Lesson 3 Reviewing the Literature: Road Map

A foundation of any scholarly project is having a good understanding of the literature related to the topic of the scholarly paper. A literature review is "a synthesis of the literature on a topic" (Pan, 2008, p.1). It provides background to the project and helps the researcher refine the topic of the project.

To Read

• Textbook Chapter 3: Reviewing the Literature
• Textbook Chapter 30: Citing
• Textbook Chapter 31: Writing Strategies
• Textbook Chapter 32: Critically Revising
• Refer to the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association as needed.

To View

Video Length: 21:08

• An Initial Literature Review PowerPoint® Presentation (You can also access the presentation by selecting the Activities link in the course menu and then selecting the Lesson 3 Reviewing the Literature Activities folder. Click on the An Initial Literature Review PowerPoint® Presentation link to download the file.)

To Do

In this lesson you will complete the following activities:

1. Complete and submit an Annotated Bibliography that also includes a Topic Summary