar 1 |

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Before submitting your assignment, create an outline, write a draft based on this outline, run a Grammarly report on the draft, and edit and revise as necessary. Your submission should be the product of your own critical thinking and deductive reasoning.

An important part of conducting a successful literature review is curating, organizing, and categorizing the resources that you will use throughout this iterative process. In other words, your literature review is constantly evolving, so it is important to have an inventory or library of relevant literature at your disposal. It is important to understand that relevance is not static; you will continuously add resources to your library that may or may not appear in the final product. Although your library may contain various types of resources (e.g., white papers, conference proceedings, gray literature, trade publications, and so on), the overwhelming majority of your resources should be peer-reviewed scholarly work. You may find that as you analyze, synthesize, and integrate knowledge gained through the literature review process, the relevance of resources may shift, so it is important to keep all resources in your library.

This assignment includes 2 required parts, as follows:

To create a literature library that supports the development of your knowledge of your study topic

To create an outline of major topics or themes and subtopics or subthemes that you plan to address in your literature review

Part 1

For Part 1 of this Individual Project (IP), you will create a literature library with a minimum of 30 references on the themes and subthemes of your study topic. A good place to start your library is with the annotations that you created in RSCH860, the work that you did for your Research Prospectus in RSCH861, and from the core and concentration courses that you have taken prior to reaching RSCH862. Your library will support you as you continue to acquire more knowledge related to your study topic and subtopics.

Create your library, using the software of your choice (e.g., Word, Excel, or bibliographic reference software, such as EndNote, Mendeley, Zotero, RefWorks, and others). Regardless of the option that you choose, each entry should include at least the following information:

Resource number

Topic or subtopic

Reference

Abstract

Direct quote

Paraphrase

Once you have created the structure for your library, you are ready to compile your resources.

Instructions for Compiling the Library

Complete the following:

1. Select a theme or subtheme from your study topic to start with.

2. Go to the CTU Library or another credible source (Google Scholar, government sites, open-source sites, and so on). Search for sources that are timely, relevant, referenced, or peer-reviewed (e.g., no Wikipedia, opinion pieces, or sales or marketing resources).

3. Select an article of interest to you, and skim it. Highlight or notate passages that are of relevance to your study. You do not need to learn or know everything in the article, so avoid highlighting or notating copious amounts of text.

4. After you have skimmed and identified the relevant passages, add this resource and any relevant information that is appropriate for the headings that you have included in your library.

5. Repeat Steps 24 using a different source on the same topic that you selected. Remember, you are mastering the literature.

6. In this assignment, complete this process for each theme or subtheme until you have added a minimum of 30 references.

If you are not using citation management software, you can use this Excel template. This template includes examples that you will need to remove prior to entering your own sources.

As you develop your literature review, you will continue to add sources to this library. At the end of RSCH862, your library should contain approximately 6080 relevant sources.

Part 2

Create an outline of the major topic or theme areas and subtopic or subtheme areas that exist in your review of the literature thus far. This will aid you as you begin drafting the literature review in this course.

Submit your library and your outline in separate files.

Please submit your assignment on Sunday of the unit (11:59:59pm Central Time).

Individual Project Rubric

The Individual Project (IP) Grading Rubric is a scoring tool that represents the performance expectations for the IP. This Individual Project Grading Rubric is divided into components that provide a clear description of what should be included within each component of the IP. Its the roadmap that can help you in the development of your IP.

Expectation Points Possible Points Earned Comments

Assignment-Specific: Submission includes a literature library that supports the development of the study. 35

Assignment-Specific: Submission includes an outline of major topics or themes and subtopics or subthemes. 35

Assignment-Specific: Submission demonstrates the utilization of the course readings and other scholarly or professional materials to complete the assignment. 30

Professional Language: Assignment contains accurate grammar, spelling, and punctuation with few or no errors. Adherence to current APA formatting is required. 25

Total Points 125

Total Points Earned

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Unit 6 – Individual Project (125 points)

Due: Sun, Mar 29 |

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As mentioned, you will continue to add sources to your literature library. In each of the Units 48, you will add a minimum of 6 new sources to your library, on your way to having 6080 relevant sources. Be mindful that you may not use these resources to complete this weeks Individual Project (IP), but they are relevant to a theme or subtheme in your literature review. For this IP, you will continue writing in the appropriate dissertation template and produce a minimum of 4 new pages of review and synthesis.

IMPORTANT NOTE: As you write your literature review, you should continually update the reference list in the template that you are using. Every source that you have cited should be listed in correct APA format. Also, no sources should appear in the References section of the dissertation template that are not cited in your literature review chapter.

This assignment has two parts, as follows:

Part 1

First, research, select, and read 6 new articles relevant to your study topic. Next, add these resources to the literature library you submitted in Unit 5.

Part 2

Continuing with the outline that you created in Unit 3, create a minimum of 4 pages of literature review pertinent to the themes or subthemes that you articulated in your outline. As you write the pages of your literature review, note the following template instructions:

All literature reviewed in the chapter is organized under specific research theme headings. Note that there is a through line that travels from your central research question through your conceptual framework, your literature review, and the thematic elements that are key to your research topic and research effort. Thus, your literature review is as much a part of an argument-building process for your study as it is a product (i.e., chapter).

