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In o rd er to fu rth er d eepen y o ur u nders ta ndin g o f th e r e se a rc h a nd is su es r e la te d to th e

pro ble m y o u w ill in ve stig ate , y o u w ill h ave to b eco m e a n e xp e rt o n th e r e se arc h th at

has p re ce ded y o u. M any s ch ola rs h ave s p e nt th eir c a re ers in ve stig atin g th e to pic th at

in te re sts y o u fo r th is p ro je ct. Y ou m ust le arn a nd s yn th esiz e th e h ig hlig hts fr o m th eir

w ork .

F or th is w eek’s a ssig nm ent, y o u w ill r e ad a nd s u m mariz e s ig nif ic a nt r e se arc h r e la te d to

t h e a ppro ve d to pic fo r y o ur c a p sto ne s tu dy. T his r e vie w s h o uld b e b ase d o n th e

re so urc e s fr o m y o ur a nnota te d b ib lio gra phy, a s w ell a s a ny n ew r e so urc e s y o u h ave

fo und s in ce . B ase d o n y o ur a sse ssm en t a nd r e fle ctio n o f th e a nnota te d b ib lio gra phy

yo u p ro vid ed la st w eek, c u ll y o ur lis t o f r e so u rc e s to fo cu s o n le git im ate a nd v a lu able

l e ads th at p ro vid e s u bsta nce a nd b enefit s d ir e ctly r e la te d to e xp andin g a nd d eepenin g

yo ur u nders ta ndin g o f th e a ppro ve d to pic th at y o u w ant to in ve stig ate fu lly o ve r th e r e st

o f th is c o urs e .

T he r e vie w s h ould n ot b e a d is jo in te d c o lle ctio n o f in div id ual s u m marie s, b ut in ste ad it

s h ould b e o ne s in gle s u m mary o f a ll th e r e se a rc h o n th e to pic . P ic k 8 to 1 0 o f th e b est

re so urc e s y o u h ave c o lle cte d, e it h er fr o m y o u r a nnota te d b ib lio gra phy o r o th er r e se arc h

e ff o rts , a nd r e ad e ve ry o ne th oro ughly . T hen, w rit e a n in te gra te d r e vie w o f th e r e se arc h

o n y o ur a ppro ve d to pic . Wh at h ave o th ers d is co ve re d a bout y o u r to pic ? L it e ra tu re

re vie w s s h ould c o m pris e th e fo llo w in g e le m en ts ( h ttp ://g uid es.lib ra ry .u csc.e du/w rit e -a -

lit e ra tu re -re vie w ):

A n o ve rv ie w o f th e s u bje ct, is su e o r th eory u nder c o n sid era tio n, a lo ng w it h th e

obje ctiv e s o f th e lit e ra tu re r e vie w

D iv is io n o f w ork s u nder r e vie w in to c a te gorie s ( e .g . th ose in s u p port o f a p artic u la r

posit io n, th ose a gain st, a nd th o se o ff e rin g a lt e rn ativ e th ese s e ntir e ly )

E xp la natio n o f h ow e ach w ork is s im ila r to , a nd h ow it v a rie s fr o m , th e o th ers

C onclu sio ns a s to w hic h p ie ce s a re b est c o n sid ere d in th eir a rg um ent, a re m ost

c o nvin cin g o f th eir o pin io ns, a nd m ake th e g re ate st c o n tr ib utio n to th e

unders ta ndin g a nd d eve lo pm en t o f th eir a re a o f r e se a rc h

T he lit e ra tu re r e vie w s h ould b e a ppro xim ate ly 1 000 w ord s a nd s h ould fo llo w A PA

w rit in g s ty le . C le arly la bel th e s e ctio ns o f y o u r p aper s o th at th e in str u cto r k n ow s

exa ctly w hat to pic s y o u a re a ddre ssin g in y o u r d is cu ssio n. T he tit le p age a nd r e fe re nce

p age d o n ot c o unt to w ard s th e m in im um w ord a m ou nt. O nly c re dib le , p eer-re vie w ed,

sch ola rly r e so urc e s s h ould b e u se d .

T he C apsto ne F in al r e port s e ctio ns a sso cia te d w it h M od ule 2 a re :

1. A bstr a ct – s u m mary o f th e c o m ple te r e se a rc h e ff o rt

2. B ackg ro und – id entif ie s th e p ro b le m a nd s o u rc e s o f th e p ro ble m b ein g

in ve stig ate d

3. L it e ra tu re r e vie w – s u m mariz e s th e k e y r e se a rc h it e m s. N ote : th e fin din gs,

re co m mendatio ns, a nd r e fe re nce s e ctio n a re s u p porte d b y th e lit e ra tu re r e se arc h 4. F in din gs – c rit ic a l a naly sis o f th e is su es a nd r o ot c a u se s a sso cia te d w it h th e

pro ble m b ein g in ve stig ate d

5. R eco m mendatio ns – s u m mariz e s th e p ro ble m a nd p re se n ts 3 -5 s o lu tio ns to th e

pro ble m u nder in ve stig atio n

A ssig nm en t E xp ecta tio ns

Length : 1 000-1 500-w ord s

S tr u ctu re : In clu de a tit le p age a nd r e fe re nce p age in A PA s ty le . T hese d o n ot

co unt to w ard s th e m in im al w ord a m ou nt fo r th is a ssig nm en t.

R efe re nce s : U se th e a ppro pria te A PA s ty le in -te xt c it a tio ns a nd r e fe re nce s fo r a ll

r e so urc e s u tiliz e d to a nsw er th e q uestio ns. In clu de a t le ast th re e ( 3 ) s ch ola rly

s o urc e s to s u pport y o ur c la im s.

F orm at : S ave y o ur a ssig nm ent a s a M ic ro so ft W ord d ocu m en t ( .d oc o r .d ocx).