Use the assignments you’ve completed so far to create: 1) an introduction section and, 2) a brief outline of your comprehensive literature review. The introduction section should introduce your thesis and the main points of your literature review. The outline should be succinct and have in-text citations corresponding to topics. Consider the following points as you create your outline:
• Your submission should be a bulleted or numbered outline that highlights core primary topics that you will cover in your paper, as well as subtopics. Full sentences are not needed for your outline.
• Your submission needs to show how your topics will be organized in a logical fashion. It should demonstrate that your final paper will include:
o An introduction
o A theoretical framework you have chosen (this should be listed near the beginning of the outline)
o Key themes from the literature leading to a potential gap that you will fill
o A conclusion that summarizes the key points of your literature review and highlights the next steps or recommendations for better understanding your topic.
• Your outline should not be a copy and pasted version of your annotated bibliography or any other assignment from the course.
Length: 3-5 pages-
Please look at previous assignments, references, and journals to complete assignment (10 peer reviewed journals
Outline
I. Introduction A. What is the topic being researched? Often this centers around, “what is the problem being studied”, or “what is the theme of the overall assignment”.
B. Identify any themes that you would like to include in your introduction. Often the introduction will give the reader a background of the topic. You might want to even include definitions. II. Broadest Topic (Remember the funnel approach), You might want to write what you think the section header might be. A. Try to develop a level 2 section header or a topic sentence. B. What are the main points/findings? 1. Include research, quotations, claims that support this topic. 2. C. Remember to continue narrowing in. Each section is presented in a funnel approach method. 1. 2. 3. III. Topic but narrow in some more – follow A, B, C, and numbers above IV. Keep repeating the process until you have exhausted your ideas and topics. V. Conclusion: A. What were the strengths, weaknesses, gaps or limitations? B. What were the major findings? C. What were similarities or differences found? D.