Doing your literature review allows you to discern the conversation that scholars are already having about your topic (or a closely related topic) and to become aware of the various approaches that other researchers have taken to thinking about the research problem or opportunity that you are now pursuing.

Each section heading for this chapter is formatted as a Level 2 APA header and defines the focus of the literature reviewed in the respective section.

At this point, you should have written a minimum of 12 pages of Chapter 2.

Submit your literature review draft in the appropriate template and your updated literature library that incorporates the additional resources you added in this unit.

Please submit your assignment on Sunday of the unit (11:59:59pm Central Time).

Individual Project Rubric

The Individual Project (IP) Grading Rubric is a scoring tool that represents the performance expectations for the IP. This Individual Project Grading Rubric is divided into components that provide a clear description of what should be included within each component of the IP. Its the roadmap that can help you in the development of your IP.

Expectation Points Possible Points Earned Comments

Assignment-Specific: The literature library includes 6 new articles relevant to the study topic. 25

Assignment-Specific: Submission includes a minimum of 4 pages of literature review pertinent to the themes and subthemes. 50

Assignment-Specific: Submission demonstrates the utilization of the course readings and other scholarly or professional materials to complete the assignment. 25

Professional Language: Assignment contains accurate grammar, spelling, and punctuation with few or no errors. Adherence to current APA formatting is required. 25

Total Points 125

Total Points Earned

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Unit 7 – Individual Project (125 points)

Due: Sun, Apr 5 |

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As mentioned, you will continue to add sources to your literature library. In each of the Units 48, you will add a minimum of 6 new sources to your library, on your way to having 6080 relevant sources. Be mindful that you may not use these resources to complete this weeks Individual Project (IP), but they are relevant to a theme or subtheme in your literature review. For this IP, you will continue writing in the appropriate dissertation template and produce a minimum of 4 new pages of review and synthesis.

IMPORTANT NOTE: As you write your literature review, you should continually update the reference list in the template that you are using. Every source that you have cited should be listed in correct APA format. Also, no sources should appear in the References section of the dissertation template that are not cited in your literature review chapter.

This assignment has two parts, as follows:

Part 1

First, research, select, and read 6 new articles relevant to your study topic. Next, add these resources to the literature library you submitted in Unit 6.

Part 2

Continuing with the outline that you created in Unit 3, create a minimum of 4 pages of literature review pertinent to the themes or subthemes you articulated in your outline. As you write the pages of your literature review, note the template instructions, as follows:

All literature reviewed in the chapter is organized under specific research theme headings. Note that there is a through line that travels from your central research question through your conceptual framework, your literature review, and the thematic elements that are key to your research topic and research effort. Thus, your literature review is as much a part of an argument-building process for your study as it is a product (i.e., chapter).

Doing your literature review allows you to discern the conversation that scholars are already having about your topic (or a closely related topic) and to become aware of the various approaches other researchers have taken to thinking about the research problem or opportunity that you are now pursuing.

Each section heading for this chapter is formatted as a Level 2 APA header and defines the focus of the literature reviewed in the respective section.

At this point, you should have written a minimum of 16 pages of Chapter 2.

Submit your literature review draft in the appropriate template and your updated literature library that incorporates the additional resources you added in this unit.

Please submit your assignment on Sunday of the unit (11:59:59pm Central Time).

Individual Project Rubric

The Individual Project (IP) Grading Rubric is a scoring tool that represents the performance expectations for the IP. This Individual Project Grading Rubric is divided into components that provide a clear description of what should be included within each component of the IP. Its the roadmap that can help you in the development of your IP.

Expectation Points Possible Points Earned Comments

Assignment-Specific: The literature library includes 6 new articles relevant to the study topic. 25

Assignment-Specific: Submission includes a minimum of 4 pages of literature review pertinent to the themes and subthemes. 50

Assignment-Specific: Submission demonstrates the utilization of the course readings and other scholarly or professional materials to complete the assignment. 25

Professional Language: Assignment contains accurate grammar, spelling, and punctuation with few or no errors. Adherence to current APA formatting is required. 25

Total Points 125

Total Points Earned

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Unit 8 – Individual Project (125 points)

Due: Sun, Apr 12 |

Description

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As mentioned, you will continue to add sources to your literature library. In each of the Units 48, you will add a minimum of 6 new sources to your library, on your way to having 6080 relevant sources. Be mindful that you may not use these resources to complete this weeks Individual Project (IP), but they are relevant to a theme or sub-theme in your literature review.

For this IP, you will continue writing in the appropriate dissertation template and produce a minimum of 4 new pages of review and synthesis.

IMPORTANT NOTE: As you write your literature review, you should continually update the reference list in the template that you are using. Every source that you have cited should be listed in correct APA format. Also, no sources should appear in the References section of the dissertation template that are not cited in your literature review chapter.

This assignment has two parts, as follows:

Part 1

First, research, select, and read 6 new articles relevant to your study topic. Next, add these resources to the literature library you submitted in Unit 7.

