EDST 27809 - Introduction to Writing a Research Literature Review

Credits: 3

This course is designed to assist students in reading, interpreting, understanding and digesting research literature as well as to assist students in academic writing skills and APA style. Furthermore, students will learn the function of a literature review in the research process and will learn to synthesize a body of research and write a cohesive literature review. Specifically, the course has six objectives: familiarizing students with different research methodologies, approaches, and paradigms; increasing students’ ability to read and utilize research literature; increasing students’ understanding of the role of research literature in the research process; having students learn how to locate, read, and synthesize research literature into a literature review; having students learn APA style; and improving students’ academic writing skills.

Course Attributes: DOCT, GCAT