LITERATURE REVIEW INSTRUCTIONS
The purpose of this Literature Review is for you to create a
scholarly piece of graduate-level research and writing that conforms to current
APA format. Competency in APA format is required of all business graduates of
Liberty University, as set forth by the policy of both the Graduate Faculty and
the administration.
You will research and write a Literature Review of at least
3000 words (excluding the title page, abstract, and references page) on a topic
you will select from a list provided by your instructor. Your paper must be
written in strict conformance to current APA format and must reference at least
12 scholarly research articles. For assistance on how to identify scholarly
sources, refer to the Liberty University Research Portal tutorials by clicking
here.
You have 8 modules/weeks to research and write your paper.
Your instructor will provide a list of approved topics for this assignment in
the course announcements. Check the Announcements page for the approved topics.
Simply select and submit your topic, then begin working on the assignment. Do
not “recycle” any work from any previous courses you have taken. Your
Literature Review will be a comprehensive thematic review of the scholarly literature
related to your topic.
Submit your Literature Review – Topic for approval by 11:59
p.m. (ET) on Sunday of Module/Week 1.
Submit your Literature Review by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Friday
of Module/Week 8.
Important Points to Consider
• It is
highly recommended that you download and read the instructions to avoid any
stress created by issues that are the result of waiting until the last minute.
• A
SafeAssign draft submission link is provided for you to use to improve the
originality score of your paper prior to your final submission.
• You must
use 3 headings in current APA format throughout your paper, as this is a
graduate-level Literature Review.
Paraphrasing vs. Plagiarism
Some students do not fully understand the difference between
plagiarism and paraphrasing. Paraphrasing is when you take a source or someone
else’s idea and say it in your own words. When you paraphrase, you must still
give the author’s name, date, title of the source, the scholarly journal it
came from, and the exact website address or book.
However, when you directly quote a source, it must have
quotation marks around the quote, or (if 40 words or more) it must be set in
block quotation format. Give detailed information of where you acquired the
quote.
For the purpose of this academic paper, adhere to the
following rules when quoting or using a source:
• Do not
directly quote more than 120 words from any 1 source.
• If the
source is 2,000 words or less, do not directly quote more than 50 words from
the source.
• When
quoting or paraphrasing, do not use the same source more than a total of 3
times within the whole document.
• Quotes
must contain the section (if provided) and paragraph or page numbers of the
quote, and this information must be placed on the references page.
• In all
instances, use current APA guidelines for citations and references.
This paper must not be a series of quotations. You may email
your instructor with any questions regarding the Literature Review.
Additional Help
You may find the following web sites helpful for
understanding what a literature review is and how to write one:
• http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/tutorials/lit-review/
• http://writingcenter.unc.edu/handouts/literature-reviews/
• http://subjectguides.library.american.edu/litreview
You should examine several published literature reviews so
you can familiarize yourself with what a literature review is and how it should
be set up.
Here are two published literature reviews from the Liberty
University Online Library databases that will help you understand the major
assignment for this course.
Morgeson, F. P., DeRue, D. S., & Karam, E. P. (2010).
Leadership in teams: A functional
approach to understanding leadership structures and
processes. Journal of Management, 36(1), 5–39. doi:10.1177/0149206309347376
Stewart, G. L., Courtright, S. H., & Manz, C. C. (2011).
Self-leadership: A multilevel review.
Journal of Management, 37(1), 185–222.
doi:10.1177/0149206310383911
