Homework: Gathering Data- Literature Reviews For Human Services
Gathering data is the next step in the research process. For some researchers, that includes doing surveys and/or interviews. For others it means doing secondary analysis, which simply means looking at what other researchers have done on the topic. Other methods of gathering data include reviewing websites and social media, participant observation, etc. You can read about the full spectrum of social science data gathering in Social Science Research: Principles, Methods, and Practices.
Explore the CSU Global Writing Center's page on Lit Reviews for this homework and then cover the following:
For the purposes of this homework, you'll use the topic for your Portfolio, the topic from CT 1, or a new topic (it's up to you) to create a Literature Review based on data you've gathered doing secondary analysis:
a. Restate your topic (or state your new topic) clearly and succinctly.
b. Explain why your topic is important to Human Services
c. Choose only three pieces of data to explore (this is a short paper and you won't have the room to cover much more).
Format your homework according to the give formatting requirements:
a. The answer must be double spaced, typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
b. The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the homework, the course title, the student's name, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
c. Also include a reference page. The references and Citations should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.