Literature Review Assignment

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Hi, attached is a research proposal for a topic titled:" Strategies to Counter Terrorism". Please use it to build on the below assignment. Need a Literature Review paper for the same topic.


Literature Review Assignment

The Literature Review assignment is the second in a series of sequenced assignments that will help you engage in academic writing. The purpose of this assignment is to provide you experience with designing a literature review that supports the research proposal you submitted in the previous weeks.

Literature reviews are designed to: 1) give your readers an overview of sources you have explored while researching a particular topic or idea and 2) demonstrate how your research fits into the larger field of study, in this case, intelligence. 3) (and probably most importantly) give your reader and idea of how you will USE the other researchers in your own unique research. Remember, the lit review is NOT the answer to the research quiesiton AND you CANNOT reuse the information from the lit review in the data section. 4) define the variables that you will use in the data section using the literature from other scholars.

Unlike annotated bibliographies, which are lists of references arranged alphabetically that include the bibliographic citation and a paragraph summary and critique for each source, literature reviews can be incorporated into a research paper or manuscript. You may quote or paraphrase from the sources, and all references to sources should include in-text citations with a reference list at the end of the document. (Note: Do not confuse the two and turn in an annotated bibliography! This will result in a grade letter penalty!)

American Military University uses the Turabian/Chicago Manual of Style citation and reference styles. For questions on proper citation, consult Kate L. Turabian's Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations, 7th Edition. You can also consult online resources such as the Purdue Online Writing Lab's section on Chicago Style available at: https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/717/1/, the Chicago Manual of Style Online Quick Guide, available at: http://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/tools_citationguide.html, or the Turabian Quick Guide available at: http://www.press.uchicago.edu/books/turabian/turabian_citationguide.html.

Remember to choose a variety of articles that relate to your subject, even if they do not directly answer your research question. You may find articles that loosely relate to the topic, rather than articles that you find using an exact keyword search. At first, you may need to cast a wide net when searching for sources. Your literature review should have between 8 and 10 or more sources.

For example: If your research question focuses on recent trends in the use of unmanned aerial vehicles for collection, you may be able to find some articles that address this specific question. You may also find literature regarding ISR dynamic tasking of UAV assets or the use of UAV's from aircraft carrier platforms.

Remember to select the most relevant information from the articles as it pertains to your subject and your purpose; it does not not have to be the most current information. If the literature is helpful to you, use it. This is not a current events paper. We are not reviewing what's going on in order to inform our readers as if we are writing a lengthy magazine article. Remember, the purpose of the literature review is to demonstrate how your research question fits into a larger field of study.

Remember to critically examine the articles. Look at methodology, statistics, results, theoretical framework, the author's purpose, etc. Include controversies when they appear in the articles.

For example: You should look for the strengths and weaknesses of how the author conducted the study. You can also decide whether or not the study is generalizable to other settings or whether the findings relate only to the specific setting of the study. Ask yourself why the author conducted the study and what he/she hoped to gain from the study. Look for inconsistencies in the results, as well. BUT do NOT write an annotated bibliography.

Remember to crganize your information in the way that makes most sense. Some literature reviews may begin with a definition or general overview of the topic. Others may focus on another aspect of your topic. Look for themes in the literature or organize by types of study.

For example: Group case studies together, especially if all the case studies have related findings, research questions, or other similarities. But remember that this is not your data. Your data MUST be distinct from the data that you use in the lit review. You CANNOT double dip; do not derive a hypothesis from the same data that you then test it in.

Please Check to see that you have done more than simply summarize your sources. Your literature review should include a critical assessment of those sources. For more information, see #4 above or read the Writing a Literature Review website at Empire State College, available at http://www.esc.edu/esconline/across_esc/library.nsf/3cc42a422514347a8525671d0049f395/46c31e3773d8747b852570ad00700699?OpenDocument for questions to think about when reading sources and sample papers.

Please also be sure to develop questions for further research. Again, you are not simply regurgitating information, but you are assessing and leading your reader to questions of your own, questions and ideas that haven't been explored yet or haven't been addressed in detail by the literature in the field.

Your paper should be typed (12 point font), 8 to 10 pages, double spaced and include a title page. Be sure to proof read carefully, as graduate students are expected to submit papers free of spelling and grammar errors. NOTE: The title page and bibliography are not counted in the page count total.

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