HSCI 702 Health Sciences Scholarship and Literature

The Literature Review is foundational to the dissertation, and it includes an exploration of theoretical foundations, methodologies, and best practices associated with conducting and writing a literature review. Emphasis will be placed on understanding the purpose and significance of the literature review in the research process, as well as developing the critical thinking and writing skills necessary for synthesizing and analyzing existing scholarship.

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Course Requirements Checklist

After reading the Course Syllabus and Student Expectations, the candidate will complete the related checklist found in the Course Overview.

Discussion: Literature Review Topic Identification

Discussions are collaborative learning experiences. Therefore, the candidate will complete one discussion in this course. It includes an introduction and a formal Discussion on the candidate’s proposed Literature Review topic. This will be more formal than most discussions as this is a doctoral course.  In a thread of at least 800 words in length, the candidate will analyze the literature review section of a dissertation pulled from the Jerry Falwell Library’s Digital Commons, Scholar’s Crossing. The candidate will also identify his/her own chosen topic for the literature review within the thread. The candidate will submit the thread within a Word document formatted according to APA style, complete with a reference page. For the thread, the candidate must support his/her assertions with at least 3 peer-reviewed sources cited in APA format. After this, the candidate will post 2 replies of at least 500 words in length. Each reply must incorporate at least 2 sources published within the last five years. In addition to the minimum number of peer-reviewed sources, the Galvan and Galvan course textbook and the Bible must be used and cited in the thread and replies. The candidate will be graded on content, writing style, mechanics, organization, APA format, and clarity.

Literature Review Assignments (4)

Literature Review: Overview Assignment

For this assignment, the candidate will create an overview document at least 5 pages in length (excluding the title, abstract, and reference pages) for his/her literature review. The overview must include a minimum of 10 peer-reviewed sources published within the last five years. The Galvan and Galvan textbook and the Bible must also be used and cited. The required components of the literature review overview are included within the assignment instructions in Canvas. A reference list should be included. The candidate should be sure to also incorporate any feedback he/she has received within the Discussion: Literature Review Topic Identification from his/her instructor regarding his/her topic selection into the overview assignment. The overview should be formatted in current APA format.

Literature Review: Structure Assignment

For this assignment, the candidate will write a 7-10-page (excluding front and back matter) essay in current APA format written in a Word document. This essay will serve as the outline for the candidate’s literature review. The candidate should be sure to conform to the order of headings and include all required sections of the outline as mentioned within the assignment instructions. The candidate may use additional headings for any other needed sections and/or subsections, but the general order of the headings within the instructions must still be maintained. A minimum of 15 citations are required in addition to the Galvan and Galvan course text and the Bible. Acceptable sources include peer-reviewed sources that have been published within the last five years and/or seminal works for the selected theory (which can be published more than 5 years ago).

Literature Review: Initial Draft Assignment

For this assignment, the candidate will create an initial draft of the literature review in preparation for the dissertation. The essay should be written in a Word document, be 10 pages in length, and be in current APA format. The initial draft should include all of the required elements of the literature review, as mentioned within the assignment instructions in Canvas. A minimum of 15 sources are required in addition to the Galvan and Galvan course textbook and the Bible. Acceptable sources include peer-reviewed articles published within the last five years and/or seminal works for the theory the candidate has selected (which can be over 5 years old).

Literature Review: Final Draft Assignment

Theory Identification Assignment

For this assignment, the candidate will select two theories that will serve as foundational and formative for the literature review for his/her dissertation topic. The candidate will select two articles that discuss significant theories that are written by the primary theorists to serve as the basis for his/her analysis of his/her chosen theories. The candidate’s articles must be primary sources or seminal works regarding the selected theories. For each theory, the candidate will use the provided template to complete some assigned prompts, filling in each section of the template with the relevant information about the chosen article.  The candidate must provide the APA reference of each article with a 5-10 sentence summary and identify 3-5 new references that may be useful.

Synthesis Paper Assignment

For this assignment, the candidate will need to write a 4-7-page (excluding front and back matter) essay in a Word document. Generally using the references he/she selected previously from the Literature Review: Initial Draft Assignment (It is understood that the candidate may have added, removed, and/or swapped some sources from the Initial Draft assignment; he/she should just be sure to meet the source requirements for this assignment), the candidate will synthesize the literature in the essay and present his/her findings and perspectives. Further breakdown of the synthesis paper requirements can be found within the assignment instructions in Canvas. A minimum of 15 sources in APA format are required in addition to the course text and the Bible for this assignment. Acceptable sources include peer-reviewed sources published within the last five years and/or seminal works for the theory the candidate has selected (may be more than 5 years old).

Quiz: Academic and Scholarly Writing

This quiz will cover the Learn material for the module in which it is assigned. This quiz will be open-book/open-notes, contain 20 multiple-choice and true/false questions, be limited to 1 hour and 30 minutes in length, and allow for one attempt.