Problem
A simple Excel sheet places all the relevant information extracted by the student in increments of five different sources regarding their approved and chosen topic. The idea here is to have all the relevant quotes from sources in one place, and sub-sorted into various themes the student identifies. The value of a quote is determined by the student as they read the literature. An author may highlight or repeat an important point as well and that may be deemed critical. Though the matrix exercises may seem tedious at first, they are designed to aid the student's workload down the road by helping them synthesize and analyze literature in a systematic way.