Empirical Research Checklist

Week 6 Assignment Instructions

Tutor MUST have a good command of the English language

Tutor MUST have a good command of the English language

Sources need to be less than five years old and journal/scholarly articles. 

Use only articles that are published between 2014-2018 (except for your theory articles which will be older as you must cite primary sources).

No textbook or direct quotes

Rubric Requirements must be met

This is a continuation of the literature review that is attached. The new assignment needs to be added to the attached document.

In this assignment, you will draft the body of a literature review. You will continue to add and revise this draft literature review (Chapter 2 of your DPI Project) as you progress through the program. You may be able to use the feedback and suggestions from your instructor (on the Introduction to the Literature Review assignment in Topic 4) to expand the literature review for this assignment.

General Requirements:

Use the following information to ensure successful completion of the assignment:

• Use      the “Empirical Research Checklist” worksheet to ensure that each      article you select meets all of the established criteria.
• Use      the “Research Article Chart” to provide a summary review of each      component of your assignment.
• Submit      the completed Research Article Chart to your instructor.
• Refer      to the most recent prospectus template found in the DC Network      (dc.gcu.edu) for details and criteria for the Literature Review (Chapter      2).
• Doctoral      learners are required to use APA style for their writing assignments. The      APA Style Guide is located in the      Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.
• This      assignment uses a rubric. Please Review the rubric prior to the beginning to become familiar with the      expectations for successful completion.
• You      are required to submit this assignment to Turnitin. Please refer to the      directions in the Student Success Center.

Directions:

Part 1: Selection of 15 Articles 

Select 15 empirical articles related to your PICOT question. Use the “Empirical Research Checklist” worksheet to ensure that each article you select meets all of the established criteria. At least one article must demonstrate a quantitative methodology.

Part 2: Research Article Chart

Using the articles acquired in Part 1, provide a summary review of each component using the “Research Article Chart” template.

Part 3: Literature Review

Prepare a Literature Review (Chapter 2) of 2,000-3,000 words for your scholarly project.

Utilizing the major concepts identified in the Topic 4 assignment, further develop each major concept and subtheme by locating 15 more empirical articles related to your project topic (30 articles total: 15 from Topic 4 assignment and 15 from Topic 6 assignment).

Use the “Research Article Chart” as a guide to analyze and synthesize (summarize) the literature into the paper you began in the Topic 4 assignment.

Based upon your review of the 15 additional research articles, expand on your summary of each major concept and your synthesis of the three identified subthemes that support each concept. At the end of each major concept, include a summary statement.