Details of task: This Professional Project Plan provides the thinking behind, and basis for, implementing a Literature Review. It will also be used to encourage further discussion and refinement of your project.
1. Introduction: (Address the following in the introduction to your Professional Project Plan)
• State the problem or issue you will be researching.
• How does this problem or issue relate to your current context?
• What is the personal relevance to you and your current role and how might this influence your educational inquiry (e.g. unintended bias)?
• Present the research statement and associated inquiry question that will guide your literature review (600 words).
2. Annotated Review (Five quality peer reviewed research articles related to your inquiry question. The peer reviewed journal papers must have been published in an English language journal, but can relate to any country or context).
• What new knowledge does each article contribute to your topic? (3 key ideas)
• What insights does each article provide in relation to your inquiry question?
• What methods were used by the Author/s to explore the problem or issue (e.g. interviews, surveys, focus groups)?
Present each of the 5 reviews separately using APA 7th referencing, with headings of New Knowledge, Insights and Methods. (5 x 400 words = 2000 words)
3. Moving Ahead: Now that you have individually reviewed the five quality peer reviewed research articles, what additional information do you need to learn in order to move ahead to fully explore your problem or issue in the literature review? Write this section as a synthesis of your further needs based upon the deficits of the quality peer reviewed research articles. (600 words).
Criteria N P C D HD
Clear and comprehensive discussion of the workplace problem/issue that includes:
• How it is relevant to your role
• Your bias
• Research Statement and Inquiry question Discussion of the problem/issue is unclear. Discussion of the problem/issue is somewhat clear. Somewhat addresses some or all discussion related to role, bias, research statement and inquiry question. Discussion of the problem/ issue is moderately clear and comprehensive. Moderately addresses some or all discussion related to role, bias, research statement and inquiry question. Discussion of the problem/issue is clear and comprehensive. Clearly addresses role, bias, research statement and inquiry question. Discussion of the problem/issue is entirely clear and comprehensive. Includes very clear discussion of role, bias, research statement, and inquiry question.
Five quality peer reviewed articles related to the inquiry question are presented that include:
• What new knowledge the article contributes to your topic
• Insights the literature provides in relation to your inquiry question
• Outlines the methods used in relation to your topic Complete absence of 1 or more quality peer reviewed annotated articles. Limited discussion as to what new knowledge each article contributes and insights the article provides in relation to the inquiry question.
Limited consideration around the use of methods.
Somewhat considered discussion of quality peer reviewed annotated articles. Somewhat considered discussion as to what new knowledge each article contributes and insights the article provides in relation to the inquiry question.
Adequate consideration around the use of methods.
Satisfactory discussion of quality peer reviewed annotated articles. Moderately clear discussion as to what new knowledge each article contributes and insights the article provides in relation to the inquiry question.
The range of methods is adequate and considers the merits of one or more method. Clear discussion of quality peer reviewed annotated articles. Clear discussion as to what new knowledge each article contributes and insights the article provides in relation to the inquiry question.
The range of methods is clear and a link is made between one or more method and your current context.
Entirely clear discussion of quality peer reviewed annotated articles. as to what new knowledge each article contributes and insights the article provides in relation to the inquiry question.
The range of methods is well described, and the consideration of one or more method is insightful in terms of context and topic.
Discussion of what student needs to learn and do in order to move ahead Limited or missing learning and doing plan.
Somewhat considered learning and doing plan. Moderately clear learning and doing plan.
Clear learning and doing plan.
Entirely clear learning and doing plan.
Correct use of Professional Project Plan structure, APA 7th for citing and referencing and formatting, use of clear and correct language and word count met (within 10%) Incorrect use of Professional Project Plan structure.
APA 7 attributes are not of an academic standard.
There is no evidence of a thorough edit of English language expression.
Correct use of Professional Project Plan structure.
APA 7 attributes are somewhat of an academic standard.
There is some evidence of an edit of English language expression. Correct use of Professional Project Plan structure.
APA 7 attributes are mostly of an academic standard.
There is evidence of a satisfactory edit of English language expression.
Correct use of Professional Project Plan structure.
APA 7 attributes are of an almost entirely academic standard.
There is evidence of a thorough edit of English language expression. Correct use of Professional Project Plan structure.
APA 7 attributes are of a uniformly academic standard.
There is strong evidence of a thorough edit of English language expression.