Literature Review

Assessment Item No. 2
Assessment name: Literature Review
Description: Review of Literature
Details of Assessment Item 2: A review of the literature pertaining to the issue being researched, including an explanation of the extent to which the proposed research is likely to contribute to knowledge in the field of research.
Task Description-
Literature review. A range of sources is presented relevant to justifying and framing the intended study. Perspectives from sources are synthesized into coherent arguments. Clear arguments are developed from the literature to justify the research purpose and research problem (see Assessment Item 1). Identified the major research traditions (including theoretical and philosophical traditions) and scholars in the field of research pertaining to the intended study. Limitations to existing understandings about the research topic are argued convincingly through analysis of the literature. Articulated the extent to which the proposed study will contribute to the field of research by addressing limitations of previous studies or by identifying a gap in the available literature. Restated research purpose by demonstrating how the purpose emerges clearly from limitations or gaps in existing knowledge within the field of research.
Mechanics of style. Essay is written in appropriate scholarly genre. American Psychological Association (APA) 6 guidelines followed throughout document including referencing. As an additional guide to writing and organizing the content in your document, refer to available digital thesis documents in Library database.

Grade: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory. See Table 1 overleaf for specific marking criteria and standards descriptors.
Length: 2500 Words
Relates to learning outcomes: CLO1.1, CLO1.2, CLO2.1, CLO2.2, CLO2.3, CLO2.4, CLO3.2
Internal or external: Both
Group or Individual: Individual

Table 1.
Criteria for Assessment Item 2
Standards Descriptors
Criteria Unsatisfactory Satisfactory
1) Relevance of Literature Literature has been summarized that pertains to the intended investigation.
A set of guiding questions, aim or hypothesis has been provided.
Sources are referenced. d A range of literature sources is synthesized including recent studies investigating issues relevant to the proposed investigation.
A well structured argument is developed from the literature to justify the investigation. (“Have I provided a summary in which the significance of the literature review is clear and the gap, conceptual framework or major perspectives have been identified?”)
Potential contribution of the study to the field of research in which it is situated has been argued clearly and convincingly.
Demonstrated knowledge of key thinkers in the field of research pertaining to the study. Identified the key influences (theoretical and philosophical) on research in the field.
Presented a justified critique of components of the extant literature where appropriate.

2) Mechanics of Style Well structured and coherent and scholarly document with clear introduction, connections between paragraphs, signposting, and clarity of expression (flows smoothly) leading to a scholarly submission (“Is this an easy to read, coherent and well expressed?”)
Addressed the requirements of APA 6 style for structuring document and referencing.
Succinct document that adheres to the specific word count restrictions.
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