What is a thematic literature review?
“Thematic reviews of literature are organized around a topic or issue, rather than the progression of time.”v
“Sometimes, though, you might need to add additional sections that are necessary for your study, but do not fit in the organizational strategy of the body. What other sections you include in the body is up to you. Put in only what is necessary. Here are a few other sections you might want to consider:
· Current Situation: Information necessary to understand the topic or focus of the literature review.
· History: The chronological progression of the field, the literature, or an idea that is necessary to understand the literature review, if the body of the literature review is not already a chronology.
· Methods and/or Standards: The criteria you used to select the sources in your literature review or the way in which you present your information. For instance, you might explain that your review includes only peer-reviewed articles and journals.
· Questions for Further Research: What questions about the field has the review sparked? How will you further your research as a result of the review?”vi
This section is required and must be included in your paper.
· This section of the literature review is where you integrate faith and learning in this course. After reading Every Good Endeavor: Connecting Your Work to God’s Work,” write a 3–5-page section that integrates the Genesis model, i.e., the creation-fall-redemption-consummation framework, with the learning objectives of this course, which is part of the required 15 pages of content. Conclude with how your integration may be used for furthering God’s purposes for business on earth.
Important Points to Consider
The paper is to be written in strict conformance to current APA standards and must contain at least 15 pages of content (excluding the title page, abstract, and references), utilizing at least 12 scholarly references.
The paper is to be submitted through Turnitin at the end of Module 8: Week 8. 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.
Three levels of current APA headings must be used throughout the paper, as this is a graduate-level research paper.
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 where 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. You must also give detailed information of where you acquired the quote.
For the purpose of this academic paper, adhere to the follow rules when quoting or using a source:
· Do not directly quote more than 120 words from any one source.
· If the source is 2,000 words or less, do not directly quote more than 50 words from any one source.
· Do not use the same source more than a total of 3 times within the whole document for quoting or paraphrasing.
· Quotes must contain the section (if provided) and paragraph or page numbers of the quote, and this information must be placed in the reference.
· In all instances, use current APA guidelines for citations and references.
The paper must not be a series of quotations.
Note: Your assignment will be checked for originality via the Turnitin plagiarism tool.
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[i] Literature Reviews (http://writingcenter.unc.edu/handouts/literature-reviews/)
[ii] Ibid
[iii] Ibid
[iv] Ibid
v Ibid
vi Ibid