LAS 432 Week 4 Assignment

LAS 432 Week 4 Assignment | Devry University

Week 4: Course Project - Literature Review

This week, you will write a review of literature based on the technology you are investigating for your Course Project. A review of literature may be defined as an analysis of published information in a particular subject area. It has some similarities to an annotated bibliography, which you have completed in a previous class, but differs in important respects. An annotated bibliography focuses on annotations, or summaries, of sources. In contrast, a review of literature analyzes the sources, draws connections among them, and notes changes in thinking over time. A review of literature will focus on the following questions.

·         What are the key points of agreement among the sources?

·         What are the key points of disagreement among the sources?

·         Do any of the sources appear to be outliers? In other words, are there any sources that bring up issues, or make assertions, that the other sources do not discuss?

·         Which sources appear to be the most powerful or influential? Are there sources that all of the other sources deem highly authoritative?

·         Are there any sources whose assertions seem dubious, illogical, or unsupported by the facts?

·         How has thinking changed about your topic over time? Are there beliefs that have fallen out of favor?

Successful assignments will do the following.

·         Analyze at least five sources from reputable publications that can be found in the DeVry Library

·         Demonstrate points of similarities and differences, note patterns, and evaluate source quality

·         Be approximately 750–1,000 words in length

·         Be formatted per current APA standards, including a separate title page and references page

Don't forget to submit your assignment for grading.