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Research Proposal Part I
Introduction/Literature Review
Briefly state why the research is important and how it will contribute to knowledge and health. Provide a hypothesis or the aim of the research. The literature review should consist of a review of at least 7 representative papers pertinent to the research you are proposing.
Start with these library databases to locate articles from scholarly (peer-reviewed) journals, magazines, trade journals, newspapers, and more.
If you didn't find enough resources in our recommended databases, check out some of these additional databases.
Google Scholar provides a simple way to broadly search for scholarly literature.
To have Google Scholar search National University library databases, you'll need to link your Google account to the library. View the tutorial below (2:14) to show you how.
Check out our helpful document delivery services for articles.
This video by North Carolina State University does a great job outlining the literature review process. If you have any questions, contact the library!
