Homework: Literature Review in Action
In this homework, you will create a presentation that reflects on your proposed problem of interest and explains the purpose of a literature review as it relates to this problem.
Step I: Reflect on your proposed problem of interest.
Critically think about your research question or problem of interest.
Step II: Consider the following questions:
o What is the purpose of conducting a literature review?
o What are the steps a nurse researcher would take to conduct a literature review?
o What would be the primary and secondary questions regarding the research question or problem of interest?
o Consider the importance of including sources with a variety of results when identifying sources pertaining to your proposed problem of interest.
Step III: Consider who your audience might be if you were to deliver your presentation in person.
o What would you want them to know about this topic?
o What would you expect them to already know?
Step IV: Create a seven- to ten-slide presentation that summarizes the purpose of a literature review.
Explain the steps in conducting a literature review. In your presentation, describe how you would approach conducting a literature review pertaining to your problem of interest. Identify one primary question and one secondary question regarding the problem of interest.
Step V: Review your presentation.
Ensure that you are using best practices for formatting slides.
o Include a title screen and summary screen.
o Avoid making slides too text heavy or dense with text. As a guideline, limit text on each slide to five bullet points of six words each.
o If using graphics, be sure that they are professional, reinforce your points, and are not used merely for decoration.
Format your homework according to the following formatting requirements:
o The answer should be typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), double spaced, with one-inch margins on all sides.
o The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the homework, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
o Also include a reference page. The Citations and references must follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.