EDU-M720A: Mentoring: Completing a Literature Review I
Credit Hours:
1
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Estimated Hours Per Week:
5
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Overview
In this mentoring session, candidates will continue to develop the skills necessary to ensure they write a high-quality review of the literature. Candidates will discover the phrasing and approach that lead to a critical review of literature relevant to a topic. Additionally, they will use primary and secondary sources accurately as well as develop a preliminary database and outline of topic and resources relevant to individual interests.
In the course project, Chapter 2: Literature Review, Phase 1 (draft) candidates produce drafts of the review of literature related to their dissertation topic. This draft will be further edited in the next mentoring course, ultimately leading to a concise literature review that is comprehensive, up to date, shows a command of the literature, provides context for the problem, and includes a discussion of the literature that is selective, synthetic, analytical, and thematic.
Course Learning Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
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Explore what the experts say about their dissertation topic.
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Critically analyze, with their mentor, the value of various literature sources.
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Define their approach to the review of literature.
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Reflect on perceived challenges and gaps of knowledge that propel the efforts in the next mentoring course.
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Submit draft of their review of literature.
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Develop and submit an accurate and APA compliant References list.
Prerequisites
EDU-M712 is a prerequisite for this course.
Required Texts
EDU-M720A texts are available from the JIU/Follett Bookstore
