LibGuides: DIS-9911A: Week 8 Resources

Week 8 Resources

Continue to investigate previous resources as necessary, especially those in the Resources used Across Multiple Weeks tab. Leverage the librarians to help support your research, and contact the coaches and statisticians in the Academic Success Center for assistance in building your study or project components.

Academic Writer
This tool, created by the American Psychological Association (APA), offers quick guides and tutorials about APA style and formatting.

Editing Resources
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Use these resources in the Academic Success Center to edit and proofread your literature review before submission. As an NU student, you have free access to Grammarly, an automated grammar checker.

How to Write a Literature Review
Denney, A. S., & Tewksbury, R. (2013). How to write a literature review. Journal of Criminal Justice Education, 2, 218-234.
This resource, located in the NU Library, will support your work with a focus on the structure, process, and art of writing your literature review.
Learning about Synthesis and Analysis
These resources in the Academic Success Center explore what it means to move beyond summarizing to analyzing and synthesizing resources.
Literature Reviews, Conceptual Frameworks, and Theoretical Frameworks
Rocco, T. S., & Plakhotnik, M. S. (2009). Literature reviews, conceptual frameworks, and theoretical frameworks: Terms, functions, and distinctions. Human Resource Development Review, 8(1), 120-130.
This is a discussion of the differences and similarities in conceptual and theoretical frameworks. The authors also show the role of a literature review and conceptual/theoretical frameworks in developing qualitative or quantitative proposals.
Section 1 Evaluation Rubric
This rubric will be used to evaluate and provide feedback on Section 1. You must score “Meets (N/A)” on each criterion in order to move forward.
Synthesis and Analysis Group Session
You may find it helpful to participate in a group session about synthesizing and analyzing resources as you compose your literature review.
Using Microsoft Word
This page in the Academic Success Center includes videos, handouts, and frequently asked questions about formatting documents and using embedded grammar and proofreading tools within Microsoft Word.

Writing Resources
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