Overview

In the previous assessment, you did some significant critical thinking with more straightforward writing. For this assessment, you will do even more critical thinking and analysis. Then you will present your ideas in a scholarly manner, meaning a more detailed narrative. You can assume your audience consists of people with advanced training who expect to understand your analysis in depth so they can critique it. You will do this in the format of a literature review.

The purpose of this literature review is to demonstrate that your proposed capstone topic makes sense in light of current research findings. That is how doctoral-level professionals use the research literature: they start with an idea, discover what is currently known about the topic, and then refine their idea to incorporate those findings.

Instructions

So let's say you presented your proposal to the organization where you would like to conduct your capstone project, and they agreed! Now you must submit a formal literature review for your Capella class to justify the topic to your instructor. While professionals tend to want the highlights of the key points, academics want all the details so they can critically evaluate your work. This is a scholarly paper.

You can use the 10 articles that you located for earlier assessments. For this paper, however, you should add in a scholarly theory that helps make sense of the research.

Your paper should include:

• Title page.
• Introduction. (Explain the topic and problem.)
• Literature review. (Include subsections.)
• Theory.
• Project proposal.
• Conclusion.
• References.

In your paper:

• Explain the topic and problem (1–2 pages).
  • This is the Introduction section of your paper, so use the heading "Introduction" as an APA Level 2 heading.
• Synthesize literature to support the topic and problem (3–5 pages).
  • Literature should be related to the identified problem.
  • Use headings and subheadings as needed to synthesize the literature (critical analysis of literature).
• Apply theory to the synthesized literature (1–2 pages).
  • Describe the theory.
  • Apply theory to literature review.
• Propose a project relevant to the topic and problem and supported by literature (1–2 pages).
  • What will the project be?
  • How does the project relate to the identified topic and problem?
  • Why does the project make sense in light of the literature?
• Convey purpose, in an appropriate tone and style, incorporating supporting evidence and adhering to organizational, professional, and scholarly writing standards.
  • This applies to entire text, including the conclusion, which should provide a concise summary of key points from the paper.
• Apply APA style and formatting to scholarly writing.
  • This applies to entire paper.

Submission Requirements

• Length: The narrative section of paper should be 5–10 pages long. Title page and reference list should be included in addition to 5–10 pages for paper.
• References: 10 peer-reviewed research articles plus a scholarly theory.
• Format: Use current APA style and format for references and in-text citations. Visit Evidence and APALinks to an external site. for help with APA as needed. Include headings for sections of the paper, aligned wit