Read and review one of the scholarly journal articles selected and posted on the course site.
Go into Blackboard to select your article. Do it early before the article you want is full.
Part A: Online Contribution – 1/3 of grade
a) Once in the group Blackboard will facilitate discussions for each article. You are required to create and comment in
a single thread with a discussion in two parts:
- Purpose – Discuss the Problem Statement. Why is this topic important? What were they investigating? What is
the purpose? How could this relate to other sectors in Industry? - Discussion – What were the key findings of the study? What did they mean? What is the value of this research?
This discussion must be detailed and constructive. Recognize that you are to research and substantiate statements of
your discussion with properly referenced support other than the article in question.
b) Following your submission to this, the threads from the other students in your group will appear. You are to
respond to the presentations of least two other contributors in your forum. A minimum of 100 words per entry is
expected. You will be graded on quality and presentation. Though differing opinions are encouraged it is expected
that students will be respectful in communicating their disagreement with others. Again recognize that you are to
research and substantiate statements of your discussion with properly referenced support
Part B: Individual Essay – 2/3 of Grade
Assignment Description:
For this part of the assignment you are asked to complete a literature review on the topic from part A.
You are asked to locate at least 3 peer reviewed journal articles on your topic and 2 non peer reviewed
articles allowing you to write a 5 page literature review.
Steps to complete your literature review: (Remember DIGIT) - Develop an inquiry question based on the topic discussion from part A
- Investigate for journals and articles that include your topic’s information.
- Group the findings from this research into categories of information that allow you to support,
define, contradict, compare contrast or evaluate elements pertaining to your defined question. - Incorporate these findings into an outline for your literature review.
- Write (Transcribe) your review.
- Revise your review.
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