“Exploring and Evaluating Information: A Literature Review on a Specific Topic”

Write a 6-8 page paper in which you summarize, review, and analyze the information you have found about a specific topic.
Frame a research question about the topic.
Define the concepts inherent in the topic.
Students will then explore the topic using credible and non-credible resources, and be able to describe the differences in quality of information.
Students must then also be able to explain what an appropriate, systematic method would be to get answers, or research, the research question.
Your final paper should be between 6-8 pages of text and, in addition, a cover sheet formatted in accordance with APA 7th edition style, and a reference page with references formatted in APA 7th edition style.
The final paper should be both a review of literature about your topic and an explanation of how your research question would propose to elaborate on this topic.
Do not forget to discuss the credibility (or not) of your sources!
How should this assignment be done?
This paper requires that you have collected, read, and reviewed the following sources:
5 newspaper articles
5 websites
5 peer reviewed articles from scholarly databases.
Please note this is the minimum required number of sources.
This brief literature review assignment will be graded in accordance with the rubric that accompanies this assignment:
SOC 331 Literature Review Assignment and Rubric 2021-3.docx Download SOC 331 Literature Review Assignment and Rubric 2021-3.docx 
Why is it important?
Being able to evaluate information for its credibility is an important life skill.
Before you can go on to explore your idea it is important that you know what has already been said, or is known about your topic.
It is also important to know what kind of research has been done on the topic.
You should also learn who the most well-known experts are who have written and researched the topic you have chosen.
What resources are available to help you with this assignment?
You can easily Google the term ‘Literature Review” or “How to write a literature review” and find many credible sources. Listed below are a few:
University Library: Write a Literature ReviewLinks to an external site.
UNC: Literature ReviewsLinks to an external site.
The Writing Center: The Writer’s HandbookLinks to an external site.
Guidelines for writing a literature reviewLinks to an external site.
Writing a Literature ReviewLinks to an external site.
How to write a literature reviewLinks to an external site.
Writing the Literature Review (Part One)Links to an external site.
Writing the Literature Review (Part Two)Links to an external site.
How will this assignment help me in my future career?
Taking in and receiving information, and then turning this around in your mind and making sense out of it so that you can use the information, is an important skill to be developed and honed during your lifetime. Professional careers depend on processing lots of information and being able to use that information to attain your goals. As a college graduate with a defined major field of study, employers and others expect you to have content knowledge in your field of study and thus this paper affords an opportunity for you to develop in-depth knowledge in a particular topic.