Part 2

Continuing with the outline that you created in Unit 3, create a minimum of 4 pages of literature review pertinent to the themes or subthemes you articulated in your outline. As you write the pages of your literature review, note the template instructions, as follows:

All literature reviewed in the chapter is organized under specific research theme headings. Note that there is a through line that travels from your central research question through your conceptual framework, your literature review, and the thematic elements that are key to your research topic and research effort. Thus, your literature review is as much a part of an argument-building process for your study as it is a product (i.e., chapter).

Doing your literature review allows you to discern the conversation that scholars are already having about your topic (or a closely related topic) and to become aware of the various approaches other researchers have taken to thinking about the research problem or opportunity that you are now pursuing.

Each section heading for this chapter is formatted as a Level 2 APA header and defines the focus of the literature reviewed in the respective section.

At this point, you should have written a minimum of 20 pages of Chapter 2.

Submit your literature review draft in the appropriate template and your updated literature library that incorporates the additional resources you added in this unit.

Please submit your assignment on Sunday of the unit (11:59:59pm Central Time).

Expectation Points Possible Points Earned Comments

Assignment-Specific: The literature library includes 6 new articles relevant to the study topic. 25

Assignment-Specific: Submission includes a minimum of 4 pages of literature review pertinent to the themes and subthemes. 50

Assignment-Specific: Submission demonstrates the utilization of the course readings and other scholarly or professional materials to complete the assignment. 25

Professional Language: Assignment contains accurate grammar, spelling, and punctuation with few or no errors. Adherence to current APA formatting is required. 25

Total Points 125

Total Points Earned

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Unit 9 – Individual Project (500 points)

Due: Sun, Apr 19 |

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For this individual Project (IP), write a draft of the following three sections of your literature review:

Gaps in the Literature

Conclusions

Summary

In addition, revisit the introduction to Chapter 2 that you produced for the Unit 4 IP, and refine it as you deem necessary now that you are close to completing your Literature Review chapter. Remember that you are compiling all of your work on Chapter 2 into the pertinent sections of the Chapter 2 portion of the appropriate dissertation template (qualitative, quantitative, design science, and action research). Be sure that you compose each of these sections following the specific guidance provided within the template in terms of expected content.

This assignment has two parts, as follows:

Part 1 (approximately 2 pages)

Draft the Gaps in the Literature, Conclusions, and Chapter Summary sections of your literature review in the appropriate template using the guidance found in the template, as follows:

Gaps in the Literature: Identify the gaps (missing pieces of information) determined from the literature review that exist where an area of research is revealed to have been under-explored or ignored. The goal of this section is to report, based on your review of literature, those existing gaps that support your assertion that it is necessary for research related to your practice-based research problem or opportunity to be conducted.

Conclusions: Present the overarching conclusions drawn from the literature review in this section, and cite the respective literature reviewed to support these conclusions. Based on your identification of gaps in the literature, this section presents the argument that your proposed study is needed to address a specific gap you have identified.

Chapter Summary: Close the chapter with a concise summary of the chapter contents.

Part 2

Compile a complete draft of your Literature Review chapter in the appropriate dissertation template. This draft should incorporate feedback that you have acquired from your instructor and colleagues.

As you write your literature review, you should do a final check to update the reference list in the template that you are using. Every source that you have cited should be listed in correct APA format. Also, no sources should appear in the References section of the dissertation template that are not cited in your Literature Review chapter.

Remember, in this chapter, you are striving to demonstrate mastery of your study topic. There is not an exact science to determining mastery. You are expected to know as much about the topics and subtopics of your proposed research as any scholar based on the body of knowledge (e.g., published works, scholarly works, and other credible sources). This is expected to be evidenced by 6080 or more sources in the reference list and approximately 20 pages of exposition in your Literature Review chapter.

IMPORTANT NOTE: Because this is the milestone assignment for RSCH862, it will be graded using the Milestone Evaluation Rubric. If your assignment receives a pass on the Milestone Evaluation Rubric, you will receive the maximum number of points allotted for this assignment and pass the course. If your assignment receives a no pass, you will receive a score of 0 on the assignment and will be required to repeat the course.

Please submit your assignment on Sunday of the unit (11:59:59pm Central Time).

Individual Project Rubric

The Individual Project (IP) Grading Rubric is a scoring tool that represents the performance expectations for the IP. This Individual Project Grading Rubric is divided into components that provide a clear description of what should be included within each component of the IP. Its the roadmap that can help you in the development of your IP.

Expectation Points Possible Points Earned Comments

Assignment-Specific: Includes a revised final version of the research prospectus that has incorporated feedback from the instructor 100

Assignment-Specific: Includes a draft of the Introduction and summary sections per the guidelines outlined in the Research Prospectus Template 100

Assignment-Specific: Includes the Research Prospectus Rubric and indicates how the Final Research Prospectus successfully meets each criterion 100

Assignment-Specific: Demonstrates the utilization of the course readings and other scholarly or professional materials to complete the assignment 100

Professional Language: Assignment contains accurate grammar, spelling, and punctuation with few or no errors. Adherence to current APA formatting is required. 100

Total Points 500

Total Points Earned

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