Major depressive disorder is the topic of study.
The purpose of this assignment is to begin review of the research on the topic that you have selected for your comprehensive Literature Review Paper that is due in Module 6: Week 6. You will begin by exploring the published, primary research on the tentative topic that you selected. You will select and read at least 15 primary, peer-reviewed sources that directly relate to your topic. These sources will serve as your working reference list. Next, you will review and examine these sources for common themes/issues that you can use as a potential thesis for your paper. Remember, a thesis statement is single sentence that summarizes the argument that you intend to build in your paper. Your thesis statement is tentative at this point, and it likely will evolve as you do more reading/writing on your paper. When formulating your thesis it is important to understand that one key feature that distinguishes a literature review paper from research papers that students typically are used to writing is that with literature review papers, you allow the existing literature to guide the formation of your thesis rather than formulating a thesis and then looking for research to support it. Please turn in your assignment as an MSWord document, and format all elements of your assignment according to current APA guidelines. Be sure to check out the sample assignment posted in Canvas to give you an idea of how to approach the current task.
1) Provides a self-contained and persuasive summary of the argument that will be presented in the literature review paper. 2) Clearly presents at least 3 main points that represent the common themes/patterns which emerged from a comprehensive review of the published literature. 3) Is concise, logical, and utilizes appropriate grammar, diction and punctuation. 4) Is only one sentence long.
At least 15 primary (i.e., empirical), peer-reviewed sources are provided. The sources are relevant and appear to be directly related to one or more of the main points identified in the thesis of the paper.
The Title and References pages are correctly formatted according to current APA “professional paper” guidelines: 1) All text is double-spaced in a standard, university-approved font. 2) 1-inch margins are utilized. 3) Running head is included. 3) Page numbers are included. 4) Descriptive title is provided. 5) Left justification and indentations are correct.
Individual references are correctly formatted in current APA “professional paper” guidelines: 1) Sources are listed alphabetically by author. 2) Article titles are capitalized correctly. 3) Journal titles are italicized and capitalized correctly. 4) Volume numbers are provided & italicized. 5) Issue numbers are provided (if applicable), & are not italicized. 6) Valid article page ranges are provided. 8) Electronic retrieval information is provided in current APA format (i.e., doi# or retrieval URL)
I also sent in the 1st literaturw review paper part 1 just to make sure that we are on task. Please read the instructions, rubric and even the examples carefully. My professor is a tough grader and I want a very good quality paper please. Thank you and good luck!
