Writing Assignment #4
\nThe Multiple-Source Synthesis Essay:
\nLiterature Review
\nSummary of assignment
\n\u2022 Task: The multiple-source essay asks you to synthesize the arguments of at least 10
\nsources
\n\u2022 Length: 2000-3000 words
\n\u2022 Format: APA
\n\u2022 Sources: a total of at least 10 sources, all of which you will find through library
\nsearches. Please use the same topic that you used for writing assignment #3 (Cyber Security). It is
\nrecommended that you focus on or expand on the essay that you wrote for writing
\nassignment #3. You will continue with the topic you have selected and will conduct
\nadditional searches in the library databases, hopefully focus the topic more, and
\ndetermine the 10 or more sources to use in this essay.
\nStrategies in Developing the Topic for this Essay
\nUp to this point in the semester, you have completed an annotated bibliography. You have also
\nincorporated and synthesized four sources into writing assignment #2 and six sources into
\nwriting assignment #3. The work you have completed for these assignments provides a solid
\nfoundation for writing assignment #4. In this assignment you will synthesize the ideas of at least
\n10 sources in a synthesis essay, or literature review.
\nFor your annotated bibliography, you selected a topic based on your interests and, possibly, your
\nmajor. You constructed a list of five references and summarized and critically analyzed them in
\n150-200 words each. You then completed the four-source essay and the six-source essay.
\nThrough this process, you may have seen patterns in the scholarly literature in the topic on which
\nyou conducted research. For example, consider the following examples:
\n\u2022You may have researched studies in criminal justice and found that there are varying
\nopinions on how to respond to criminal behavior among youth.
\n\u2022You may have researched studies in psychology and found that counseling strategies
\nfor victims of domestic abuse tend to fall into four categories.
\n\u2022You may have researched articles on gerontology and found studies that answered
\nthree basic questions on how older adults respond to training for physical performance.
\n\u2022You may have researched articles on environmental management and found studies
\non climate change. You noticed that various demographic factors influence whether
\nindividuals believe in climate change and, if so, whether they believe it is caused by
\nhuman activity.
\nIn the synthesis essay, you will focus your research efforts in a particular area, perhaps as a
\nresponse to what you found while writing the annotated bibliography and in constructing the
\nfour-source and six-source essays. You will then conduct more research and synthesize your
\nfindings in this literature review.
\nPlease note that the annotated bibliography, the four-source essay, and the six-source essay
\nrepresent a journey in your research.
\nYou might decide to disregard several of the articles you analyzed in the critical annotated
\nbibliography or in the following two essays because they don\u2019t speak to the specific area on
\nwhich you have decided to write your multiple-source literature review. You might select one
\narticle that you analyzed in the critical annotated bibliography, look up the articles cited in that
\narticle, and \u201csnowball\u201d your research in that way.
\nIn other words, this process is a recursive one. You might find reasons to hone in on and narrow
\nyour topic even further after you have written the annotated bibliography.
\nFor these reasons, you are strongly encouraged to write on the same general topic on which you
\nwrote writing assignment #3. You might focus the topic more for writing assignment #4. Or you
\nmight expand on the topic for writing assignment #4.
\nHow to organize the multiple-source essay:
\nYou will divide the essay into categories. Each category will be labelled with a heading.
\nIn order for you to see this concept with a real-life example, you can access a sample synthesis
\nor literature review from a psychology student by clicking here. The student writes her paper
\non the following topic: Emotional Eating: The Perpetual Cycle of Mood-Food Influence. She
\ndivides her literature into the following categories, which are used as headings throughout the
\npaper:
\n\u2022Influence of Mood on Eating Behavior
\n\u2022Gender Differences
\n\u2022Influence of Eating Behavior on Later Moods
\n\u2022Chronic Stress Response Network
\nNotice how she synthesizes and integrates the research into the different categories, labelled by
\nheadings.
\nStrategies in Developing Categories
\nWhen you have focused on your topic, determine how you will divide the literature. In other
\nwords, consider the following examples we described above:
\nYou may have researched studies in criminal justice and found that there are varying opinions
\non how to respond to criminal behavior among youth.
\nYou might divide the paper as follows:
\nIntroduction
\nBody
\n\u2022Category 1: \u201cA\u201d view on responding to criminal behavior.
\n\u2022Category 2: \u201cB\u201d view on responding to criminal behavior.
\n\u2022Category 3: \u201cC\u201d view on responding to criminal behavior.
\n\u2022Category 4: \u201cD\u201d view on responding to criminal behavior.
\nConclusion
\nYou may have researched studies in psychology and found that counseling strategies for
\nvictims of domestic abuse tend to fall into four categories.
\nYou might divide the paper as follows:
\nIntroduction
\nBody
\n\u2022Category 1: \u201cA\u201d counseling strategy for victims of child abuse
\n\u2022Category 2: \u201cB\u201d counseling strategy for victims of child abuse
\n\u2022Category 3: \u201cC\u201d counseling strategy for victims of child abuse
\n\u2022Category 4: \u201cD\u201d counseling strategy for victims of child abuse
\nConclusion
\nYou may have researched articles on gerontology and found studies that answered three basic
\nquestions on how older adults respond to training for physical performance.
\nYou might divide the paper as follows:
\nIntroduction
\nBody
\n\u2022Question 1
\n\u2022Question 2
\n\u2022Question 3
\nConclusion
\nYou may have researched articles on environmental management and found studies on
\nclimate change. You noticed that various demographic factors influence whether individuals
\nbelieve in climate change and, if so, whether they believe it is caused by human activity.
\nYou might divide the paper as follows:
\nIntroduction
\nBody
\n\u2022Political affiliation and its impact on belief in climate change
\n\u2022Socio-economic status and its impact on belief in climate change
\n\u2022Religious and other influences on belief in climate change
\nConclusion
\nPoint of view
\nFor this essay, you will use third-person point of view.
\nPlease do not use first person point of view (e.g., \u201cI,\u201d \u201cme,\u201d \u201cwe\u201d) in writing this essay.
\nIn addition, please do not use second-person point of view (\u201cyou\u201d or \u201cyour\u201d) in writing this
\nessay. For example, instead of \u201cSmith argues that, as a director, you have a duty to coordinate
\ncybersecurity efforts…\u201d you would write, \u201cSmith argues that directors have a duty to coordinate
\ncybersecurity efforts\u2026\u201d
\nAPA Style
\nThe paper should be formatted in APA style. The video How to format your paper according to
\nAPA style might be helpful to watch. In summary, you should observe the following:
\n\u2022 Use one-inch margins.
\n\u2022 Double space.
\n\u2022 Use size 12 Times New Roman font.
\n\u2022 Include a running head.
\n\u2022 Include page numbers.
\n\u2022 Include a title page.
\n\u2022 Include a \u201cReferences\u201d page on which you list the articles in APA style
\n\u2022 Do not include an abstract. This paper is not long enough to warrant an abstract.
\nSubmitting the assignment:
\nYou will submit a first draft of the essay to the assignment folder. The first draft will not be
\ngraded. The instructor will provide comments to it.
\nAfter receiving comments from the instructor, you will submit a revised draft. The final draft
\nwill be graded.
\nHelpful Resources
\n\u2022 Graff, G. and Birkenstein, C., They Say \/ I Say: The Moves that Matter in Academic
\nWriting with Readings. This chapter in in the e-reserves of our class. It mentions
\nvarious techniques to apply in stating what an author said and your response to the
\nauthor. It is recommended that you read through that chapter so that you might apply
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