Overview
Each student will find 4 scholarly articles through the library database systems that relate to your project in some fashion. Typically, we take two approaches when searching for related research. One, we seek out research that has explored the same or related question as the one we are exploring. In this situation, our goal is to understand what has already been done. Can we do it better? Is there a benefit to doing it differently? The other approach is to find research that studies a different topic than yours, but uses a similar method or approach. Such articles can provide inspiration and influence our methods. It can act as a model to replicate or modify.
After you find your three articles, write a 1000-word (minimum) essay that describes the sources you found, how they relate to your project or method, and how your project will benefit from them. In addition, the essay should contextualize your problem and your solution within the arguments of those articles. What does answering your question add to the conversation?
In class after the due date, you will peer-review a classmate’s work. See the page on peer reviews for more information.